By Anoothi Vishal
Not because I wanted to particularly celebrate the Delhi Durbar of Dec 12, 1912, where George V may well have been following, ironically, the grand Mughal tradition of holding an ostentatious audience with his tributary princes. Not even because the day should be celebrated — with or without the government of India pitching in to mark what it does not quite what to acknowledge: the country’s colonial past—as the beginning of a newer, more powerful Delhi.
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By Anoothi Vishal
Despite being the political, art and indeed cuisine capital of the country, Delhi suffers from an image problem: “The city has no culture,” is a refrain that you may have heard often.
Posted in Destinations Tags: City Shots, Curries, Delhi Family, Delicous, Dilli, Family Recipes, Flavours, High Contrast, Human Habitat, Image Problem, Kayastha, Kebabs, Melting Pot, Misrepresentation, Old Delhi, Political Art, Purana Quila, Regional Cooking, Shahjahanabad, Sheer Size, Stares, Surajkund, Unrivalled Experience, Vishal Comments OffHow to serve up trotters… and the best of eggs…
By Anoothi Vishal
“By the way, Chandra can now cook the perfect paya,” said uncle-in-law, who can be quite the intimidating editor with a fondness for all things food and French. Chandra is his cook, an affable pahari lady who has withstood perfection in the kitchen for almost two decades.
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