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Unlike most family-favourite recipes passed down through generations, Chryselle D’Silva Dias recalls the origins of this green prawn pulao—jotted down by her sister Pearl D’Silva while watching a cook-along TV show as a young adult.

Chak-hao, or black rice, is an aromatic, glutinous variety of rice grown in Nagaland and Manipur. Since it lends itself beautifully to sweet dishes, Ankita tweaks a pudding recipe by adding proso millet flour to the rice for a thicker, more nutritious treat.

How team members at Ishka Farms, India’s first and only caper farm in Tamil Nadu, found themselves experimenting with the ingredient—on the field and back in their home kitchens.

Contrary to popular belief, household food waste is not the most significant contributor to wastage in the food system. Journalist Sharmila Vaidyanathan reveals how food is lost during every stage of its production and distribution, how preventable these losses are, and the gaps in the system.

This prawn-based dish native to the tribal regions of Odisha employs the traditional technique of leaf-wrapped cooking, which not only imparts a rich, smoky flavour but is also an example of utilising a part of the plane that would otherwise be discarded.

A sweet innate to Chhattisgarh, Dehrauri is made by fermenting rice. Glass jars filled to the brim with these treats can be found in Chhattisgarhi homes during most festivals.

With women’s education in India taking off only in the 1860s, it isn’t surprising that cookbooks were authored by men until then, in tones ranging from disciplinary to mansplaining. When women began to write these themselves, they did so on their own terms.

A resource by the Millet Revival Project to help you learn about these ancient grains and make them a regular addition to your pantry.

At Meghalaya’s Mei-Ramew Café, Dial Muktieh is bringing back the Bhoi food she grew up with.

Championing the best regional food across India through storytelling, recipes, events, and producers.

The Millet Revival Project by The Locavore, in association with Rainmatter Foundation is an attempt to understand and promote the diversity of millets in India through the lens of taste, ecology, and culture.

At The Locavore, we champion exceptional local produce by highlighting producers and farmers whose work we believe in, and telling their stories with honesty and nuance.