Maacher Tel Chocchori
A rich and flavourful Bengali dish of fish offal and pumpkin, as shared by Avinandan Kundu.
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!
Chimboricha Kaalvan
This recipe is from Pangat: Food and Lore from Marathi Kitchens (Hachette India). Bringing together over 200 traditional recipes, culinary researcher Saee Koranne-Khandekar debunks the myths surrounding the foods of Maha…
Mohoricha Loncha
This recipe is from Pangat: Food and Lore from Marathi Kitchens (Hachette India). Bringing together over 200 traditional recipes, culinary researcher Saee Koranne-Khandekar debunks the myths surrounding the foods of Maha…
Jimikanda Aau Jhurga Ke Amtaha
A marriage of the earthiness of elephant yam with the tartness of yoghurt, this Chattisgarhi recipe is an unexpected burst of flavours and textures.
Masoor Dal Khichuri
This recipe is from Indranee Ghosh’s book Spiced, Smoked, Pickled, Preserved: Recipes and Reminiscences From India’s Eastern Hills (Hachette India). In this well-seasoned medley of memories and meals, the author brings t…
Semolina Halwa
This recipe is from Indranee Ghosh’s book Spiced, Smoked, Pickled, Preserved: Recipes and Reminiscences From India’s Eastern Hills (Hachette India). In this well-seasoned medley of memories and meals, the author brings t…
Rampuri Adrak Halwa
A nearly forgotten recipe for a winter specialty from Rampur, with ginger being its star ingredient.
Ammulu Gari Kodi Kura
A recipe for a traditional chicken curry from Andhra Pradesh named after the woman who cooked it.
Millet Chicken Biryani
A simple but delicious recipe from Janagiamma, a leader from the indigenous Kurumba community of the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu.