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Aysha Tanya
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A new cookbook cracks the code: Good Indian food needn’t be authentic, it just has to be Indian-ish
Priya Krishna’s ‘Indian-ish’ is filled with quick, hassle-free recipes, which stay true to their Indian roots.
Anisha Rachel Oommen & Aysha Tanya
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Though religion and food are at loggerheads in India, a cookbook brings them together with humour
With its light-hearted focus on culture, history and cuisine, ‘Bhagwaan ke Pakwaan’ is an ideal read for today’s divisive times.
Anisha Rachel Oommen & Aysha Tanya
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This no-frills cookbook is the ideal beginner’s guide to South Indian food
‘A Cook’s Tour of South India’ by Vimla Patil is divided into six sections and features solid and reliable recipes.
Anisha Rachel Oommen & Aysha Tanya
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In heated Maharashtra poll battle, Uddhav Thackeray emerges as Opposition alliance’s strike weapon
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Why there should be no place for a ‘Brahmin conference’ at Indian universities
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Watch: The trailer of ‘Panchayat’ season 3 is out
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‘iParent’: An eye-opening, sobering read for parents raising an always-online generation of children
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Going beyond xacuti and cafreal, an old cookbook serves the delights of Goan Catholic cuisine
The ‘Goan Cookbook’ by Joyce Fernandes has been the kitchen guide for Goans over the past few decades.
Anisha Rachel Oommen & Aysha Tanya
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In a 75-year-old Chitrapur Saraswat cookbook, you can see food influences from across India
For the community that has a long history of migration, the ‘Rasa Chandrika’ is still as valuable as it was in 1943.
Anisha Rachel Oommen & Aysha Tanya
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Have you cooked a Ding-Dong or Ding-Ding? This Indian recipe book from the 1800s shows you how
The ‘Madras Cookery Book’, written to introduce early British settlers to Indian life, is sprinkled with practical advice that is relevant even today.
Anisha Rachel Oommen & Aysha Tanya
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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Video: How free and fair are Indian elections today?
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Watch: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walks the Cannes red carpet with an injured arm
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Watch: Meet Figaro, the curious cat who loves to ‘help’ her human making pottery
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Watch: Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, walks the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival
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This old Parsi cookbook is as singular as the community whose recipes it documents
‘The Time & Talents Club Recipe Book’ contains 2,000 recipes, is 500 pages long, and dispenses wisdom from Shakespeare and Voltaire.
Anisha Rachel Oommen & Aysha Tanya
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Ignore celeb chefs’ paneer recipes and read this old cookbook if you want to learn Mappila cuisine
‘Malabar Muslim Cookery’, published first in 1981, is still cherished, especially by NRIs wanting to recreate a taste of home.
Anisha Rachel Oommen & Aysha Tanya
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To learn the secrets of East Indian food, you need to read this rare committee-written recipe book
‘The East Indian Cookery Book’ painstakingly documents family recipes, which are closely-guarded and only passed down through the generations.
Anisha Rachel Oommen & Aysha Tanya
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