Nazma Rahman moved to Kingston, Ontario in 1970. In this episode she teaches me a Bangladeshi masoor daal with panch phoran. You will hear a mostly long kitchen soundscape followed by a conversation I had with Nazma Aunty and her husband, Hafizur Uncle, about what it was like to be Muslim here back in the day, and how they established the Islamic Society of Kingston.

Nazma Rahman is from Nilphamari, Bangladesh. She has lived in Kingston, Ontario, since 1970, where she is a founding member of the Islamic Society of Kingston. Access her daal recipe here.

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In this episode, Sheetal Aunty teaches me a her take on a traditional Gujarati toor daal with jaggery – that’s right, it has sugar in it! As we cook, Sheetal Aunty and I connect over our shared Gujarati heritage and love of cooking and eating Indian cuisine.

Sheetal Purohit is from Porbandar, Gujarat, India, and she loves Kingston, her home for the last 24 years.

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Gulshan Babbar, or Gulshan Aunty to me is from Amritsar, India and has called Kingston, Ontario her second home since 2001. She is a pillar of the local Hindu community, organizing cultural and religious events alongside running her own business. She shares her dal makhani recipe and also teaches me to make ghee as we talk about why she loves daal and Kingston.

Gulshan Babbar is from Amritsar, Punjab, India. She is the owner of Bayridge Grocery in Kingston, Ontario and is Secretary of the Hindu Mandir of Kingston Board of Directors.

Intro and exit music: Creep by Lal @lalforest

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