E7 Rajasthan - Sambar

U • Food • 2019

The soil of Sambar is so blessed with richness that it’s not only used to produce salt but also in cooking some of the local delicacies. One such dish is ‘Bin Pani Ki Roti’, a preparation in which the dough is kneaded with ghee instead of water. The restriction on the use of water in this parched st...

Director: Shubhra Chatterji

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    E1 Hampi

    23 July 2019 | 24 min

    When Aditya Bal knocks on the doors of Hampi a village centuries old some bygone recipes are rediscovered and gain a new identity. Under the shadow of Anjaneya Hill, the birthplace of Lord Hanuman, we gather recipes lost in time, waiting to be found. When Rajmata Chandrakanta Devi lights up the ch...

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    E2 Rajasthan-Shekhawati

    30 July 2019 | 24 min

    Visit Shekhawati, the land of openair art galleries, and magnificent Havelis covered with frescoes and murals. The place is the home of Shekhawats, an adventureloving Rajput clan. This affinity can be seen in their cuisine, which includes the Rajput version of sausages Aanth ke Kabab. After samplin...

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    E3 Konkan

    06 August 2019 | 25 min

    The Konkan coastline has multiple layers to its culture and lifestyle. As we go down to the lanes of Dapoli, Harnai village, amongst the people belonging to the Konkani Muslim community, ‘Katri’, a sweet preparation which was Konkan’s own variation to modernday pasta is discovered. As this journey c...

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    E4 Bene Israel

    13 August 2019 | 25 min

    Amongst the many communities that live in the coastal state of Maharashtra, is a community of Jews called Bene Israel. While the facts of their origins are lost in time, some of their recipes have survived. From a part of the community settled in Pune comes a recipe that used to be prepared mainly o...

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    E5 Shimla

    20 August 2019 | 25 min

    As we stroll through the winding roads of Shimla with Aditya Bal, we can still see some fragments of the British Raj scattered all over the city, either in the form of infrastructure or their influence on the food popular in the area. Such influence is observed in the preparation of the Shimla versi...

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    E6 Chhattisgarh

    27 August 2019 | 25 min

    Lives of people in Chhattisgarh commoners or royals have always been linked to the forests. Indian mythology claims that the Bastar forest was where Lord Rama, Lakshman, and Sita spent 14 years in exile. Aditya Bal visits Harwakodo, the residence of the members of the Muria Tribe in Chhattisgarh, ...

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    E8 Puri

    10 September 2019 | 25 min

    A city that bases everything on the power of gratitude, Puri, according to Vishnu Purana, was the only spot out of the four abodes ‘Char Dham’ for Lord Jagannath to come and eat. In this place where food is always in plenty, even if lakhs of devotees come, the ‘Anna Rasabali’ is brought back to life...

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    E9 Uttara Andhra

    17 September 2019 | 25 min

    Surrounded by the deep, blue sea on one side and lush green mountains on the other, Uttara Andhra is a living example of how development and nature can coexist in harmony. In this blessed land, you find people so reverent of nature that they ask forgiveness from the trees from which they pluck leave...

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    E10 Uttarakhand

    24 September 2019 | 25 min

    Chirping birds, skyhigh mountains, rivers singing their own melody – many can only dream of the scenic beauty which Uttarakhand brings to reality. Join Aditya Bal on his travels through this inspiring landscape. The Garhwal region of this state is where the first lost recipe – ‘Seeda Roti’ – comes f...

Language

Hindi

Release Date

03 September 2019

Genre

Food

Director

Shubhra Chatterji

Actors