Essence of India
10 Episodes
New Yorker Samira discovers the origins of Indian cuisine. She finds exclusive and authentic places, convincing chefs to part with their secrets to give you a peek into India’s rich culinary heritage.
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23:27Episode 1
Essence Of India: Street Foods of India
Episode 1
Samira is in New York, getting ready for an exciting trip back home to India, where she re-visits Indian cuisine with her New York culinary trained eye.
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24:19Episode 2
Essence Of India: The Sweet Life
Episode 2
Indian’s dessert food may have taken a back seat to some of its popular main courses, but Samira finds out about the spectacular buffet of desserts on offer before making some in her own kitchen.
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22:16Episode 3
Essence Of India: The Tandoori Party
Episode 3
The world loves to BBQ and India has some of the oldest forms – Tandoori cooking. Samira takes a fresh approach to Tandoori cuisine and the grill that goes back thousands of years.
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24:04Episode 4
Essence Of India: The Curry Trail
Episode 4
Samira loves to make curries, Indian, South East Asian and the Western stew, but she heads back to India where she learns how to make some of India’s finest curries.
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Essence Of India: My Big Fat Indian Wedding
Episode 5
In India a wedding may just hold the secret to the Essence of India - for this is where it all comes together - weddings are the most auspicious and celebrated events in family life.
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24:26Episode 6
Essence Of India: Coastal
Episode 6
In this episode we take a ride through some of the coastal states of India, we explore the creation of some spectacular seafood tapas, a special coastal dessert and some pink fizzy wine to end.
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Essence Of India: Feasting on Art - Modern India Cooks!
Episode 7
We seek out outstanding chefs who emphasize new techniques in Indian food preparation, to the point that it becomes difficult to know where the art ends and the food begins.
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22:26Episode 8
Essence Of India: Brunch - Indian Style
Episode 8
Sunday Brunch is a Western concept, one I’ve enjoyed very much in my twelve years in Manhattan, and the idea is rapidly making inroads into an even more rapidly developing young India.
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Essence Of India: You Are What You Eat - Detox The Indian Way
Episode 9
In this episode, between learning how to cook healthy, wholesome meals, we learn the true meaning of yoga in the birthplace of the ancient practice.
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Essence Of India: Global Influences On Indian Food
Episode 10
In this episode, between elephant rides and a lovely lesson from musicians, we squeeze in a few incredible cuisines, and give you some truly authentic, delectable, mouth-watering recipes.