If you have ever eaten a proper South Indian meal, the one that comes on a banana leaf with rice, sambar, and a small bowl of something pickled on the...

There is a smell that comes from freshly ground flour that is difficult to describe to someone who has never experienced it. Earthy, slightly nutty, warm in a way that has nothing to do...

Walk into any home along the Kerala coast, or through the older neighbourhoods of coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, and you will find coconut oil in the kitchen. Just there, the way...

Most of us never think about the cow behind the milk. We think about the brand, maybe the price, sometimes whether it is full fat or toned. The cow rarely comes into...

There's something almost meditative about making roti. The dough coming together under your palms. The smell when it hits the tava. That first warm bite straight off the flame.  We think we know roti....

Introduction  Who doesn’t like dal pakoda? Or a tadka that fills the kitchen with a smell and makes you hungrier than before. You see the common between both?   The oil.   Today, oil is...