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Nonchalant Insider

A curated collection of culinary stories, recipes, and inspirations from my journey.

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About Nonchalant Insider

At the age of 12, curious about all things food, I started by cooking my very first dish. A resident
of Mumbai, India – a land rich in culture and
cuisine I started my journey on the culinary trail quite early. Beginning my food career in journalism where I still write extensive on food and the
people behind it for luxury publications, nationally as well as internationally.

At the age of 12, curious about all things food, I started by cooking my very first dish. A resident
of Mumbai, India – a land rich in culture and
cuisine I started my journey on the culinary trail quite early.

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Nonchalant Picks

Friendly Classics —@soka_blr

There’s wonder and then there’s mystique, August heralds fall flavors and somehow these dishes really piqued my interest. More often than not, warming me up!

Bruschetta1 —@club.solene

There’s wonder and then there’s mystique, August heralds fall flavors and somehow these dishes really piqued my interest. More often than not, warming me up!

Thaispired Cocktails —@Mumbai

There’s wonder and then there’s mystique, August heralds fall flavors and somehow these dishes really piqued my interest. More often than not, warming me up!

Bruschetta —@club.solene, Moira

There’s wonder and then there’s mystique, August heralds fall flavors and somehow these dishes really piqued my interest. More often than not, warming me up!

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Kitchen Notes

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, and a generous topping of sev. Calorie counting can wait…

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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 it. Half goes into a spiced syrup with ginger, green…

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Nonchalant Takes

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 the bird it's named after.

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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.

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