I don't think there has ever been a gathering in my family without chicken pilau (pilau ya kuku in Swahili). Growing up, everyone in my family anticipated this spiced rice dish well before arriving at ...

So far, I’ve made only seven dishes from “1,000 Indian Recipes” by Neelam Batra (Wiley Publishing, $35). But these have turned out so well, I am happy that 993 remain. In this case, quantity and ...

"Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi is all about bringing the most flavor out of a dish by cooking with spices; she's even written a book n the subject, "The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs." Here, she ...

An aromatic pilau is easy to prepare and adds variety to the weekly menu. Photo / Fresh Media This one-pan chicken pilau is infused with the warm spices of cinnamon and cumin. Dried fruits are a ...

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Recipes shared in home kitchens and passed between generations inform the way we eat just as much as the recipes we follow online. To celebrate this, we're interviewing the chefs, home cooks and food ...

Rice layered with curried spinach and tomatoes, a dish called Tamatar Palak, is my Indian family's all-time favorite. No one knows where the recipe came from but everyone makes it: my mom, my aunts, ...