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Fragrant Vegetable Rice Pilaf (Subzee ka Pulao)

By Shubhra Ramineni A pilaf is a rice dish in which the rice is first lightly browned by cooking in oil or butter and with onions to impart a brownish color. Traditionally in India, this dish uses clarified butter (ghee), but I use vegetable oil instead since it is healthier

South Asian Children’s Literature: Big Red Lollipop

By Anila Akram, Children’s book reviewer @mailatale Whether you like it or not, books with predominant South Asian characters are always going to be full of political and social messages – even kidlit. Themes of immigration or diaspora pervade even picture books, not just YA. Increasingly, I am beginning to

From Boys to Men: Raising Sons

By Sheba Siddiqui @shebasid  & online at www.shebasiddiqui.com I am the mother of two boys. I love them more than life itself, as all of you mothers out there can relate. Yusuf is a gentle and quiet three-year-old and his outgoing brother Zeeshan is a year and a half. I