Nik Sharma, Author at TASTE https://tastecooking.com/author/niksharma/ An online magazine for today's home cook, reporting from the front lines of dinner. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 The Birth of a Cocotte https://tastecooking.com/the-birth-of-a-cocotte/ Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:00:34 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=103546

A cookbook author goes to France to find out how his favorite cast-iron cookware is made.

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]]> A Greener, Spicier Roast Chicken https://tastecooking.com/a-greener-spicier-roast-chicken/ Mon, 08 Oct 2018 10:00:04 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=103003

Leftover greens make an okay salad, but they make an even better roast chicken.

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]]> Hot Green Chutney-Roasted Chicken https://tastecooking.com/recipes/hot-green-chutney-roasted-chicken/ Fri, 05 Oct 2018 23:56:01 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?post_type=recipe&p=102952

Excerpted from Nik Sharma’s Season. Roasting chickens during pockets of spare time on the weekends pays huge dividends during busy weeks. A …

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]]> Grainier Than Flour, Crispier Than Bread Crumbs https://tastecooking.com/grainier-flour-crispier-bread-crumbs/ Thu, 24 May 2018 11:00:31 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=100171

One of semolina’s underrated uses is as a crust for fried vegetables and meats. Semolina, a sandy-textured grain, is a staple in …

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]]> Fried Eggplant With Mint Yogurt Sauce https://tastecooking.com/recipes/fried-eggplant-mint-yogurt-sauce/ Wed, 23 May 2018 17:51:28 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?post_type=recipe&p=100174

Eggplant can be a tricky vegetable to make crispy, since it holds a deceptive amount of water. But by salting it to …

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]]> Cooked Oysters for People Who Love Raw Oysters https://tastecooking.com/cooked-oysters-people-love-raw-oysters/ Wed, 09 May 2018 11:00:03 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=99805

Smoking offers a way to cook oysters that preserves all of the juicy, briny flavor of the fresh version. Growing up in …

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]]> Smoked Oysters https://tastecooking.com/recipes/smoked-oysters/ Tue, 08 May 2018 18:09:16 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?post_type=recipe&p=99815

Smoked oysters can be used in many different ways, on crostini with goat cheese or with pickled onions and a bit of …

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]]> Indian Mangoes: Crossing Continents in a Can https://tastecooking.com/indian-mangoes-flavor-crosses-continents-can/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 11:00:48 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=98650

There’s nothing quite like fresh mangoes from India. But when you can’t find them, the next best thing is canned mangoes from …

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]]> Mango Pudding https://tastecooking.com/recipes/mango-pudding-2/ Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?post_type=recipe&p=98642

Regardless of whether it was mango season or not, my family made this effortless mango pudding that was served with tea in …

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]]> The Manchurian Dish You’ll Mostly Find in India https://tastecooking.com/manchurian-dish-youll-mostly-find-india/ Thu, 15 Feb 2018 12:00:40 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=97750

In spite of having roots there, this enormously popular Indo-Chinese dish would be difficult to find in Manchuria. One of the most …

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]]> Manchurian Cauliflower https://tastecooking.com/recipes/manchurian-cauliflower/ Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:27:47 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?post_type=recipe&p=97747

Depending on your dietary preferences, you can typically choose between chicken, shrimp, paneer, or cauliflower when it comes to the Manchurian dish. …

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]]> The Life and Death of Bombay’s Irani Chai https://tastecooking.com/life-death-bombays-irani-chai/ Fri, 12 Jan 2018 12:00:08 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=96937

The once-thriving chai shops, a vestige of 19th century India, are shuttering at a rapid rate. In the streets of South Bombay …

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]]> Irani Chai https://tastecooking.com/recipes/irani-chai/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:34:00 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?post_type=recipe&p=96940

Irani chai is a unique form of tea unlike any other version of Indian chai, made by the addition of mawa or …

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