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Alu Began 5 Kalakand 25

Bhakari 6 Lamb Braised in Yogurt and Cream 26
Bhel Puri 7 Mango Chutney 27
Bhindi Dopeaza 8 Masala Parathas 28
Butter Chicken 9 Masoor Dhal & Onions 29
Carrot Pudding 10 Naan 30
Cauliflower Soup 11 Okra Curry 31
Cheela Tomato 12 Onion, Tomato & Cucumber Raita 32
Chickpea Curry 13 Paneer Cheese 33
Chicken Tikka 14 Peas Pulao 34
Chicken Curry 15 Poha 35
Cilantro Chutney 16 Prawn Patia 36
Deep Fried Indian Pastry 17 Rice Pudding 37
Ekoori 18 Saffron Pilaf 38
Fish Curry with Mustard 19 ShrimpCurry 39
Fried Bread Puffs 20 Silken Chicken 40
Ghee 21 Tandoori Chicken 41
Green Moong Dhal 22 Tomato Chutney 42
Green Beans 23 Yogurt Mint Drink 43
Gulab Jamun 24

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Alu Began

1 lb. potatoes (alu)

1 lb. eggplant (began)
2 medium onions, chopped
1/4 tablespoon ginger paste or powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic paste or powder
2 medium tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
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1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/4 teaspoon coriander powder A 5-month-old Stanley held
high in the arms, close to the
Salt to taste loving face of my first ayah,
Marrimma.
3 tablespoon oil
She was a family servant from the
1/2 cup chopped cilantro Telugu speaking region of south India.

Cut potatoes, eggplant and tomatoes in small cubes. A family anecdote recalled the
awestruck remark by a now-forgotten
Heat the oil in a pan. Fry the onion for 1 minute. Add relative who, upon seeing this picture
for the first time, remarked about how
garlic, ginger, cumin, turmeric and coriander; mix much Helen (my mother) had changed!

together for 2 minutes. Add potato and eggplant, and

cook for 13 to 15 minutes. Add tomato, and cook for 3
minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro. Serve hot with nan, pita
bread or rice.

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Bhakari

2 cups whole.wheat flour

1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup water

Combine the flour, salt, oil, milk, and half the water
in a bowl. Mix using a wooden spoon or fingers. Add
more water, 1 tablespoon (15 ml) at a time until the
dough forms a ball. Knead the dough with lightly
oiled hands for 10 minutes. The dough should be
fairly firm. Allow the dough to rest, covered with a
dish cloth, for 15 minutes.

Divide the dough into 4 to 6 pieces. Roll each piece

into a round 1/4 inch thick. Heat a flat griddle or
large skillet over moderate heat. Cook the dough, one
piece at a time, pressing it down occasionally with a
spatula, until cooked and lightly browned on the
bottom. Turn the dough and repeat. The dough may
balloon slightly during cooking. Repeat with
remaining pieces of dough.
Makes 4 to 6 pieces.

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Among Khargpur friends one stood
Bhel Puri out– Lewin Brown.

2 cups puffed rice

1 cup cooked chickpeas
2 medium potatoes, cooked, peeled and cubed
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 oz. crushed potato chips
2 oz. salted peanuts
1 tbsp. tomato sauce
1/2 tsp. salt or to taste
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A letter postmarked 5 Apr 40 with Lewin Brown´s

signature profile (a very good likeness) to match
George VI´s profile on the stamps.
Mix the puffed rice, chickpeas, potatoes, onions
and peanuts. Add tomato sauce, mix well and He was much older, but that didn't matter. He was
then sprinkle salt and the sev/potato chips. The a talented artist and performer and a relaxed, good
humored person. We spent hours at Lewin's place,
mixture must be made immediately before catching up on gossip and enjoying his art,
including beautiful books which featured the
serving, or the puffed rice will turn soggy. undraped female form, as the delicate expression
put it. Lewin did very good portraits in oil.

Lewin was a devotee of American movies, many

which he saw from the film projection booth at the
Institute. His job was to letter and draw in India ink
the glass-slide announcements which were
projected on the screen during the intermission in
the program. He expertly dashed them off at a
small table in the booth.

Lewin mastered many of Fred Astaire's dance

routines, which he incorporated into his own
presentations. He was also a fine dancer in the
Kathakali school of Indian classical dance–a
remarkable celebration of his heritage at a time
when Anglo-Indians found its public
acknowledgment difficult. Looking back, it is clear
that he was one of those rare individuals who
expand beyond conventional limits.

Lewin & Irene during a delightful visit at their

London home. (1966)

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Bhindi Dopeaza

1 lb. okra
2 medium onions, chopped
1/4 teaspoon garlic paste or powder
1/4 teaspoon coriander paste or powder
1/8 teaspoon cumin
3 large tomatoes
2 tablespoon oil
1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Cut the tip and the very bottom from the okra just to
clean it, but do not slice. Heat oil in a pan over medium
heat. Add onion and cook for 3 minutes. Add all
ingredients except okra, tomato and cilantro. Cook for 3
minutes. Add okra, then cook for 6 to 8 minutes. Garnish
with tomato and cilantro. Serve with rice, naan or pita
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Butter Chicken

3 lbs. chicken drumsticks/ thighs/ sliced breast pieces

1 tbsp. oil
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1 tsp. garlic paste Chapter 3 - Farewell the Winterline

3 tsp. chilli powder (optional) Woodstock School - The high

school and Parker Hall auditorium on
1 cup yogurt or buttermilk
the upper level. The steps, referred
to as "Jacob´s Ladder," rise past
1 cup sour cream
terraces where we cultivated class
gardens and were awarded prizes
1/2 tomato puree
for the good ones. Cosmos was
about the only flower we could get to
4 oz. butter
grow.
6 cardamoms
6 cloves
2 sticks cinnamon

3 tsp. salt or to taste

Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Fry the ginger, garlic,

cardamoms, cinnamon and cloves on medium low heat
for a minute, and add the chicken with the yogurt or
buttermilk, tomato puree, sour cream, chilli powder
and salt. Cook on medium low heat, stirring
occasionally, for half an hour, keeping the saucepan
covered with a lid. Add butter before serving.

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Carrot Pudding

(Gajar Ki Kheer)
4 cups milk
2 tablespoons long.grain rice
2 cups firmly packed peeled and grated carrots
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons slivered blanched almonds
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon rose water (optional)
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup chopped pistachios

Combine the milk and rice in a large, heavy saucepan

and bring to a boil over moderate heat, stirring
frequently. Reduce the heat and cook uncovered
at a slow boil for 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add the carrots and continue cooking uncovered for 15
minutes, stirring frequently. Add the sugar and almonds
and cook an additional 10 minutes, stirring frequently,
until the mixture begins to stick to the bottom of the pan.

Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room

temperature. Stir in the cardamom, optional rose water,
and cream. Chill thoroughly. When chilled, the pudding
should have a consistency slightly thinner than rice
pudding, but it should not be runny. Add a little milk if it
is too thick. Serve garnished with chopped pistachios.

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Cauliflower Soup

(Gobhi Shorba)
1 quart milk
2 oz. cashews finely chopped
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1 tablespoon butter
2 cups water
The Boys´ Hostel with Woodstock
10 oz. cauliflower floweretes cut into cubes spring & falls in the background, the
source of fresh water for the
1 teaspoon sugar swimming pool on the other side of
the building. The senior boys had
salt to taste their beds on the upper verandah.
The near wing housed faculty. The
freshly ground pepper to taste photo might have been taken by John
after the end of the senior year in
December 1937 at a moment of
unusual quiet - not a single person in
Heat cauliflower, cashews, water and milk over low sight!
flame for 15.20 min. Let it cool. Blend the mixture.
Add salt, sugar and pepper. Boil the mixture. Stir in
the butter near boiling point. Serve immediately
garnished
with coriander leaves.

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Cheela Tomato

1 pound tomatoes, peeled and pureed

1 pound besan or gram flour
4 green chillies, minced
1 small bunch of coriander leaves, minced
1 teaspoon til (sesame seeds)
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
Salt and chilli powder to taste
6 teaspoons sugar

1. Form a soft batter by mixing together all the above

ingredients.
2. Heat a griddle (tawa) to smoking. Then lower the heat
and grease it well with ghee.
3. Put 1/4 cup of batter on it and spread it into a thin even
round shape. When the undersides turn golden, put a
little more ghee around the edges and turn over.
4. Remove from heat when both sides turn golden brown.
Serve piping hot with green chutney.

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Chickpea Curry

(Chole Masale)
1 lb. canned chickpeas
1 large potato, cooked and cubed
1 tbsp. oil
1 large onion, pureed
This wonderful painting by Malcolm
1 large tomato, pureed Swing looks over the lower part of
the Woodstock School estate and
1 tsp. ginger paste
the Mussoorie hills [towards the
plains below]
1 tsp. garlic paste
1/2 tsp. each cumin, coriander, turmeric and chilli powders. This image is available as a greeting
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1 tsp. salt or to taste online store.

Cilantro/coriander leaves

Heat oil in a non.stick frying pan (or skillet) and fry the
onion and tomato, ginger and garlic pastes, cumin,
coriander, turmeric and chilli powders together for a
couple of minutes. Add the potatoes and chickpeas and
1/2 cup of lukewarm water and cook until done.
Garnish with cilantro/coriander leaves.

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Chicken Tikka

1 1/2 lbs. chicken breast; boneless and skinlesss

Salt; to taste
1 teaspoon chile powder
1 teaspoon coriander seeds, ground
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
2 tablespoons oil
2/3 cup yogurt
lime slices; to garnish

Rinse chicken, pat dry with paper towels and cut into
3/4.inch cubes. Thread onto short skewers. Put skewered
chicken into a shallow non.metal dish. In a
small bowl, mix together yogurt, ginger root, garlic, chile
powder, coriander, salt, lime juice and oil. Pour over
skewered chicken and turn to coat completely
in marinade. Cover and refrigerate 6 hours or overnight
to allow chicken to absorb flavors.

Heat grill. Place skewered chicken on grill rack and cook

5 to 7 minutes, turning skewers and basting occasionally
with any remaining marinade. Serve hot,
garnished with lime slices.

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Chicken Curry

2 lb. chicken pieces

2 onions, chopped or pureed
2 tsp. ginger paste
2 tsp. garlic paste
1 tsp. turmeric powder
1 tsp. chilli powder
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1 tsp. cumin powder
1 tsp. coriander powder Dumpy Stag Beetle
1 tomato, pureed
Very dangerous was the shinyblack
1 tsp. salt or to taste "dumpy" with its short curved
pinchers. Its reputation was that,
Cilantro/coriander leaves once fastened to your finger, it
would never let go! I didn't test it.
1 tbsp. oil

Heat oil in a saucepan and fry the onions, ginger and

garlic, together with cumin and coriander powders and
cilantro/coriander leaves for five minutes on low heat.
Add tomato, chicken, turmeric and chilli powders and
salt together with half a cup of lukewarm water and
cook on medium low heat for half an hour, keeping the
saucepan covered with a lid.

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Cilantro Chutney

(Chutni Gashneetch)
1 cup snipped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons snipped fresh mint leaves or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried
mint leaves
1 teaspoon chopped gingerroot
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 green jalapeno pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
1/2 small onion, cut up

Place all ingredients in blender container or food

processor. Cover and blend on high speed, stopping
blender to scrape sides occasionally, until smooth,
about 1 minute.

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Deep Fried Indian Pastries

(Samosas)
Pastry
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 tablespoon shortening
2 cups all.purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup cold water

Cut margarine and shortening into flour and salt

until mixture resembles fine crumbs; stir in egg
yolk. Sprinkle in water, 1 tablespoon at a time,
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cleans side of bowl. Gather pastry into a ball;
knead on lightly floured cloth.covered board until Easter 1931 - On the front steps at 1051
Vance Avenue, Coraopolis PA (which we
smooth, about 1 minute. called Cory-op- o-pop-o-lis for fun!)

Back row: Grandmother Humphrey and

Filling Mother (Helen Humphrey Brush), Middle
row: Jean Humphrey, John & me (the
author) with Frances in front..
1 lb. ground lamb or beef
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Vegetable oil
Chutney

Cook and stir lamb or beef, onion and garlic in

10.inch skillet until meat is light brown; drain. Stir
in salt, coriander, cumin, ginger and pepper. Cool.
Divide pastry into fourths. Cover with damp towel
to prevent drying. Roll one fourth into 12.inch
circle (dough will be springy and may be slightly
difficult to roll).

Cut into 4.inch circles; cut circles into halves.

Moisten edges with water. Place 1 teaspoon filling
on each half circle. Fold pastry over filling to
form triangle. Press edges to seal securely. Repeat
with remaining pastry.

Heat 1 to 1 1/2 inches of oil to 375oF. Fry about 5

pastries at a time until light brown, turning 2 or 3
times, 3 to 4 minutes; drain. Keep warm in a
200oF oven.
Serve warm with chutney.
Makes about 60 pastries.

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Ekoori

3 tablespoons butter or vegetable oil

1 small onion, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon peeled and finely grated ginger
1 fresh hot green chile, finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander
1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 small tomato, peeled and chopped
6 large eggs, lightly beaten
Salt and pepper to taste

Melt butter in a medium size nonstick frying pan over a

medium heat. Add the onion and saute until soft. Add
ginger, chile, fresh coriander, turmeric, cumin and
tomato. Stir and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until tomatoes
are soft.

Put in the beaten eggs and season lightly. Stir the eggs
gently until they form thick curds. Cook the scrambled
eggs to desired consistency. Serve with toast or Indian
bread.

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Fish Curry with Mustard

(Shorshe Maach)
1 lb. fish, cut into pieces
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2 tbsp. mustard powder

A five man rickshaw on the Mall road
1 tsp. salt in front of a favorite Landour rendevous.
The top could be raised for the
8 green chillies passengers´ privacy or protection from
rain.

Make a paste of mustard in an equal amount of

water. Heat oil in a non.stick frying pan and fry the
mustard paste for half a minute, and add 3 cups of
lukewarm water. Bring to a boil and add fish,
turmeric and salt and green chillies. Cook on
medium low heat for 30 minutes.

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Fried Bread Puffs

(Puris)
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all.purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Combine flours, salt and oil in a bowl and make a stiff

dough by adding water. Knead dough for 10 to 12
minutes. Wrap in plastic wrap and set aside for 20
minutes.

Break off small pieces of dough about the size of a

cherry tomato. Roll out to about 3 inches in diameter.
Deep fry in vegetable oil over medium heat a few
seconds. They should puff up. Drain on paper toweling
and serve hot.

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Ghee

1 cup butter

Melt the butter in a small heavy.bottomed

saucepan on low heat. Increase the heat to simmer
and let it brown, about 10 minutes or so, or until
the milk solids on the bottom of the pan will start
to brown. Do not let them burn.

Remove from the heat and cool. Skim the foam

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a glass jar, leaving the solids behind. Use in Kundi basket for children carried by a
recipes and store rest in refrigerator for later use. kundiwala (a porter). Victoria´s in front and
Cynthia´s behind her. (1954)

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Green Moong Dhal

2/3 cup green moong dhal

1 onion, chopped
1 tsp. minced ginger
4 large garlic cloves minced fine
2 large tomatoes, sliced
1 tsp. cumin powder
1 tsp. coriander powder
1 tsp. garam masala powder (optional)
1 tsp. turmeric powder
2 tsp. salt or to taste

Pre.cook the lentils using three cups of water. Heat oil in

a saucepan and fry the cumin seeds for a minute. Add the
chopped onions, minced ginger, minced garlic, cumin,
coriander and garam masala powders, as well as sliced
tomatoes and cook, stirring constantly, for ten minutes on
medium low heat.

Stir in lentils with another three cups of water and

turmeric powder, heat till the mixture starts boiling,
season with salt and remove from heat.

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Green Beans

(Gujerati)
1 lb. fresh green beans
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon black mustard seed
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1 hot red dried chile, crushed

A loaded mule train and driver on
1 teaspoon salt the Chukkar road. The bells around the
mules´ necks made a distinctive musical
1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar sound along with the crunching of their
hooves on the gravel surface. (1953)
Black pepper to taste

Trim the beans and cut into 1.inch lengths. Blanch

by dropping them into a pot of boiling water and
boiling rapidly for 3 to 4 minutes. Drain in a
collander, rinse under cold running water and set
aside. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over
medium heat. When hot, add mustard seeds. As
soon as they begin to pop, add garlic and stir until
lightly brown.

Add crushed red chile and stir for a few seconds.

Add green beans, salt and sugar. Stir to mix. Turn
heat to medium/low. Stir and cook the beans for 7 to
8 minutes until they have absorbed the spiced
flavors. Add black pepper, mix and serve.

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Gulab Jamun

1 cup instant nonfat dry milk

1/4 cup all.purpose flour
2 pinches baking soda
3 tablespoons melted ghee
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
1 cup light brown sugar
3 cup water
7 cardamom pods
2 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

In a large bowl, mix dry milk powder, flour, baking soda

and ghee; using both hands, rub the mixture. Add the
milk to the ingredients. Knead for another 5 minutes.
Roll dough into small balls.

To prepare syrup, boil the brown sugar and 3 cups water

in a pot for half an hour over low medium temperature.
Add 2 cups oil to a small pot and fry the small balls until
they are brown. After all balls are fried, reheat the sugar
water. Add cardamom seed. As soon as it begins to boil,
add the balls and simmer for 15 minutes.

When the balls absorb the syrup, turn off the heat.
Remove the balls with slotted spoon. Stir the essence into
the syrup and pour the mixture over the balls.
Serve hot or cold.

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Kalakand

2 cups full fat milk

1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup sugar

Boil milk in a heavy bottomed saucepan until it

reduces to half. Add cottage cheese and sugar and mix
well till it attains a semi.solid consistency. Preheat the
oven. Transfer the mixture to a square shaped oven
proof dish and bake at 425F for 10 minutes. Let stand
in the oven for half and hour. Cut into squares and
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suit with my sister Fran (13). 1941

Fran, who was my love-life confidant,

was delighted, but rather quickly
became alarmed and disapproving
when she realized that Beverly and I
might be moving to hand-holding
and, maybe, kissing. According to
Frances, some of my hostel friends
were filling my head with trash.
Mother agreed. Certain
acquaintances could not be counted
on for proper guidance. Despite their
fears, over the next few months
Mother and then Dad, in Landour,
reported in letters to John that a
miraculous transformation was taking
place in his younger brother.

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Lamb Braised in Yogurt and Cream

(Rogani Gosht)
1 cup plain yogurt
1 cup heavy cream
2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup blanched almonds
2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger
2 tablespoons ground coriander
1 tablespoon ground cardamom
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
2 lb. boneless lean lamb, cut into 2.inch pieces
1 to 2 lb. potatoes, peeled and quartered

Combine all ingredients except the lamb and potatoes in

an electric blender or food processor and process until
smooth. Put the yogurt mixture and the lamb into a large,
heavy pot (preferably nonstick) and bring to a boil over
moderate heat. Reduce the heat and simmer tightly
covered for 2 hours.

Check the stew and stir frequently, adding milk or water

as needed if the sauce becomes too thick. Add the
potatoes and continue cooking until tender, 30 to 45
minutes.

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Mango Chutney

1/4 cup refined oil

1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder Chapter 8 - Farewell the Winterline

1 1/2 kg. raw mango

P-38H similar to the bombers used in
1/2 teaspoon salt India during WWII.

1 cup water,
5 cups sugar

Skin the mangoes. Remove the seeds and cut the

mangoes into small pieces. Keep them aside. Heat
the oil in a pan. Sprinkle the mustard seeds into the
oil.
Just as the seeds start to crack, add the turmeric
powder, salt and mango pieces into the pan.

Stir them thoroughly and add the water. Allow the

whole thing to come to a boil. Add sugar to it and
continue boiling. The chutney will be thickening. In
the process continuous stirring is a must. When the
chutney becomes thick remove the pan from burner.
Let it cool to normal temperature. Refrigerate and
serve cold.

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Masala Parathas

1 cup wheat flour

1/2 cup rice or all.purpose flour
1 onion
1 carrot
3 to 4 cabbage leaves
Cayenne Pepper to taste
1 jalapeno or serrano pepper
1 potato
4 green chiles
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
5 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Finely chop all the vegetables either in a chopper or by

hand in a large plate. You may even grate them if a
chopper is not available. Add the flours, 2 tablespoons
oil, salt, cayenne, turmeric and knead to a very stiff
dough. Do not keep the dough for long after kneading, or
it will become gooey and soft. This would make it
difficult to roll the parathas.

Divide into 3 parts. Roll into 5.inch rounds. Shallow fry

on a hot griddle (tawa) on both sides until golden brown
using the remaining oil. Eat hot or carry away for later,
with sauce, tamarind or onion chutney.

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Masoor Dhal & Onions

(Mushoor dhal pyaj phoron diye)

2/3 cup masoor dhal
1 tbsp. oil
1 large onion, sliced
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1 tsp. turmeric powder
2 tsp. salt or to taste Along with the increased American
military presence in India was the need
for cemeteries for the U.S. casualties.
Four to five thousand Americans were
Pre.cook the lentils using three cups of water. Heat buried at the Kalaikunda.

oil in a saucepan and fry the onions for five minutes,

stirring constantly. Add the lentils and another three
cups of water and turmeric powder, heat till the
mixture starts boiling, season with salt and turn off
the heat.

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Naan

4 cups all.purpose flour

1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Tablespoon double.acting baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
4 to 6 teaspoons ghee or melted butter

Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and

stir until the ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Make a
well in the center of the mixture and add the eggs,
stirring them into the mixture. Add the milk in a thin
stream (or a little at a time if you only have two hands),
and stir until all the ingredients are well combined.

Gather the dough into a ball and knead for about 10

minutes, adding a little flour as needed to prevent
sticking, until the dough is smooth and can be gathered
into a soft, somewhat sticky ball. Moisten your hands
with a teaspoon of ghee, rub it over the ball of dough,
and place it in a bowl. Drape a kitchen towel over the
bowl and allow to sit at room temperature for about 3
hours.

Place two ungreased baking sheets in the oven and

preheat the oven and the sheets to 450F. Divide the
dough into 6 equal pieces and flatten each into a tear
drop, or leaf shape about 6 inches long and 31/2 inches
across at its widest point. Use your fingers to do this, and
moisten them with ghee as needed to prevent the dough
from sticking. The ghee also assures the proper texture of
the bread, so moisten your fingers with it even if the
dough is not sticky.

Arrange the bread â œleavesâ • side by side on the

preheated baking sheets and bake them for about 6
minutes, or until they are firm to the touch. Slide them
under the broiler for a minute or so to brown the tops
lightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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2 tsp. garlic paste

A few of the servicemen who signed
1 tsp. turmeric the parsonage guestbook enjoying a
musical evening.
1 tsp. chilli powder
1 tsp. cumin powder
1 tsp. coriander powder
1 potato, cubed
1 tsp. salt or to taste
1 large tomato, pureed

2 tbsp. oil

Heat oil in a non.stick frying pan (or skillet) and fry

the onions, ginger and garlic, together with cumin and
coriander powders and tomato for five minutes on
medium low heat. Add potato, okra, turmeric and
chilli
powders and salt and cook on medium low heat for
half an hour.

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Onion, Tomato & Cucumber Raita

2 cups yogurt/curds
Cilantro/coriander leaves
1 small onion, chopped fine
1 small cucumber, grated
1 small tomato, chopped fine
1 tsp. oil
1 tsp. mustard seeds
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix the yogurt/curds, onions and tomatoes, cilantro/

coriander leaves, cucumber, salt and pepper. Fry the
mustard seeds in oil and add to the mixture. Serve.

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Paneer Cheese

12 cups whole milk

2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cumin seed, crushed
1/3 cup lemon juice Chapter 9 - Farewell the Winterline

Dr. Whitcomb examing a patient while

In a 5.quart Dutch oven bring milk, salt and cumin squatting on the floor in the Indian
manner.
seed just to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer,
uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in Dr. Whitcomb specialized in
cataract removals, restoring sight to
lemon juice. Let stand 15 minutes. villagers in a way that to them seemed
to be miraculous! I had never seen
anything as moving as an incident which
Line a large strainer or colander with several layers happened in the operating room one
of pure cotton cheesecloth. Strain mixture; discard afternoon. An old villager was on the
operating table. His relatives squatted
liquid. Gently squeeze the cheesecloth to remove as along the wall, watching. After removing
the cataract, Dr. Whitcomb held two
much fingers in front of the patient's face, and
liquid from the curds as possible. Wrap cloth around asked, in Hindi, "How many?" The old
man began to tremble. "Two," he said
curds. Place wrapped curds in a large strainer or and realizing that he could see, began
fumbling for Dr. Whitcomb's hand to kiss
colander and put a weighted bowl on top to help it. The family rushed forward to touch
press out any additional liquid. Let stand, covered, in the doctor's feet in a gesture of
profound gratitude. I felt like joining
the refrigerator for at least 15 hours. them! Dr. Whitcomb kept all of the old
cataracts, hundreds of them, in a glass
"trophy" jar.
Remove curds. Discard liquid. Form curds into a flat
rectangle or press into a large bowl to shape.
Refrigerate, covered with plastic wrap, until well
chilled. Store in refrigerator, tightly wrapped, for up
to 3 weeks. Yields about 1 pound.

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Peas Pulao

1 1/4 cup uncooked rice

1 tsp. turmeric powder
1 tsp. chilli powder
1 tsp. each cumin and mustard seeds
1 tsp. salt or to taste
Cilantro/coriander leaves
1 tbsp. oil
For the peas:
1 lb. shelled green peas
1 tsp. ginger paste
1 tsp. garlic paste
1 tsp. turmeric powder
1 tsp. chilli powder

1 tsp. cumin seeds

1 tsp. salt or to taste

Cilantro/coriander leaves
1 tbsp. oil

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed saucepan and fry the cumin

and mustard seeds for one minute. Add rice, turmeric and
chilli powders and salt together with two and a half cups
of lukewarm water, cover with the lid
and cook on medium low heat for half an hour.

While the rice is cooking, heat oil in a non.stick frying

pan (or skillet) and fry the cumin seeds, together with
ginger and garlic, for five minutes. Add green peas,
turmeric and chilli powders and salt together with half
a cup of lukewarm water and cook on medium low heat
for fifteen minutes. Garnish with cilantro/coriander
leaves. When the rice is done, mix the peas and garnish
with cilantro/coriander leaves.

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Poha

2 cups flattened rice (poha)

available at any Indian grocery store.
2 cups water
1 potato, chopped small
2 tablespoons ghee
1 onion, chopped fine
1/4 cup groundnuts (raw peanuts)
1/2 teaspoon turmeric (just enough to color the rice)
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
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Lemon juice, to taste
A warning leaflet given to all
Salt and pepper
ship passengers, cautioning us
about the dangers of discussing
ship movements with others.
Soak the flattened rice (poha) in water and set aside.
In a large round.bottomed frying pan, heat the ghee till
very hot. Add mustard seeds, onion, potato and
groundnuts. When the mustard seeds are tender,
cover with water and cook till potato and groundnuts
are tender.

Drain off any excess water from the soaked rice. Add
the turmeric to the ricetill it â ™s a nice golden yellow.
Add the rice to the frying pan and mix with the
potato.onion mixture until hot. Add salt, pepper and
lemon juice to your taste.

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Prawn Patia

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon crushed dried red chillies
4 tablespoons groundnut oil
1 capsicum, chopped small
2 large onions, sliced

1/2 â • ginger, finely chopped

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
4 fresh chillies, finely chopped
1 lb. prawns, peeled
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1.14 oz. can of plum tomatoes,

drained and roughly chopped

water

Heat the salt, cumin and dried chillies in a heavy frying

pan over a high heat for 1 minute. Keep the spices
moving. Add the oil. Lower the heat and add
the onion and capsicum. Cook for a few minutes until the
onions are soft.

Add the ginger, garlic and chillies. Stir for another

minute. Add prawns, turmeric and tomatoes. If the
mixture is too thick add a little water. Simmer until
prawns are cooked through.

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Then just before midnight on
June 15th our ship anchored
Rice Pudding in the Lower Bay of New York
harbor. The lights of the city, not yet
blacked out (as they undoubtedly
(Payesh) should have been), brightened up
the night sky. Our journey begun
1/2 gallon full fat milk two and a half months earlier and
covering some 22,000 miles was
2 cups cooked rice safely over. In a spontaneous
collective act the passengers on
1 cup raisins deck, who were mostly
missionaries, sang the Doxology
1/2 cup sugar together. It starts with the words,
"Praise God, from Whom all
blessings flow!" Our relief and
gratitude for a safe arrival were
Boil milk in a heavy bottomed saucepan until it reduces certainly deeply felt and sincerely
expressed.
to half. The key to this dessert is vigilant, constant
June 16th was the day of
stirring to ensure that the contents do not stick to the debarkation and dispersal at the
bottom of the vessel. Add cooked rice, raisins and sugar Hudson River pier. First off were
the POWs. Then came the FBI and
and mix well till it attains a thick sticky consistency Naval Intelligence interviews, each
thirty minutes long, conducted in
alphabetical order. The Supplees
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theirs. "Amstutz" and "Brush" were
among the first. Not the ideal
circumstances under which to say
good-bye, but we managed.

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Saffron Pilaf

(Zaffarani Pullao)
2 cups long.grain rice, preferably Basmati
3 to 4 fresh ripe peaches, or 1 (16 oz.)
can peaches in syrup, drained
6 tablespoons ghee or vegetable oil
1/4 cup slivered blanched almonds
1/4 cup unsalted pistachios
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 (3.inch long) cinnamon stick
1 cup milk
1/4 cup seedless raisins
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom

1/2 teaspoon powdered saffron

Salt, to taste

Soak the rice in 3 cups cold water for 30 minutes. Drain

the rice, reserving the water, and set aside. Cut the
peaches lengthwise into 1/2.inch slices. Heat the ghee or
oil in a large saucepan over moderate heat and saute the
peach slices until golden on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.

In the same ghee, saute the almonds until golden brown,

about 2 minutes. Remove and drain. Repeat with the
pistachios. Set the almonds and pistachios aside. Add the
onion to the ghee remaining in the pan and saute until
tender, about 3 minutes. Add the cinnamon stick and fry
for 1 minute. Add the rice and stir constantly for 2
minutes, until the rice begins to brown and is thoroughly
coated with the ghee. Add the reserved water, milk,
raisins, cardamom, saffron and salt.

Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to prevent the rice

from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Reduce the heat
to low and simmer covered for 10 minutes. Remove from
the heat and allow to sit covered for 15 minutes. Fluff the
rice with a fork, remove and discard the cinnamon stick,
and transfer to a serving platter.
Surround the rice with the reserved peach slices and
sprinkle with the almonds and pistachios.

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Shrimp Curry

(Jhinka Masala)
1 lb. shrimps, peeled and deveined
1 onion, pureed
1 tsp. ginger paste
1 tsp. garlic paste
1 tomato, pureed
1 tsp. turmeric powder
1 tsp. chilli powder From the Afterword of Farewell the Winterline:

1 tsp. cumin powder

"Padre" Edwin Brush welcomes worshippers
1 tsp. coriander powder at the New Year´s Eve "Watchnight" service
at the Union Church, Khargpur-Bengal India.
1 tsp. salt or to taste The scene was painted by Lewin Brown in
1940 as a nostalgic greeting card for my
1 tsp. lemon juice brother John, who was in college in
Lewisburg, PA, USA.
Cilantro/coriander leaves
1 tbsp. oil

Heat oil in a non.stick frying pan and fry the

onion, tomato, ginger and garlic, together with
cumin and coriander powders and
cilantro/coriander leaves for five minutes on
medium low heat. Add shrimp, turmeric and
chilli powders and salt together with half a cup of
lukewarm water and cook on medium low heat
for twenty five minutes. Keep the pan covered
with a lid. Stir well to let the shrimps blend with
the spices. Season with lemon juice, garnish with
cilantro/coriander before serving.

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Silken Chicken

(Murgh Makhan)
1 stick butter
1 (3 lb.) chicken, skin removed and cut into 10 pieces
4 garlic cloves, halves
1 medium fresh hot green chile, seeded
1 (2.inch) piece ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
2 cups finely chopped onions
8 cardamom pods, cracked
9 whole cloves
2 teaspoons cumin seeds
1 teaspoon chile powder (unspiced ground red chiles)
1 (1 1/2.inch) piece cinnamon stick

1 (16 oz.) can whole tomatoes, chopped, with juice

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup fresh coriander

Combine garlic, chile and ginger in a blender and process

for 15 seconds. Add onions and process for 15 seconds.
Add cardamom pods and cloves and process for 15
seconds. Set aside.

Heat 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet until the

foam subsides. Over medium heat brown half the
chicken pieces on all sides. Transfer to a plate. Repeat
with 3 more tablespoons butter and remaining chicken.

Add remaining butter and garlic/onion/spice mixture to

pan and cook, stirring constantly, for 10 minutes or until
liquid has evaporated. Add cumin seeds chile powder
and cinnamon stick and cook for 2 minutes, stirring
constantly. Add tomatoes, with their juice and salt.

Cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes. Add chicken and its

juices. Reduce heat to low. Cook covered for 30 minutes,
until chicken is tender and sauce is thickened. Garnish
with fresh coriander to serve.

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From the Afterword:

Tandoori Chicken Kharagpur (the standard modern

spelling), the Union Church and
10 chicken drumsticks house, the station, the residential areas
and the market are still there. But
2 tablespoons plain yogurt "Bengal Nagpur Railway" as a name has
disappeared, having been replaced by
2 tablespoons tomato paste the more prosaic "South Eastern
Railway." Contemporary Kharagpur's
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, shredded chief claim to fame is its elite Institute of
Technology.
6 cloves garlic, ground
Our seaside resort at Chandipur has
been absorbed into a missile test range
2 tablespoons lemon juice
for the Indian navy. But the beautiful
beach of our day is gone. It was
2 tablespoons vinegar
destroyed by a Bay of Bengal cyclone in
the early 1990s
Salt, to taste
.
The wartime airfields (except for
Red pepper, to taste
Chakulia and Kalaikunda), which half a
century ago were busy with airmen and
Garam masala, to taste
their planes, are abandoned. Their
crumbled runways now mingle with the
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
general historical detritus left by other
exotic warriors who passed through India
before them. The dead at Kalaikunda
were transferred after the war, in
Skin drumsticks and make cuts on the drumstick accordance to the wishes of relatives,
either home to the US or to the
meat. Mix yogurt, tomato paste, ginger, garlic, permanent American military cemetery at
lemon juice, vinegar, salt, pepper and garam Carthage, Tunisia.

masala. Marinate chicken in this paste for six hours.

Preheat oven to 350oF and bake for 45 minutes.

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Now, approaching the sesquicentennial

of its founding in 1854, Woodstock has
transformed itself into an international
school suited to the educational needs of
the new India.

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Tomato Chutney

(Tamatar Chutney)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
6 to 8 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
4 to 6 green chiles, halved and seeded
1 lb. ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon paprika
Cayenne pepper, to taste
Salt, to taste

Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat. Add the cumin
seeds and fry for 10 seconds. Add the garlic and halved
chiles and cook for 1 minute. Add the remaining
ingredients and stir to combine.

Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 1 hour,

stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are reduced to a
thick paste and the oil has separated. Cool and serve at
room temperature. Will keep covered and refrigerated for
1 week, and frozen for several months.
Makes about 1 cup.

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Yogurt Mint Drink

(Lassi) The air in our house was sodden,

the walls bulging with moisture
Mix together: as the monsoon rains fell.

1 quart milk
"The eensy, weensy spider
went up the water spout..."
1 quart plain yogurt
to cup sugar, or a combination of sugar and honey Water twisted in heavy ropes from drainpipes
and arched from the roof corners,
4 teaspoons vanilla water so thick I couldn´t see
across the verandah.

"Down came the rain

Immerse into lassi: 6 to 8 fresh mint stalks and washed the spider out..."
(bruise leaves and tie ends of stalks together)
or 2 to 3 tablespoons dried mint in a teaball We all took cover -
spiders, mosquitos, scorpions, us.
or cheesecloth. Let stand in refrigerator at Mother told us to shake out our shoes
before putting them on,
least 5 hours to allow the mint to flavor the to reach for cups
lassi. Remove mint before serving. by their handles, not the rims.
Check everything:
Makes 2 quarts. pockets, coatsleeves, between the sheets.
And we were sentenced to the living room floor
with scissors and crayons
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from pictures in the Sears & Roebuck catalog.

"Out came the sun

and dried up all the rain..."

When the sky cleared

we began to emerge, like earthworms
flooded to the surface of the ground,
sent off to school again
armed with vials of salt
to loosen leeches from our ankles.

"The eensy, weensy spider

went up the spout again."

Sunlight knifed between the trees in the woods,

cut across our path
searching out furtive remnants of water.
Through my classroom window
I watched a fiery drop slide down a thread
in the huge new spiderweb anchored
between the sill and the eaves,
splintering my view of the courtyard
into sharp geometric fragments.

Victoria C. Brush
...remembering Landour and Eastwood
House as a kindergartener in 1956

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