EditorialClockwise from top left: aloo palak (spicy spinach and potatoes); chicken kofta in tomato gravy; Kerala-style vegetable korma; mango lassi; and basmati rice in New York, March 28, 2023. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (Christopher Testani/The New York Times)
EditorialA platter, which includes long-grained Pakistani basmati rice, at the Chapli & Chips halal food cart on Hillside Avenue in northeastern Queens, June 12, 2021. (Adam Friedlander/The New York Times)