Coloured Cake
Passed down over generations, Riya and Nikita’s grandmother’s recipe for coloured cake is now a family tradition, fostering bonding and invoking memories.
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!
Pappa no Ghosh
Originally, narrated by cousins Lamiya and Adil, this recipe for roast meat belongs to their late grandfather, who would often make the dish for his friends and family. It is as much an ode to recipes lost in time and mo…
Bikaneri Chai
In this recipe, Shashi Chhabra shares a memory of a lasting impression left by an addictive chai at a mela in Allahabad, the recipe for which she altered to create an everyday experience at home.
Awadhi Murgh Qorma
This recipe was published in 'Forgotten Foods: Memories and Recipes From Muslim South Asia’ by Picador India (2023).
Green Prawns Pulao
Unlike most family-favourite recipes passed down through generations, Chryselle D’Silva Dias recalls the origins of this green prawn pulao,jotted down by her sister Pearl D’Silva while watching a cook-along TV show as a…
Aamra Chutney
In Bengal, chutney is made with seasonal sweet and sour fruits. This recipe for chutney from Sienna cafe uses aamra, also known as hog plum. Hog plum, which tastes like a sharper and more acidic green apple, shines in ch…
Koorka Ularthu
Koorka Ularthu is a simple tuber stir fry, made commonly by the Syrian Christian community in Kerala.
Gular ki Sabzi
In an exploration of the cluster fig,its history and its prevalence today,Priti Saxena decides that she must cook with and eat the fruit as well. She shares with us a recipe her mother used to make,a cluster fig sabzi.