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  <subtitle>Recipes tested on a real weeknight — Indian and global home cooking, written so the quantities and steps just work. By Chirag Singhal.</subtitle>
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    <title>Weeknight dal in 20 minutes</title>
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    <summary>A one-pot toor dal that tastes slow-cooked but is on the table in 20 minutes — pressure cooker or pan, with a tadka that does the heavy lifting.</summary>
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    <title>Perfect basmati rice, every single time</title>
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    <summary>The absorption method for long, separate basmati grains — no gummy clumps, no draining a pot of starch water. Two ratios, one rest, done.</summary>
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    <title>A meal-prep template that survives a real week</title>
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    <updated>2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z</updated>
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    <summary>Not five identical containers you dread by Wednesday — a mix-and-match base of grains, a protein, two sauces and quick veg you can recombine into different meals.</summary>
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