Indian Food Explained by Cook Like An Aunty
You don't have to be an aunty to make delicious Indian food.
Cook Like An Aunty shares the history, cultural significance, and recipes of your favorite Indian dishes. It specifically focuses on how American born desis, spouses, and friends experience Indian food in North American.
Whether you are cooking to impress your in-laws, connect your children with your Indian heritage, or cure homesickness, you will learn to cook like an aunty.
Indian Food Explained by Cook Like An Aunty
Tarka: the most important technique in Indian cuisine
Today we talk about the one universal cooking technique in South Asia: tarka! It is also known as chhaunk and many other names in India. You will recognize it instantly as the popping of mustard seeds and the crackle of curry leaves in hot oil. Let’s talk about how this technique can take your Indian food to the next level and why it is so important for Indian food.
Examples of tarka:
Tarka for Lemon Rice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsrWVuZTMCY
Tarka for Khichdi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAqAelyOb1c
Tarka for Sambar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7xkIjRQuf4
Tarka for Rasam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORd-Gy-8fPQ
Credits:
Sources used to make this episode: https://cooklikeanaunty.com/tarka
Background music by Shobana Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orlHlf-t6js
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