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In the spice aisles of his local halal grocery store in East of England, Jonah Batambuze finds that the masala boxes and brands reveal more about caste than any conversation. goya.in/blog/faith-in-a-box-…

How Caste is Branded as Taste in the Global Spice Aisle — GOYA

In the diaspora, caste isn’t just carried, it is denied. Yet it travels in lunchboxes, resumes, and spice tins, coded into cultural memory and shelf-stable purity. The myth that Brahmin = vegetarian...

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Exactly a year ago, Chetasi Kane started an experiment in her kitchen. A few days of stirring, churning, and smelling later, and she had the final product: liquid gold, now bottled and sold as Ajji’s desi ghee across the UK. goya.in/blog/making-ajjis-de…

How Chetasi Kane Built a Ghee Business From a London Apartment — GOYA

That March afternoon in 2025, another silent resolution was born: to bottle this and share it with others. Some weeks later, I put the label Ajji’s on a glass jar bottle and delivered my first order....

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Beyond each Ramzan meal lies the quiet labour of women who plan, prepare, cook and host. As social media turns iftar into aesthetic display, Laraib Fatima Warsi explores what cooking during Ramzan means today and how women are redefining ‘enough’. goya.in/blog/the-invisible-h…

How Women’s Labour Shapes the Iftar Table — GOYA

Across homes during Ramzan, the work of iftar begins long before the table is set. Women plan, prepare, cook and host — labour that shapes the meal but rarely defines it. As social media recasts...

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Earlier this month, we spent the evening learning about seaweed from Gabriella D'Cruz marine conservationist and founder of The Good Ocean, who is working to bring locally harvested Indian seaweed into the country’s food ecosystem. goyamedia.in/eventblog/sunse…

Sunset & Seaweed, with Gabriella D’cruz — Goya Media

On a warm March evening at Dona Paula beach in Goa, the GOYA community gathered with marine biologist Gabriella D’cruz of Good Ocean, for a sunset exploration of indigenous seaweeds and the ecosyst...

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Avid Learning@AvidLearning
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India’s food systems are on the frontlines of climate change. Join us as we reimagine sustainable nourishment for people and the planet Register now at avidlearning.in
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Sanskriti Bist @suibsters visits her Dehradun home to cook bhutwa (goat offal), with her mother, Meenu for #1000kitchens. The dish is the family’s favourite chakna and a small ode to what Holi used to be. youtu.be/BajkSz3Zzk0

Bhutwa Recipe from Dehradun | Meenu Bist | #1000kitchens

3“Bhutwa — a slow-cooked offal dish that carried the aroma of home ...

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In the wake of unceasing, unseasonal rains, Simran Moorjani speaks to other farmers to understand how this prolonged season of rain has affected them. goya.in/blog/the-monsoon-tha…
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If you ever wonder who makes your food look so damn amazing in photos, @squibsters is one such genius behind the lens. Read about her process of food styling here 👇🏼 goya.in/blog/behind-the-scen…

Behind the Scenes: A Day in the Life of a Food Stylist — GOYA

From sourcing the perfect strawberry to making rajma look just right, food styling is more than just making food look good— at its best, it is storytelling. Our favourite stylist, Sanskriti Bist,...

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Sanskriti Bist@squibsters
9 Apr 2025
Wrote a piece for .@GoyaJournal on what food styling is and what a day in my everyday life at work looks like ✨ goya.in/blog/behind-the-scen…
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Pagdandi Bookstore & Coffee@Pagdandiworld
2 Apr 2025
We’re thrilled to be featured in Goya Journal's 'Cookbook at the Bookshop' series! A huge thank you to Goya Journal @GoyaJournal for including us😊We hope you enjoy the cookbook recommendations shared in the video. Please take a look!
Goya Journal@GoyaJournal
2 Apr 2025
Presenting Bookshops & Cookbooks, where we team up with our favourite indie bookstores across India to bring you their most exciting cookbook reccos. Our first bookstore is Pagdandi @Pagdandiworld in Pune, run by the loveliest Neha and Vishal.
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Presenting Bookshops & Cookbooks, where we team up with our favourite indie bookstores across India to bring you their most exciting cookbook reccos. Our first bookstore is Pagdandi @Pagdandiworld in Pune, run by the loveliest Neha and Vishal.
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You can shop Vishal's reccos at their store in Pune, or buy it online from their website.
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Pagdandi recommends: 1. Sindh: Sindhi Recipes and Stories from a Forgotten Land by Sapna Ajwani 2. Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes by Robin Ha 3. How to make the best coffee at home by James Hoffmann 4. Jevayla Ye: Everyday East Indian Recipes from Abby’s Hearth
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Sanskriti Bist@squibsters
16 Jan 2025
Developed some really yum recipes with bread from twenty seven bakehouse and .@GoyaJournal. One them is a very easy smashed pea, chimichurri with feta which is one of my fav brekkie/afternoon snacks. Its pea season also🫛 goya.in/blog/open-faced-sand…
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“Hum bhi mitti se bane hue hai toh swaad toh jamega hi.” Ramju Ali Mamad Kumbhar, of the Kumhar community comes from a lineage of pottery artisans based out of Bhuj, Gujarat. Before he retired, Kumbhar would make upto 1,500 kulhads on his wheel every day.
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Can the kulhad actually alter the flavour of your chai? Ruchika Agarwal goes in search of an answer. goya.in/blog/kulhads-for-tha…

Kulhads: For That Taste of the Earth in your Chai — GOYA

This humble handle-less clay kulhad is typically tapered at the bottom, curved and sized perfectly to fit in one’s palm, and it carries within it not just chai or savoury chaat or rich mithai but a...

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After a deliciously successful and fun 1st edition of Secret Sauce, we have a second chapter coming at you. This time we talk to Kavan Kuttappa, the man who dreamed up Bengaluru's @eatnaru, a 20-seater ramen bar that 3 years on, is still notoriously difficult to score a spot at.
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In this session, we will talk about ⁠•⁠ How he conceptualised this unique offering •⁠ ⁠How he built it out from idea to execution •⁠ ⁠How running a small-seater offering affects P&L •⁠ ⁠What worked, and what didn’t •⁠ ⁠What have been his markers of success
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And yes, this is a 30-minute Zoom session, so you can join from anywhere. forms.gle/j452perbYLgE51JU8
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Time to update your reading list for monsoon☔️ Check out what's cooking here: goya.in/blog/recipe-books-we…

4 Recipe Books We are Exploring this Monsoon — GOYA

Thalayalam by Vasantha Ranganath, The Route to Parsi Cooking, The Locavore CookBook & Tasty Tiffin. This monsoon, cosy up with one of 4 splendid cookbooks, with suggestions for comforting, warming...

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#TastyTiffin by author @archanaskitchen is featured among 4 recipe books to read this monsoon by @GoyaJournal. Read here: goya.in/blog/recipe-books-we…
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