The saas-bahu cereal

Aparna Pallavi took 20 years to understand Vidarbha’s culinary character. It lies in the staple

Healthy fast food

Sahyadri tribals eat buckwheat to stay fit

How about some baby crocs?

The fern adds flavour, nutrition to the food of Maharashtra’s tribals

Not par for the coarse

A wild food trail

Aparna Pallavi shares a monsoon recipe of Chhattisgarh

Goa’s signature spice

Pungent teppal balances dishes’ strong sweet-sour flavour

Stalk soup

Tribals in central India use mushroom stalks to ward off chills and cold

A touch of powder

Maharashtrians spice up their simple meals with dry oilseed chutney

Bite into bitters

Maharashtra tribals’ way of warding off monsoon maladies

Weed on my plate

Tribals of central India vouch for the taste and health benefits of neglected wild vegetables

Flower of wellness

Medicinal properties of endangered dhawai phool are recognised in Ayurveda and modern medicine

Eat it bland, eat it pickled

Stubborn weed selni was once a favourite among central India farmers for its cooling effect

Come alive with gundruk

Dried-mustard-leaves soup to beat the monsoon blues

Gulp it down the cool way

Thambli, a decoction of herbs, and a soothing drink

Living on love and fresh air

Weeds of fortune

Yamilicious!

During her visit to Indore, Aparna Pallavi tickles her taste buds with crispy fried purple yam or garadu and discovers the health benefits of the …

Against the grain

Goodness of the unpolished

The popularity of polished white rice has killed the red and black varieties that have medicinal properties. A few Tamil Nadu farmers are …

Mangoes lost 150 years ago

A Karnataka farmer conserves mangoes lost 150 years ago

20 hectares of millet

Stars dont foretell any more

Sahyadris have been documenting the changing climate for 40 years

Foodwise

Farmers in Maharashtra revive 120 varieties of local crops

‘Tribal philosophy can’t be ignored beyond a point’

At a time when climate change is emerging as a reality, indigenous people are eager to give-up their low-carbon lifestyle and join the bandwagon …

Drought made palatable

When rains fail, people dependent on forests can relish the strong-flavoured sarata bhaji and enjoy the added bonus of health benefits