Recipes
What kind of recipes do you love most? At The Locavore, we savour recipes that celebrate the heritage and culture of different regions and communities across the Indian subcontinent, and ones that use local and seasonal ingredients imaginatively. Oh, and recipes that are paired with delicious stories” those are our favourite kinds!
Yongchak Eromba
This version of the Manipuri Eromba brings together yongchak, ngari, and seasonal vegetables.
Daata Chorchori: Vegetable Stir-fry with Moringa Pods
This simple vegetable stir-fry from Bengal niftily uses leftover vegetables and food scraps.
Kata Chochori
This classic Bengali preparation transforms fish bones, head pieces, and fatty trimmings into a slow-cooked, flavourful, crisp-edged dish.
Ponkh Appe
This seasonal ponkh appe is inspired by Kathiawadi winter traditions.
Bhee ji Chaap
Dimple Bajaj Senani shares a recipe for Bhee ji Chaap, made using fragrant Sao masalo.
Chopan Kebab
For those belonging to the Afghan diaspora, this lightly spiced Afghan lamb or mutton skewer is associated with memories of Ramadan meals shared around the dastarkhan.
Baripada Mutton Kasa
For sisters Jinnie and Rini Saren, this slow-cooked mutton curry from Baripada in Odisha brings back memories of Holi with their late mother.
Watermelon Rind Rotti
A recipe from LFC Bengaluru about a grandmother’s summer ritual of making watermelon rind rotti.