Coloured Cake
Passed down over generations, Riya and Nikita’s grandmother’s recipe for coloured cake is now a family tradition, fostering bonding and invoking memories.
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Gular ki Sabzi
In an exploration of the cluster fig—its history and its prevalence today—Priti Saxena decides that she must cook with and eat the fruit as well. She shares with us a recipe her mother used to make—a cluster fig sabzi.
‘Pounding and pickling was a community activity’
Usha Rayalu, who co-founded The Manduva Project with Neha Alluri, says the central courtyard for which the brand is named was where women in their family could be themselves.
Masoor Dal Khichuri
This recipe is from Indranee Ghosh’s book Spiced, Smoked, Pickled, Preserved: Recipes and Reminiscences From India’s Eastern Hills (Hachette India).
In this well-seasoned medley of memories and meals, the author brings together charming vignettes from her youth in the densely forested Khasi Hills and in Bengal with a delectable selection of recipes passed down over three generations.
Semolina Halwa
This recipe is from Indranee Ghosh’s book Spiced, Smoked, Pickled, Preserved: Recipes and Reminiscences From India’s Eastern Hills (Hachette India).
In this well-seasoned medley of memories and meals, the author brings together charming vignettes from her youth in the densely forested Khasi Hills and in Bengal with a delectable selection of recipes passed down over three generations.
Rampuri Adrak Halwa
A nearly forgotten recipe for a winter specialty from Rampur, with ginger being its star ingredient.
Yarkhandi Pulao
Ladakhi cuisine is a lot more than just momos and thukpas. Kunzes Angmo’s recipe for Yarkhandi Pulao reflects the region’s links and influences from other cultures and lands.
Sev Na Larvas
An Eid specialty, the Sev Na Larvas is a traditional sweet made in Surti households of the Dawoodi Bohra community to celebrate the auspicious occasion of Eid Ul Fitr.
Malai Na Khajla
Flaky pastries filled with cream, a delicacy in the Bohra community.
In Lamiya’s Urban Kitchen, Where Traditional Bohra Food Still Has a Place
It is by observing her family cook that Lamiya Amiruddin developed a strong understanding of her community’s rich culinary heritage.
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