Weekend Plans: Cook More Indian Food and Drink More Vermouth

Not necessarily at the same time, but we're all about dals, sabzis, raitas, and yes, vermouth right now No images? [View Online.]( [Saveur]( [Image](  05/04/2019 Weekend Plans: Cook More Indian Food and Drink More Vermouth If you're watching the Kentucky Derby or celebrating Cinco de Mayo this weekend, we have party food recipes galore, from [mint juleps]( and [hot brown sandwiches]( to [margaritas]( and all kinds of [Mexican dishes](. If not, we've got you covered with a different kind of inspiration: food writer and Indian-ish author Priya Krishna's [starter kit]( for cooking more Indian food. She breaks down a few key ingredients and techniques from the food she grew up eating, from her formula for dal to the brilliance of chhonk, a method of tempering spices in oil or ghee to create a flavor-infused sauce (it even makes a simple [carrot salad]( transcendent). There's also a choose-your-own-adventure guide to [raita]( the savory yogurt condiment you're going to want to put on everything—complete with illustrations by SAVEUR senior associate editor Alex Testere. If you want to dig deeper into Indian food, Madhur Jaffrey's [required reading]( would be a wise next click. The Indian cooking authority shares the books she turns to as resources on the vast country's many-faceted, heavily regional cuisine. As for our weekend drinking plans, we're delving into the wide world of vermouth with Laura Itzkowitz's [field guide](. Whether you're an amaro lover or a sherry stan, there's something for everyone. [Image](  [How To Start Cooking More Indian Food]( [Ingredients, spices, techniques, and recipes to make a variety of Indian dishes an everyday endeavor]( [Image](  [Raita Is India's Most Versatile Condiment—Here's How to Make It Dozens of Ways]( [Follow our illustrated guide to adapting this savory yogurt as a side dish, dip, and more]( [Image](  [Madhur Jaffrey’s 11 Essential Books on Indian Food and Cooking]( [The queen of Indian cooking shares her required reading]( [Image](  [A Field Guide to Vermouth]( [Get to know the diverse styles and flavors of vermouth, an herbaceous fortified wine essential in cocktails like the martini, Manhattan, and Negroni]( [Subscribe to Saveur]( You Might Like [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( {EMAIL} is subscribed to receive newsletters from Saveur. [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage My Preferences]( | [Privacy Policy]( Add newsletters@mail.saveur.com to your address book to ensure delivery. Copyright © Bonnier Corporation, 460 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789 [Bonnier Corporation](