Until my 30s I found all beans and legumes disgusting, except green beans. I'd eat them if served them but would think to myself "FML this is disgusting." In my 30s I got introduced to some great Indian restaurants by coworkers and it got me to the point where I love them now and try to use them in more and more ways. I just had my first foray with black eyed peas this month. Later this year going to try to make Akara/Koose (a West African fritter made with black eyed peas). I'd love to be like Chetna and have literally a dozen varieties in the pantry but they can be hard to find. I still haven't found fava beans locally yet even! Dr. Lecter would be so displeased :(. Anyway, this is a great run through. I'm going to use it to step up my legume/bean culinary game. #food#cooking#Nigeria#Ghana#India#IndianFood#IndianCooking#PlantBased#legumes THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO LENTILS | Everything You Need to Know about DAL | Food with Chetna
#India Prime Minister Modi has arrived at the White House for dinner with President Biden. The official state visitor (who will be the guest of honor for a more formal dinner tomorrow) is receiving a few presents from the Bidens this evening.
#India Prime Minister Narendra Modi this afternoon was supposed to tour the National Science Foundation in Alexandria, #Virginia with first lady Jill Biden. He arrived late. She did a short tour without him, according to radio pool reporter Anita Powell of VOA.
The world’s largest democracy is collapsing before our eyes
Since Modi took office in 2014, and especially after winning reelection in 2019, he has systematically taken a hammer to the core institutions of Indian democracy #News#India
On Thursday, President Biden and #India Prime Minister Modi "will deliver remarks and take questions from the press" in the East Room, according to the White House.
Comparing the two places I've lived the longest as an adult: #Chicago and #Delhi. Two places. Two continents. Different rates of increase but increases nonetheless. I've always thought that the biggest strength and flaw of human beings is that we are adaptable. But can we really adapt to these changes? Should we even need to?
I grieve for these changes. But I especially grieve for Delhi and people in India.
Today is #WorldMusicDay#MusicDay
So, here is a c1650 AD portrait of musician Tansen (Ramtanu Pandey) one of the 'Navrattans' or 9 gems or 9 accomplished courtiers of the #Mughal ruler #Akbar
He is the creator of many 'Ragas'of #IndianClassicalMusic
Dozens of US lawmakers urge Biden to raise rights issues with Modi, letter shows
Dozens of U.S. President Joe Biden's fellow Democrats urged him on Tuesday to raise human rights issues with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Washington this week, according to a letter sent to Biden.
The U.S. lawmakers said they were concerned about religious intolerance, press freedoms, internet access and the targeting of civil society groups.
It is the responsibility of the United States to hold India accountable by publicly condemning the Prime Minister’s downward spiral toward authoritarianism.
These signage(s) put by the Border Roads Organization, National Highway 54 #Mizoram, #India. Besides the advice, always puts a smile on the face of weary travelers.
...surface temperatures 👉affect rainfall and storms in #Brazil, #India, the #Sahel region of #Africa, and the southwestern #UnitedStates. The higher temperatures also help to strengthen storms that form in the eastern Atlantic and eventually spawn #hurricanes, scientists say." (2)