Growing up, I was constantly at one of my best friends' houses, feasting on the heaped plates of Akoori that were served. Akoori, also...

Payasam is the South Indian version of Kheer, the famed rice pudding of India. Payasam is an ancient dish with a history recorded for...

When we think of Hyderabadi cuisine, Biryani pops to mind. But several other dishes are also iconic, coming to this blog soon, and Bhagare baingan is one of these classics. This dish arrived with the Mughals and is a legacy of the importance of eggplant in Muslim culture. Although this dish is strongly associated with the Mughal influence on the cuisine of this region, this dish is, in reality, a perfect merging of Mughal and Rayalseema cuisine. Poppy seeds travelled with th