But 2020 turned out to be iconic for all the wrong reasons; a wringer of a year, marked by fear, anxiety and uncertainty due to the covid-19 pandemic. This economy of notes makes us get into all possible combinations and explore these three or four notes to their fullest. While Indian cuisine has a very long list of staples comprising grains, lentils, flours, spices and so on, one can easily make any number of dishes using staples like tur dal, rice, onions, garlic and chillies, like the khichdi recipe I share here. Having had my brush with minimalism in stocking and cooking, I now feel bad about buying too much. Cooking from scratchNot being able to go to restaurants or eat street food for months on end had us cooking these dishes at home.

Source: Mint December 26, 2020 03:00 UTC