Poha, or flattened rice, and fresh or fresh frozen shredded coconut can be found at Indian or other specialty food stores. Serves 6 4 cups thin poha 1 cup fresh (or fresh frozen) shredded coconut ½ cup raw sugar, or more to taste 8 cardamom pods ¼ cup sliced almonds ¼ cup black raisins ¼…
‘The scent of clove and cardamom immediately brings me back to my grandmother’s kitchen in Mumbai,” Siona Benjamin tells me as she stands in her own sunlit kitchen, in Montclair, N.J., with the makings of coconut chicken curry — cans of coconut milk, fresh ginger and a round, silver tray lined with small bowls of…
Most foods of Jewish ritual are well known to the larger Jewish community. The entire seder is focused around a series of symbolic foods that are familiar to almost all Jews. However, the foods of smaller and lesser known Jewish communities around the world are often lost as their numbers dwindle and dishes are prepared…
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