Putpura Sabzi
Putpura mushrooms, foraged from beneath sal trees during the monsoon, are a seasonal delicacy among tribal communities in central India.
Recipes
What kind of recipes do you love most? At The Locavore, we savour recipes that celebrate the heritage and culture of different regions and communities across the Indian subcontinent, and ones that use local and seasonal ingredients imaginatively. Oh, and recipes that are paired with delicious stories” those are our favourite kinds!
Kalari Kulcha
This kalari-stuffed kulcha is a classic street-food preparation from Jammu.
Chicken Gassi
This creamy, fragrant chicken curry from coastal Karnataka is best paired with rotti or neer dosas.
Erissery
This traditional Kerala dish made with pumpkin, cowpeas, and coconut is a sadhya staple.
The Pull of Kinema’s Strings
Priyadarshinee Shrestha and Roshan Rai explore what making kinema—a fermented staple popular in the Eastern Himalayas—looks like in a rapidly changing world.
Pendhra Chokha
An unexpected discovery at the Wild Food Festival, this chokha celebrates pendhra’s unique texture and taste.
Niang Ryndia Salad
In Meghalaya, Eri silkworm pupae are often eaten after the silk cocoon has been harvested.
Dhaniwal Korma
The process of making this Kashmiri korma a slow one, beginning with yoghurt instead of oil.
Shevla-Kakad Coconut Curry
This traditional Konkani curry celebrates the monsoon harvest with wild shevla, kakad (a small green fruit that often grows near shevla), seafood, and a rich coconut base.