Masala Mamas: Recipes and Stories from Indian Women Changing Their Communities Through Food and Love by Elana Sztokman and Masala Mamas

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  • Ginger-garlic paste

    • mjes on May 03, 2018

      This recipe is very useful as it has variations for ginger-garlic that include onions, coriander, parsley, chile peppers, or spring onions. It also provides tips for cashew paste, almond paste ... i.e. pretty much any seasoning blend you use repeatedly. Vinegar serves as the preservative if you keep the paste in the refrigerator. The other option is to freeze them. Having premixed pastes for recipes with long lists of aromatics make recipes more approachable.

  • Flatbread (Naan)

    • mjes on May 03, 2018

      This recipe has a number of suggested flavored versions - garlic, chili pepper, basil, coriander, parsley, mint leaves, sundried tomatoes ... In addition to the typical South Asian uses of naan, it is suggested that one use naan for a wrap. I fear my naan is usually to thick to work well as a wrap - but it does work for open-faced sandwiches or a "pizza" base.

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  • ISBN 10 1784529001
  • ISBN 13 9781784529000
  • Published Apr 11 2018
  • Format Paperback
  • Page Count 232
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Panoma Press

Publishers Text

In the Kalwa slum in Mumbai, India, where harsh conditions make it difficult for some children to study, an amazing group of women is working to make sure that kids go to school. Meet the Masala Mamas, 16 women who live in the Kalwa slum who are dedicating their lives to providing hot meals for kids in school. Every morning, they cook hundreds of meals - hot nutritious meals from fresh ingredients and aromatic spices. They cook with extra special love, care and dedication. Because their customers are the most important people in the world: children. These are their stories and their recipes. It is a cookbook like you've never seen before. It is about women, friendship, social change, Indian culture, and most of all love. All through food.