Dried fish is one of the key ingredients of most recipes in hilly cuisine, and their popularity is on par with any other meat dish. 'Suri Suguni'/ 'Chhuri Shutki' and 'Eje-guri'/'dried-prawn' are ...

The fact that I have just eaten dried fish, that too in the heart of Mumbai’s posh business district, has me truly excited. Dried or preserved fish is an essential part of the kitchen inventory in ...

One of Jeslin Sleeba’s earliest and lasting food memories is watching her mother work a grinding stone, making chammanthi (chutney) of dried prawns, shallots, coconut red chilli and salt. “I remember ...

Until a few years ago, one could spot garlands of vegetables hanging on the front walls of houses across Kashmir. These were neither decorative nor was it a practice borne out of superstition. They ...