Pish-Pash
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A comforting, soothing Anglo-Indian rice and chicken porridge gently simmered with ginger, whole peppercorns, cloves, and topped with golden fried onions.
“Whenever anyone in the bungalow had a monsoon fever or chest cold, Nana would whip up a steaming pot of pish-pash.”
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