pigeon pea/arhar dal/toor dal

I love this recipe with a passion! It´s simple, satisfying, and uses my favourite dal - toor dal. The recipe comes from "Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cookery" by Julie Sahni , although I´m writing up the recipe from memory because the original is back in Caracas! Ingredients 200 gms toor...

Pelau is a traditional rice dish of the French West Indies and popularized in other Caribbean countries such as Trinidad. Pelau shares its origins with pilaf and Spain's original version of their dish, paella. There were two cool things I did in making this dish: rendering the chicken fat, and...