How to make Vegetable Koftas
The Recipe Time to make: 30 Minutes Ingredients Instructions
Monthly Bucket: Today is the Festival of Lights! 🪔
Read time: 324 words, 1 minute.When you write a newsletter about Indian culture on the first day of every month, it’s rare to publish on the exact day of India’s most well known festival.Today is Diwali. The next time Diwali falls on November 1st will be in 2043.So, how’s that for auspicious timing?Here’s wishing you a joyful season of light, laughter, & love. -Kabir & Sue Monthly Bucket – November📚 Books It’s DiwaliBy Kabir & Surishtha Sehgal (Illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan)Count up to…
How to make butter paneer
A dish from northern India originally made by a royal chef during the Mughal Era. The Recipe Time to make: 30 Minutes Ingredients Instructions
Monthly Bucket: Seven Samosas 😋
Read time: 293 words, 1 minute.Do you like Indian food? Yeah, life is “butter” when you’re having some paneer. “Dhal-icious” is always the best way to go. We’re not one to “pulao” your leg. Yep, we can do this naan-stop. We love Indian food so much that we wrote a book about our favorite treats. Curry on, -Kabir & Sue Monthly Bucket – October📚 Books Seven Samosas: Counting at the MarketBy Kabir Sehgal, Surishtha Sehgal (Illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong)Our new book drops October 29!From twenty…
A Bucket of Blessings comes to Arkansas!
Our debut picture book A Bucket of Blessings (2014) was turned into a play by Madhuri Shekar & the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. That play is now being staged at the Trike Theater in Bentonville, Arkansas. The performances are Thursday September 12 and Saturday, September 14. When you create art, you never know how it …
How to make Vegetable Pakoras
A popular Indian snack sold by street vendors. These are crispy vegetable fritters coated with a batter made of chickpea flour and spices. The Recipe Time to make: 30 Minutes Ingredients Instructions Mixed vegetables
Monthly Bucket: Sigh Like a Sloth 🦥
Read time: 337 words, 1 minute.Before enchanting children with her stories, Beatrix Potter was an accomplished scientist & naturalist. She had a particular interest in mycology, the study of fungi. Makes you think of Mr. McGregor’s vegetable garden differently, huh?🍄 -Kabir & Sue Monthly Bucket – September📚 Books Hello, Puddle!By Anita Sanchez (Illustrated by Lisa Uribe)A normal everyday puddle may not seem very special. But for a mother turtle, it might be the perfect place to lay her eggs….
How to make Masala Corn on the Cob
This is one of our favorite street foods from North India. During the Monsoon season you see vendors with carts loaded with corn on the cob, a charcoal grill (open gas stove), cut limes and masala selling this delicious treat on the side streets. The Recipe Time to make: 10 Minutes Ingredients Instructions
Monthly Bucket: Thread of Love 🧵
Read time: 423 words, 1 minute.Deep within the New York Public Library lies a secret apartment. Once home to the library’s caretaker, this hidden gem was a living space surrounded by literary treasures. Imagine living in a library overnight… A pajama party with the Bernstein Bears.Tuck in with “Goodnight Moon,” and actually say goodnight to the red balloon. But make sure to set an alarm… You don’t want to miss the morning bookworm rush! -Kabir & Sue Monthly Bucket – August📚 Books Thread…
How to make Khichdi
The name Khichdi comes from a Sanskrit word “Khiccha” which means legumes and rice. Our family favorite Khichdi is made from Moong Dal, Rice, Ghee and spices. This is one of the Indian comfort foods. Traditionally it is the first solid food given to a baby in India. Sue’s grandfather used to say: Khichdi ke …