This Month’s Films: Shakespeare Wallah & The Namesake
Cuisine: Indian

Although the preparation of Indian food doesn’t require any esoteric utensils per se, there are several traditional items that would make the experience more authentic, most notably: a hamam dasta grinding bowl and pestle for hand blended masalas, curry pastes and powders; a karhai, which is a deep, round-bottomed metal pan similar to a wok; and a tandoor clay oven [in my Technicolor dreams]. And of course, an electric rice cooker is always a blessing. But with or without these specialty items, it is still possible to prepare a classic Indian feast with whatever you’ve got on hand.

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