Word: chutney
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...Bhola Ram declares solemnly, "special price for you." As I fish in my pockets for the equivalent of 25 cents that my meal will cost, he deftly smashes two kachoris - deep fried dumplings with a spicy potato filling - onto a paper plate. Next comes a dash of spicy mint chutney and a splash of red tamarind sauce, and garnish of sliced onions. I try not to think of the beads of sweat forming on his forearms and making their way down into my lunch. I pay him and take the plate, careful not to spill any of the precious liquids...
Indian news channels often spice up bulletins with a chutney of Bollywood gossip. But for the last few days, television news itself has begun to resemble Bollywood, thanks to the song and dance over the prison sentences awarded to two leading film stars, Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan. Serious news anchors have weighed in on what a calamity the prison terms will be for the actors, their families, the film industry and the nation at large, while stories with perhaps more import - the possibility the government could collapse because of the controversial U.S.-India nuclear deal, sa, or terrorist bombings...
...nail salon, hang from the ceiling over plates of hot food. Savory crepes, hot entrées, and breakfast anytime distinguish Z Square from any other aesthetically chic but otherwise average eatery. The sandwich menu consists of the favorites with a gourmet flare—the curried chutney chicken salad on sourdough is strikingly tasty. In the same vein, the curried cauliflower soup was fantastically thick and had just the right amount of kick. The salads, though fresh, are mediocre, especially when the inexperienced and overwhelmed cooks forget the dressing. The green apple slaw is to be avoided...
...vital realism to her scholarship, saying wryly that she always remembers being told that “there are worse things that can be done to a people than teaching them English.” Sen is full of remarkable anecdotes, from how Worcestershire sauce was originally an Indian chutney to how Yale was first financed by Indian black pepper and textiles. But the power of her unique work comes from the combination of this engaging method of humor and storytelling and a critical awareness of the nuances of studying the literature of “the Rest...
...Guide, and his partner Pierre Friedrichs, a caterer, hosted an uncomfortably crowded cocktail party at their Manhattan apartment. It was a typical gay fund raiser--there were lemony vodka drinks with mint sprigs; there were gift bags with Calvin Klein sunglasses; Friedrichs prepared little blackened-tuna-with-mango-chutney hors d'oeuvres that were served by uniformed waiters. Billionaire philanthropist Edgar Bronfman Sr. was there; David Mixner, a gay activist and longtime friend of Bill Clinton's, was holding court with Jason Moore, director of the musical Avenue...