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Tarana Husain Khan

How did Rampuri khichdi made with Urad dal become a staple for both nawabs and common people?

An excerpt from ‘Degh To Dastarkhwan: Qissas And Recipes From Rampur: Qissas and Recipes from Rampur Cuisine’, by Tarana Husain Khan.

Tarana Husain Khan
· Oct 31, 2022 · 08:30 am
Each box of halwa sohan in Rampur tells stories of lost food legacies

The halwa sold today is not the halwa of my childhood. It has been revised, adapted, diminished, like so many sweetmeats of times past.

Tarana Husain Khan
· Jun 05, 2021 · 11:30 am
Women’s Day fiction: What a little girl learns about her great-grandmother’s life in a harem

An excerpt from ‘The Begum and the Dastan’, by Tarana Husain Khan.

Tarana Husain Khan
· Mar 08, 2021 · 05:30 pm