We are excited to be back with new episodes of Community food stories from home kitchens across Delhi and NCR. The previous seasons of this series is on Delhi food Walks RU-vid channel. It will introduce you to the mesmerizing world of traditional food and culture of different regional communities residing in the Capital and its surroundings. So get ready to be enthralled by the glorious facets of Indian cuisine shared by some awesome hosts.
In today's episode we have come to the home of our gracious hosts Smita and Vikas Shukla at Dwarka to explore the traditional cuisine of Eastern UP. Smita is a passionate cook who shares her cooking endeavours with the world through her RU-vid channel @zaikagajabka. And in this pursuit she is accompanied by her husband Vikas ji who too is a food enthusiast and a great cook.
On reaching there Smita ji served us a refreshing aam panna with namak and shakarpare. With mangoes growing in abundance, this is a common summertime drink preferred in this part of the state. Soon after we headed to the kitchen to begin with the pre meal preation. Smita ji quickly whipped up some wood apple sharbat, noon bariya and dana and served them with galka, kheer and chane ka paratha. The thick and luscious kheer made of native aromatic and short grain rice was amazing and so was the channel ka paratha.
After that hearty snack we again got back to the kitchen for the lunch preparation. Smita ji began with a popular green peas paste curry called nimona. This was followed by aalu baingan, sukhi arbi and chawal ki puri. While conjuring up these mouthwatering dishes with effortless ease, Smita ji shared many interesting and amusing information about their festivals, way of life and some of her personal food related experiences that led to moment of wonder and laughter.
Soon the platter was laid out that also had some more dishes that Smita ji had already prepares in advance. This included a sweet and sour pumpkin curry, stuffed bitter gourd, no onion pumpkin curry, some crispy treats, dahi vada, panna vada, galka and chutney.
It was a soulful meal whose hallmark was it's simplicity. The eating experience was heightened by the warm, spirited and genial presence of our hosts Smita and Vikas ji. They shared so many culinary snippets about their food culture.
After polishing off the elaborate platter we once again went to the kitchen to make some fresh gujiyas for dessert course. As usual in an easy manner, Smita ji made some crisp golden khoya stuffed gujiyas. It was a perfect end to the soul satisfying meal.
For all details and stories check out the video till the end.
Smita Ji's RU-vid channel: / zaikagazabka
About the host - Anubhav Sapra
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Anubhav Sapra is an avid culinary explorer who loves to travel and explore different cuisines primarily the street food, not just for the sake of gustatory pleasure but also for quenching his deep thirst for nurturing new cultural connections through the kaleidoscopic canvas of food. He believes that the vibrant and delectable street food tradition across the globe has the power to bring communities together and foster harmonious human existence.
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Text by Swetaleena Nayak
29 июл 2021
