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Feature: Indian Kitchens Go from Hot to Haute

 Kitchen: Hot to haute Well, let’s face it: it never is going to be a glam room. Not even if you perch a mini television atop the pinewood and glass cupboard. Or a sleek boombox in yonder corner, nestled amongst the  fronds of bamboo bonsai. Not even (don’t ask) if the  room is well, roomy…

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Feature: The Olive Oil Explosion

A dash of virgin, ji? A flacon of olive oil is beginning  to look very much at home next to the haldi and dhania containers. Its debut into desi kitchens was so subtle, one almost missed it. Some years ago, I chanced upon huge canisters of olive oil stacked neatly alongside storage tins in a Coonoor-based friend’s pantry….

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