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Remember sitting by the kitchen shelf, watching your nani (maternal grandmother) cook magic on the stove? Or going on a trail with your baba (father), where you both prepared a meal steeped in stories — a recipe passed down for generations?

Whether it’s annakoot sabzi, cooked during Govardhan Puja in Mathura, the rich kewami sevaiyaan from the bylanes of Lucknow, or laal maas, simmered in Jaipur homes during special occasions — our food holds stories. Recipes are love notes from the past, carrying memory, culture, and care.

In Food Diaries, The Better India explores such traditional........

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