• Easy South Indian Lemon Rice with Crunch

    June 24, 2026peppercook

    There are really just a few ingredients that define it. Rice, of course. Lemon juice. Mustard seeds. Turmeric. Chilies. The rest of the ingredients – peanuts, curry leaves, and urad dal – add texture and depth, but the backbone remains the same.

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  • Seva Kitchen at The Pepper Cook Studio

    March 17, 2020peppercook

    I’ve always wanted to run a soup kitchen, inspired by the langars (community free kitchens) serving meals at the Gurudwaras (Sikh places of worship) while growing up in the Philippines. Later in college, I spent several years working in a soup kitchen too.   The city of Mumbai needs community kitchens to serve the people who…

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