culinary heritage

Daggertooth Pike Conger Curry

This recipe for a Maharashtrian curry from sustainable seafood initiative 'InSeason Fish’ highlights the unique texture and delicate flavours of the daggertooth pike conger,or the pike eel,abundantly available in Decembe…

InSeason Fish

Khageena

Mehvash Arslan and her mother Shahina’s love for khageena,a simple, Sunday breakfast egg staple,evokes memories of shared meals and family time, while reminding them of their heritage.

Mehvash Arslan and Shahina Kavarana

Garadu Chaat

A popular street food from Indore enjoyed during winter, garadu chaat is a simple, fried snack that is seasoned with spices and often topped with Jeeravan, a local spice mix.

Vallari Apte

Mudali Rava Fry

Sumeet Kaur of Spudnik Farms documents the recipe of a simple rava fry, a specialty of the Kunbi community. The Kunbis use mudali for this preparation, a unique tuber they preserve and cultivate in the Western Ghats.

Yogesh Derekar and Sumeet Kaur

Paati’s Kaimanam: Morkozhambu

Grandmothers are exceptional at everything, except passing on their heirloom recipes in a way 20-something-year-olds understand, Samyuktha, a contributor for 'Memories On A Plate’, shares. Featured here is her Paati’s Mo…

Samyuktha KVS

Anarse

Diwali is synonymous with snacks and sweets, called faral. Suhasini Ekbote, defying modern trends, continues to make Anarse – a fried, semi-sweet snack made with fermented rice flour and jaggery, preserving a traditional…

Suhasini Ekbote

Blood Sausages

Hailing from the Bodh community in Himachal Pradesh, Rigzin and Tenzin share their recipe for blood sausages. With members of the community leaving the region and returning, palates are constantly evolving, and so are th…

Rigzin and Tenzin

Mahua ka Laata

A recipe that highlights the foraging practices of the tribes of Gond through the versatile Mahua flower. It is featured in “Recipes for Change - Recipes for Coexistence”, a publication about wild foods from the Adivasi…

Gond women of Panna , Dhaatri
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