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Kitchen Cultures
A humble attempt at preserving our culinary heritage, in the form of techniques and recipes, before it disappears.
Welcome to the Kitchen Cultures blog, a unique blog here for you to explore, share and learn about various recipes and techniques that either never got the limelight or are slowly fading away.
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Nadru/Lotus Stems
With my (admittedly) limited yet steadily growing exposure to other Indian cuisines, I have not come across another part of India outside...
Shivank Dubey
Jan 30, 20222 min read
Tufahije
We are going a bit left-field - literally and figuratively - with today's post, as instead of our usual standard of dishes originating in...
Shivank Dubey
Dec 10, 20212 min read
Dendeng-Homemade dendeng Indonesia
Meat is one of the products processing most we used to see in the market.There are meatballs, sausage, nuggets, chicken wings, and many...
Dewi Elfrida
Oct 31, 20212 min read
Cumi Hitam, authentic Indonesian food
Hi seafood lovers, are you one who like squid? Squid is one of the most favorite seafood in the world. Squid can be processed into a...
Dewi Elfrida
Oct 17, 20211 min read
Breakfast Kulth
One of the simplest breakfasts I have come to enjoy over the years is a simple preparation of Kulth (horse gram) with some toast. It is...
Shivank Dubey
Sep 27, 20212 min read
Dogri Rutt
The August-November period has quite a few auspicious days in the Hindu calendar - Janamashtmi being one of them. In the weeks following...
Shivank Dubey
Sep 16, 20213 min read
Mango Ambal
Just under a year ago, during the early days of this blog, I wrote about this dish - Ambal, which is a sweet and sour pumpkin curry. The...
Shivank Dubey
Aug 21, 20212 min read
Fusion Confusion Chicken
This recipe is just another kitchen accident that turned out really good. if we go as per the title the fusion happened when I tried to...
kkulvas bhat
Aug 11, 20213 min read
Kasrorh ka Achaar/Pickled Fiddlehead fern
Kasrorh or fiddlehead is a fern that grows predominantly in Asia and Europe. Until I started researching more about it for this blog, I...
Shivank Dubey
Jul 22, 20212 min read
Pindi Chana
Pindi Chana is a quintessential Punjabi dish. Most people familiar with north Indian cuisine would be more familiar with its curry cousin...
Shivank Dubey
Jul 14, 20213 min read
Chicken Curry
This recipe originated in the Indian subcontinent and is common in Southeast Asia and Great Britain as well. There is no rocket science...
kkulvas bhat
Jul 6, 20213 min read
Kheer/Rice Pudding
Kheer is one of the most prominent deserts of the Indian Subcontinent and over time, it has seen various variations. Kheer is derived...
kkulvas bhat
Jun 25, 20212 min read
Masala Mirapakaya Bajji
This one comes courtesy of my friend who is from Hyderabad. I always knew of the love of hot and spicy down south, but I never quite knew...
Shivank Dubey
Jun 17, 20212 min read
Litti Chokha
This is the recipe that I wanted to write for a long time and I would like to thank Anand Singh and Shyamli Singh for this amazing...
kkulvas bhat
Jun 10, 20212 min read
Sha Phaley
Pies that all Kiwis love, but with a Tibetan touch
Shivank Dubey
Jun 1, 20213 min read
Kulth Curry/Horse gram Curry
Around three months ago, I wrote this post, and I teased that there will be a couple more posts on Kulth based dishes, but I never got...
Shivank Dubey
May 20, 20213 min read
Churma
This is another one of the prominent recipes cooked during Navratra and is usually consumed during breakfast by those fasting. The...
kkulvas bhat
May 14, 20211 min read
Gobi Ke Danthal/Cauliflower Stalks
Typically when anyone buys cauliflower, the stalks -or Danthal as they are known as in Jammu, Punjab and surrounding areas - and the...
Shivank Dubey
May 6, 20212 min read
Dahi Aalu
I write this post in the middle of the Hindu festive period of Navratri, so I felt it might be the best time to introduce Dahi Aalu...
Shivank Dubey
Apr 22, 20213 min read
Muj Gaad/ Raddish and Fish
I find Fish one of the toughest proteins to cook or make it look presentable on the plate. Aside from the smell or how difficult is to...
kkulvas bhat
Jan 11, 20212 min read
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