In Tamil Nadu, Pongal is not just celebrated—it is cooked, stirred, shared, and savored. The festival feast is the heart of ...

First up South Indian food- banana leaf rice. Banana leaf rice is an South Indian style of eating. Rice, vegetable curries, raita and meat curries (if you choose) are loaded onto a banana leaf. We ...

Mintza's fish pollichathu: pompano smothered in a thick masala paste and cooked in a banana leaf Credit: Kirk Williamson When Sajadmon Nechiyan was looking for a space for his third restaurant, he ...