The journey of a professionally trained homecook.
Where food comes from
Assamese and Northeastern food traditions researched properly: the original dish first, the interpretation second, and never the two confused.
Every Roots piece runs the same four movements, so you always know whether you are reading the tradition or my interpretation of it.
The dish as it is actually made, and by whom.
Why those ingredients, in that order, at that heat.
One variable at a time, with the failures recorded.
My interpretation — offered as an interpretation.
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Understanding one of Assam's most distinctive culinary traditions — and exploring how it can be interpreted for the modern kitchen.
There is no other Indian dish quite like khar, because there is no other Indian dish built on an alkali. This is what I found when I went looking for why.
Read storyTry khar, sour, bamboo or fermentation.
