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Monsoon Pakora Sandwich

Pakoras are everywhere this monsoon. This recipe puts them inside a sandwich instead — crisp onion pakoras layered with a green chutney mellowed by hung curd, pickled onions for acidity,...

Lychee Chundo

Mango gets all the glory in Gujarat. But lychee season deserved its own chundo — one that keeps the fruit tasting like itself. The trick is not cooking all of...

Rajasthan in a Glass, and on a Plate

A last-minute tiramisu made with Godawan Series 02 at a palace in Rajasthan, and why Series 01 is the only thing you pour alongside it. The recipe, the whisky, and...

Bombay Monsoon Bhutta Chilli Cheese Toast

Charcoal-roasted bhutta meets Bombay chilli cheese toast in this monsoon recipe that tastes like a slice of nostalgia

Bhel Goes to Finishing School

Chaat is one of the most underrated culinary achievements of mankind — and bhel, made the right way, is its most democratic expression

New Yorker Nacho Cheese Sauce

A copycat recipe for New Yorkers Mumbai's legendary nachos, remember the restaurant that made Bombay fall in love with a cheese sauce.

The Juste un Clou and the Man Who Understood It

Cartier Juste un Clou men who wear it know something others don't. Aldo Cipullo's 1971 nail bracelet was never just for women — and it still isn't.

Ron Zacapa XO: The Sip India Never Had

What makes the Zacapa XO genuinely different, you need to understand the Solera system and the best way I can explain it is through food.

The Duchessa: On Gritti’s Olfactory Extravaganza which Spins Two-ways

There are fragrances you fall into immediately and ones that make you think, the Duchessa I'm still figuring out but on first instance it’s a keeper.

Matla Chicken

In places like Saurashtra, especially around Gir, pastoral and hunting communities have historically cooked meat like this.

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