Listen "Dishoom, Soho House, and the India-Pakistan partition"
Episode Synopsis
How people are learning to cook Indian foodWe begin to explore food instagram influencer Jake (not Jack) Dryan (@plantfuture) though we barely scratch the surface!We also mention Harsha Bhogle's interview on the Grade Cricketer, and Cyril (not Daniel) Radcliffe, who drew the India-Pakistan partition.DosasKiran is planning to host a dosa brunch, so we dig into how popular we think dosas are!What are dosas? A type of savory crepe from South India, made mainly from a fermented batter of rice and lentils. Dosas are typically paired with chutneys (e.g. coconut and/or tomato) and a lentil soup/stew called sambar.Soho House is an elitist club in London."Your Indian friends [approve/disapprove] of..."We give you our hottake on one of the most popular Indian restaurants in London, Dishoom.Read Kitchen Confidential Puninda's red hot book recommendation"Keeping up with Kiran in the kitchen"Some insider tips to elevate your kitchen game, like Kendall Jenner’s expert cutting of cucumbers.This episode, Kiran gives you the 101 on bhel puri, a form of chaat (Bombay street food). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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