I dedicated this dinner to my parents, who have taught me most everything I know about Indian cooking. I named it Uttar Dakshina, uttar meaning North in my father’s language of Hindi and dakshina meaning South in my mother’s language of Kannada. I wanted to serve a meal to my guests...
I recently served her rice for a3rd Ward Wind-Up Eventwith some cucumber yogurt raita. Tamarind rice has a distinct flavor, which is spicy and tangy all at once, kind of addictive. This rice in Kannada, my mother’s language, is referred to as kari huliyanna, kari meaning black and hu...