| Festival | Food highlight | |----------|----------------| | Diwali | Sweets (laddoo, barfi), savory snacks (chakli, namak pare) | | Holi | Thandai (spiced milk drink), gujiya (sweet dumplings) | | Pongal / Makar Sankranti | Sweet pongal (rice + jaggery + moong dal + ghee) | | Ganesh Chaturthi | Modak (steamed rice dumplings with coconut-jaggery filling) | | Ramadan (Eid) | Sheer khurma (vermicelli pudding), biryani, kebabs |
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However, there is a massive, conscious resurgence. Millennials are rediscovering millets (Ragi, Jowar, Bajra) that their grandparents ate, realizing they are gluten-free and diabetic-friendly. The "slow food" movement is bringing back the chulha and the handi as luxury cooking methods in five-star hotels. accepting lower cholesterol over authenticity.
A sweet, aromatic spice used in both savory biryanis and rich desserts. Traditional Cooking Methods The word "long" means thorough coverage
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Purists argue that the tadka (tempering) requires fat. However, the new generation is adapting Pakoras and Samosa to air fryers, accepting lower cholesterol over authenticity.