Tendli Masale Bhat
A seasonal rice-based dish made with tender tendli, this Maharashtrian recipe brings together spices, fresh coconut, and everyday pantry staples to make a comforting and flavourful meal.
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Maaticha: Bringing the Best of Konkan through Seasonal, Small-Batch Products
Maaticha is a farm owned by the Kazi family that grows local, seasonal produce in the Konkan region.
Daggertooth Pike Conger Curry
This recipe for a Maharashtrian curry from sustainable seafood initiative 'InSeason Fish’ highlights the unique texture and delicate flavours of the daggertooth pike conger,or the pike eel,abundantly available in December along both coasts of India.
“The act of foraging is meant to be a collective process”
Farmer and seed-saver Sunil Bhoye tells Oishika Roy about how seeds can be preserved by storing them in earthen pots and bamboo stems, and passing his knowledge of wild foods on to his daughter through the Wild Food Festival.
This Sunday Market in Alibag Thrives in the Monsoon
The Thal Sunday Market is indispensable to Neil Khopkar’s family-run eatery in Alibag. Leaning into local flavours and ingredients, it is here that they buy hirva vanga, samudra methi, and sakla, among a bunch of other produce.
Kala Masalyachi Methi
Reminiscing about his hometown Nashik, Archish Kashikar shares one of his favourite recipes featuring kala masala,a highlight in the northern parts of Maharashtra.
“We would fill our stomachs with Udad and Khurasani leaves”
Sunil Bhoye, a farmer and conservationist from Maharashtra, talks to Shailesh Awate of OOO Farms about the demands of foraging, and how traditional knowledge is passed down in the Kokni tribe that he belongs to.
Wild Food Festival ’24
City-dwellers come together in Mumbai to taste wild foods from the forests of the Sahyadri mountains, and learn more about the communities that champion them.
How ‘Local’ is the Mid Day Meal?
Zoya Naaz Rehmaan explores whether the Mid Day Meals in different states consider the everyday dietary habits of the students they cater to.