The charcoal embers burn bright, slowly roasting the crescent-shaped green pumpkin slices brushed with tare (a Japanese glaze made from soy sauce). Once charred to perfection, chef Saurabh Udinia ...

Long before non-stick pans and induction came into existence, Pongal was cooked where the harvest belonged - outdoors, under the open sky, in clay pots that breathed with the fire beneath them. The ...