Nevti Curry
This Koli-style preparation of mudskipper fish is cooked with colocasia leaves, Koli masala, and tamarind.
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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!
Koli Masala
Bhavesh Koli shares his family’s recipe for Koli masala—a spice blend made using four kinds of chilli.
Karal Karuvadu Rasam
This recipe for rasam uses dried ponyfish and Kuzhumbu milagai thool, a spice blend intrinsic to South India.
Sukha Jawala Kismur
A monsoon staple along Goa’s coast, Sukha Jawala Kismur is a quick stir-fry made with tiny sun-dried shrimps.
Mangalorean Kane Fry
In this no-frills Mangalorean classic, Ladyfish (Kane) is slathered in a fiery, bright-red masala of boiled Byadagi chillies, garlic, ginger, pepper, and tamarind, then pan-fried until crisp outside and tender within.
Arisa Pitha Celebrates Odisha’s New Rice Harvest
Made out of rice flour and jaggery, these simple fried cakes are traditionally prepared during Makara Sankranti as well as the agricultural Nuakhai festivals celebrated in Odisha.
Savoury Ven Pongal Marks Tamil Nadu’s Harvest Season
Geetha Venkataraman shares her mother Visalakshi Venkataraman’s Pongal recipe, reminiscing about the many memories associated with the rice harvest festival.
Shobji Diye Aar Macher Korai Chochori
This Bengali-style Korai Chochori is made with Aar maach, mustard, and winter vegetables.
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