Linika Kumar
I am deeply interested in art and the business of art. I have been a part of Sakshi Gallery since 1989. Food, like art, has so many textures, colours, and stories. A new recipe never fails to excite me and triggers a chemical reaction that makes me try things head on! Having lived in Chennai and Bombay and currently living in Bangalore, I get to explore subtle differences in cuisines from the South. I try and divide my time between family, yoga, and Vedanta.
Chef's Recipes
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- canned tuna: 2 small tins 185 gms
- unripe (green) mango, firm to the touch peeled and sliced thin, like apple slices for a pie : 1 medium
- onion sliced long:1
- green chillies sliced long:3-4
- garlic pods chopped fine: 8-10
- madras curry powder:2 tsp
- turmeric: 1/2 tsp
- coconut milk extract: 2 cup
- Generous quantity of curry leaves
- Salt to taste
- Mustard seeds
- oil for cooking: 2 tablespoon
- Vinegar or lemon juice optional
Riha Roshi
My older sister was my gateway to the culinary world. Having lived in the Maldives and running Male”s only fine dining…
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- Carrot (grated): 1 cup
- Paneer (cottage cheese) (grated): 1 cup
- Slices of fresh regular bread: 6-8
- Butter (melted): 1½ tbsp
- Mustard paste: 1 tsp
- Green chilli (chopped very fine): 1
- Salt and pepper to taste
Carrot rolls
Tarla Dalal is my unquestioned guru. Her books helped my husband and me to survive a marriage and pluck up the…
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- Kairi (Raw mango, peeled and grated): 500 gm
- Ajwain (carom seeds): ½ tsp
- Jeera (cumin): ½ tsp
- Methi dana (fenugreek seeds): ½ tsp
- Kalonji (nigella seeds): ½ tsp
- Mustard seeds: ½ tsp
- Red chilli powder: ½ tsp
- Haldi (turmeric): ½ tsp
- Garam masala: 1 tsp
- Hing (asafoetida): a pinch
- Rock salt to taste
- Salt: 1 tsp
- Chaat masala: 1 tsp
- Sugar: 500gm or equal weight to mango (or to taste)
- Cloves: 2-3
- Black peppercorns: 5-6
- Black cardamom: 1
- Saunf (fennel seeds): 2½ tsp
- Cinnamon powder: ½ tsp
- Mustard oil: 1 tbsp
- Vinegar: 1 tbsp
- Water: 1 cup
- Seeds: melon a handful,* optional
Aam ka Laccha
Childhood memories of summers are inextricably linked to mangoes. In our childhood home in Kanpur, we had a large mango tree…
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- Vodka\ agave\gin\tequila: 45 ml
- Mango juice: 60-80 ml
- Lime juice: 15 ml
- Basil, mint or jalapeno for flavour
- Crushed ice: 7-8 cubes
- Bitters: optional
- Cocktail shaker
Aam Sutra
Here’s one for the love of mangoes! For all those (comme moi) who cant get enough of those curvaceous, voluptuous, and…
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- Coriander leaves (finely chopped): 2 tbsp
- Green chilli (finely chopped): 1 tsp
- Powdered sugar: 1½ tsp
- Vinegar: 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Sesame seeds (white): ½ tsp
- Roasted peanuts (without skin): ⅓ cup
- Red chillies (chopped): 2
- Garlic pods (chopped): 2
- Sugar: 1 tsp
- Vinegar: 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Warm water (for blending): 3-4 tbsp
- Light soya sauce: 2 tbsp
- Water: 1 tsp
- Ginger (finely chopped): ¾ tsp
- Sesame seeds (white): ½ tsp
Dipping sauces
Ready in a jiffy. Try it.
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Ingredients
- Peanuts (boiled with the skin and then shelled): ½ cup
- Carrot (diced in squares, the size of the peanuts): ½ cup
- Green capsicum (chopped the same size as the carrot): ½ cup
- Raw mango (peeled and chopped in the same size as the other vegetables): ½ cup
- Sugar: 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
Sambandhi salad
Sometimes the simplest of recipes turn out to be the tastiest. The Sambandhi salad is one such, named so because the…
