Technique
Why your salad is boring (and the five-minute fix)
A bad salad is almost never a vegetable problem. It is a seasoning problem, a texture problem, and a temperature problem — all of which are fixable tonight.
Arun Pillai
6 min read
From the kitchen
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11 articles
Sourcing
What to eat in a Surat summer, according to the kitchen
By April the appetite goes first and hydration follows. Here is what we cook, what we stop cooking, and why the cold chain matters more here than almost anywhere.
Leela Fernandes
6 min read
Nutrition
Paneer or tofu: which actually has more protein?
Paneer wins on protein per 100g. Tofu wins on protein per calorie. Which of those matters depends entirely on what you are eating for.
Dr. Maya Krishnan
6 min read
Nutrition
Are salads actually good for weight loss?
Sometimes. A salad can be the most filling 400 calories of your day or a 900-calorie bowl wearing a health costume. The difference is four ingredients.
Dr. Maya Krishnan
7 min read
Technique
Why your salad is boring (and the five-minute fix)
A bad salad is almost never a vegetable problem. It is a seasoning problem, a texture problem, and a temperature problem — all of which are fixable tonight.
Arun Pillai
6 min read
Nutrition
The plant protein myth that will not die
No, you do not need to combine rice and beans at the same meal. Here is what the research actually says about protein completeness, and what genuinely matters instead.
Dr. Maya Krishnan
8 min read
Sourcing
What the monsoon does to your lettuce
Four months a year, growing crisp greens in South Gujarat becomes genuinely difficult. Here is how we keep quality steady when the rain arrives.
Leela Fernandes
7 min read