Food

Ruchira Sonalkar from Mumbai runs Native Tongue with her husband Rohan, wherein they sell all-natural and preservative-free jams, stone ground nut butters, savory spreads, fruit cordials and dessert sauces made from lesser-known indegenous produce, and ship them all over the country.

Madhu Kandoi, founder of Khichdi Khichri, has added 30 types of khichdi to the menu in the last five years.

Shelley Subawalla in Delhi is taking generations of Parsi family masalas and chutneys recipes to the world through 'Zarin's Secrets' - named after her grandmother.

Gujiyas are typically served during Holi, but Bombay Sweets in Thanjavur sells it year-round. The eatery, established in 1949 by Guru Dayal Sharma from Mathura, sells a modified version of the snack, called chandrakala.

Pankaj Nerurkar from Mumbai was forced to shut his restaurant due to the lockdown. He then started Nano Food, a street side stall in a car where he sells authentic Malvani cuisine

Polson began as a coffee manufacturing company in 1888, by 13-year-old Pestunji Edulji Dalal in Bombay. The first largescale dairy was set up in Khair, Gujarat, and the brand was India’s first commercially manufactured butter.

Amritsar's Kesar Da Dhaba is famous for its mouth-watering Punjabi food like Mah ki Dal and Lachcha Paranthas. But did you know it's fascinating history?

Retd Army Captain V K Mehra and his wife, Cuckoo, started the Teasta Tea Shop, one of the capital’s oldest and most popular tea cafes, from their garage in Noida in 1995.

Appearing regularly on television cooking shows in Tamil Nadu, Yogambal Sundar has also taught over 400 recipes, which include traditional recipes, along with pre and post-natal dishes for pregnant and new mothers.

Delhi's Sanjay Dubey, lost his leg to an accident but this hasn't deterred him from earning a living from his pizza and pasta food stall.