Anoothi Vishal

A few days ago, I had an Onam Sadya, a lavish vegetarian meal served on a banana leaf. The Sadya is a banquet cooked for special occasions like festivals and …

Bhim Chandra Nag—One of the 19th century pioneers who introduced Sandesh in KolkataSandesh, the beloved Bengali mishti and one of India’s best-known sweets, means “news”, when translated from Hindi/Bengali, and …

<p> Some of the most famous street foods of Delhi and Mumbai today, whether it is the Bombay chaat or tandoori bites, arrived in India post partition with refugees recreating …

<p> A recent tasting of some Punjabi food at the Claridge’s marquee restaurant, Dhaba, in New Delhi, brought back memories of a childhood treat that was a fixture in our …

<p> These last few days I have been curating a festival of monsoon nashtas from across India –with a twist. Samosas, baati, kulchas, even patode, the fascinating Colocasia leaf “rolls” that are …

<p> This summer, as Paris emerges as one of the most popular travel destinations for well-heeled Indians, I have been time travelling to the French capital of the early 20th …

<p> This week, an Indian restaurant in North Carolina grabbed the headlines for being voted as America’s best restaurant by the James Beard Awards. As Chai Pani’s chef and owner …

<p> When we talk about eating that delights the senses, it is usually in terms of excess: lavish feasts, beguiling desserts, biryani with golden “pearls”, wedding sadya with multiple dishes, …

<p> It’s the season of mangoes, and while much is made of the mangifera indica, India’s most magnificent fruit as many deem it, also one of our earliest exports to the …

<p> Last week took me to the cooler environs of Dehradun, on a road trip faintly reminiscent of the Raj, when entire households would rush to the hills to escape …

<p> Earlier this week, inside the glamorous, prettily-lit precincts of Indian Accent, India’s top restaurant, I ate a refined version of a street dish more commonly found in small eateries …

<p> India’s largest export to the world may be the idea of curry.  A colonial construct, the Indian curry is present in varied forms in countries as diverse as the …