August 2026: The Desi Pantry
In the second month of our quarterly theme Know Your Desi Ingredients, we focused on pantry staples. We dug into our kitchen shelves, and picked out ingredients that are dried, stored, preserved, fermented.
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Watermelon Rind Rotti
A recipe from LFC Bengaluru about a grandmother’s summer ritual of making watermelon rind rotti.
Love and Loss in the Municipality of Castaway Belongings
Reported by journalist Soumya Roy over the span of a decade, ‘Mountain Tales: Love and Loss in the Municipality of Castaway Belongings’ sheds light on the waste mountains of Deonar, Mumbai, and the many lives that revolv…
Biran
A hearty one-pot meal that brings together fish roe, chana dal, and Gobindobhog rice.
Modachya Methichi Usal
This twist on a traditional Maharashtrian recipe balances the bitterness of methi with coconut flakes and jaggery.
Love as Cake
This chocolate cake with mango-white chocolate frosting and cherry-rose compote is inspired by monsoon fruit, 90s nostalgia, and a love song that felt too good to be true.
Karonda and Green Chilli Pickle
This sharp and vibrant pickle aptly captures the fleeting flavours of early monsoon.