family legacy

Chef Aabhishek Bedi Varma from Guwahati is redefining Northeast cuisine by turning indigenous ingredients into inventive, fine-dining dishes. A celebration of regional flavours recently reached Rashtrapati Bhavan, through a Northeast-inspired menu for the President’s Republic Day reception.

Abdul Aziz Kozgar of Srinagar is one of the last threads to Kashmir’s rose water making legacy - at a very reasonable price.

Hiralal Kashidas Bhajiawala has been in the same place and is using exactly the same recipe - dating back to the early 1900s - to make Undhiyu, Dhokla, Fafda, Jalebi and so on.