Food

Indian as Apple Pie

Cookbook author Anupy Singla takes you on a journey of Indian ingredients and cooking by visiting fresh markets across the United States and cooking popular recipes in her Chicago-based kitchen. Each episode highlights how to best integrate unfamiliar ingredients and techniques into weekly cooking. You'll watch as Anupy shops for the perfect chapati flour, basmati rice and legumes and lentils.
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Schedule

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    Indian as Apple Pie

    Indian Food: Spice Basics, Anupy's Story

    Saturday
    Jul 4

    30 Minutes

    Masala dabba; spice blends used most frequently; how to make eggplant and potatoes, raita yogurt and a kachumber salad; organizing and storing spices.
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    Indian as Apple Pie

    Rice & Biryani

    Saturday
    Jul 4

    30 Minutes

    Basmati rice; choosing the best variety of rice for your meal; saffron basmati rice; biryani; pairing biryani with a pomegranate salad and Indian omelet; saffron spice.
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    Indian as Apple Pie

    Snacks & Street Foods

    Friday
    Jul 10

    30 Minutes

    Making and eating Indian street food, from corn cobs roasting on open fires to fried puffs stuffed with black chickpeas and dipped in mint-cilantro water; roasted and spiced corn; chickpea-potato chaat; spinach chickpea flour fritters.
  • Indian as Apple Pie: TVSS: Iconic

    Indian as Apple Pie

    Snacks & Street Foods

    Saturday
    Jul 11

    30 Minutes

    Making and eating Indian street food, from corn cobs roasting on open fires to fried puffs stuffed with black chickpeas and dipped in mint-cilantro water; roasted and spiced corn; chickpea-potato chaat; spinach chickpea flour fritters.
  • Indian as Apple Pie: TVSS: Iconic

    Indian as Apple Pie

    Snacks & Street Foods

    Saturday
    Jul 11

    30 Minutes

    Making and eating Indian street food, from corn cobs roasting on open fires to fried puffs stuffed with black chickpeas and dipped in mint-cilantro water; roasted and spiced corn; chickpea-potato chaat; spinach chickpea flour fritters.
  • Indian as Apple Pie: TVSS: Iconic

    Indian as Apple Pie

    Breads: Tava & Tandoori

    Friday
    Jul 17

    30 Minutes

    How Indian breads are cooked to perfection in a tandoori oven; roti, a whole wheat flatbread; paratha; cooking naan in an indoor tandoori oven.
  • Indian as Apple Pie: TVSS: Iconic

    Indian as Apple Pie

    Indian Food: The Not-So-Basics -- Spice Blends and Beyond

    Saturday
    Jul 18

    30 Minutes

    Making homemade garam masala; chana masala; fried bread or puri; fresh mint chutney; how to shop for spices at the local market.
  • Indian as Apple Pie: TVSS: Iconic

    Indian as Apple Pie

    Breads: Tava & Tandoori

    Saturday
    Jul 18

    30 Minutes

    How Indian breads are cooked to perfection in a tandoori oven; roti, a whole wheat flatbread; paratha; cooking naan in an indoor tandoori oven.

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