The Temple Kitchens Of Lord Jagannatha by Yamuna Devi

Nov 1, 1994 | Lord Krsna's Cuisine, Volume-28 Number-06, Yamuna Devi Dasi

I HAVE STUDIED hundreds of kitchens in the last three decades, many of them exceptional, but none as grand as the kitchens of the Jagannatha Temple in Puri, Orissa. Awesome and gigantic, the Jagannatha Temple kitchens reflect centuries, if not millennia, of tradition.... read more

Cooking Class: Lesson 15 by Yamuna Devi

Sep 1, 1994 | Lord Krsna's Cuisine, Volume-28 Number-05, Yamuna Devi Dasi

Didi Ma's Kitchen, And Bengali Sukta EVERY ISKCON TEMPLE has its unsung heroes devotees who quietly serve the Lord with dedication. You find them everywhere, but few reach the cooking stature of the eighty-year-old legend in the Deity kitchen of ISKCON's... read more

Cooking Class: Lesson 14 by Yamuna Devi

Jul 1, 1994 | Lord Krsna's Cuisine, Volume-28 Number-04, Yamuna Devi Dasi

Vegetable Soups Revisited AS PROMISED, here's a cooking class from the road in India. For me, being back in India is an instant case of "what is old is new again." Of course, I've met with the inevitable East-West culture shock, but it's one... read more

Cooking Class: Lesson 13 by Yamuna Devi

May 1, 1994 | Lord Krsna's Cuisine, Volume-28 Number-03, Yamuna Devi Dasi

Sak Leafy Green Vegetables MANY KIDS PUSH leafy green vegetables around the plate and eat them last, if at all. I was one of those kids in the 40s and 50s. Spinach, the most frequent offering those days, was likely served in a cheesy cream sauce to pass muster with... read more

Cooking Class: Lesson 12 by Yamuna Devi

Mar 1, 1994 | Lord Krsna's Cuisine, Volume-28 Number-02, Yamuna Devi Dasi

Amazing Fried Vegetables ALMOST EVERYONE loves fried vegetables. Americans crave French fries as much as the British do their chips. Delhi streetside vendors sell vegetable fritters known as pakoras. In Tokyo they're called tempuras. The French love... read more

Cooking Class: Lesson 11 by Yamuna Devi

Jan 1, 1994 | Lord Krsna's Cuisine, Volume-28 Number-01, Yamuna Devi Dasi

Moist Vegetables ALMOST ANYONE who has eaten Indian food has been served at least one. It's commonplace in far too many Indian restaurants an overcooked mush of greasy vegetables. Such dishes are a mockery of Indian vegetable cookery. You often find them in muted... read more