
Aloo Paratha
Whole-wheat (atta) flour is mixed with salt and just enough warm water to make a soft dough; rests for 20 minutes
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Whole-wheat (atta) flour is mixed with salt and just enough warm water to make a soft dough; rests for 20 minutes

Floury potatoes boil in their skins, then mash dry

Alur chop (alu meaning potato, chop being a Bengali loan-word for a fried cutlet, inherited from the British "chop") is…

Green papaya is peeled, seeded and shredded on a coarse grater

A handful of vegetables (drumstick, ash gourd, carrot, runner beans, green plantain) are cut into uniform 5 cm batons…

A whole aubergine is charred directly over a gas flame until the skin is blackened and the flesh inside is soft

Rice flour, turmeric, coconut milk and water make a thin yellow batter

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The okra is washed, dried thoroughly and trimmed, then cut into 2 cm pieces

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Onion is softened in oil; garlic, ginger and curry powder bloom

Cooked chickpeas (tinned for speed, OR overnight-soaked and home-cooked for the best texture) toss with diced red onion…

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