In a skillet, sauté the onion in the oil. Add the chicken, ginger, garlic, turmeric, pepper, and salt. The chicken should be at room temperature before cooking. Add enough water to cover the chicken and cook for 10-15 minutes,...
Food is exactly what characterizes the little-known Jewish Indian community—'Parsis' as they are generally referred to in India—with a history dating back approximately 2100 years. Jews "have resided in India perhaps for millennia and at least the Middle Ages," writes...
Last Tuesday, Joan Nathan's King Solomon's Table was released. It's her eighth cookbook, a living historical document with 170 dishes from the Jewish diaspora, ranging from India's Bene Israel fish curry to Libya's spicy Arctic char cooked in tomato...
She hovers over the sizzling fat, tossing in pinches of cumin, turmeric, and hot chili seeds, filling the room with spicy vapor. Miriam Daniels, 56, is making a Passover dinner that may seem like a contradiction in terms to many...
According to some legends, Jews first came to India as King Solomon's merchants in search of materials for his first temple in Jerusalem. After the collapse of the Second Temple, South Indian Christian tales confirm that Jews settled in...
The Jewish New Year, also known as Rosh HaShanah, begins tonight, September 18th. According to the Jewish calendar, this is the 5781st year. While the community will commemorate the anniversary for three days till September 20th evening, the celebrations...
If you were at the JCC/UJA Greenwich gala honoring Ellen Davis on March 6, you heard about Greenwich's "old Jews." The Jews of India date back far further, according to some, to the 6th century BC, with a second...
I'm just dropping by to share one of my all-time favorite recipes, which comes from India's Baghdadi Jews. Are there Jews in India? Yes! In truth, Jewish communities have been in India since 76 CE, shortly after the Second...
Shulie: I'm thrilled to be featured on The Rambling Epicure, a thought-provoking, worldwide culinary website situated in Switzerland. I enjoy the multicultural material, which delves into the realm of food in all of its sides and brings us together...
This is the first time I've seen a chicken dish like this. This was the first time I'd ever had anything like that. When I first tasted chicken chitannee, I didn't think about Aurangzeb, the British, or Dawud Pasha, Baghdad's...