KUALA LUMPUR, FEb 16 If given a choice, I would always pick Sri Lankan food. There's something magical about their dishes with the liberal use of freshly grated coconut which lightens up the flavours. And of course, they make the most wonderful appams, which is my all-time favourite treat. I.
The myriad tastes and cultural influences of iftar
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May 04, 2021 21:12 IST
From wobbly china grass halwa to smoked samosas to sabudani ki kheer Muslim communities around the country bring to the iftar table not just exciting meals but also diverse cultural influences
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From wobbly china grass halwa to smoked samosas to sabudani ki kheer Muslim communities around the country bring to the iftar table not just exciting meals but also diverse cultural influences
It is not
vada, but
vaadaa a crunchy evening snack served for iftar at Tamil-speaking Ravuthar Muslim homes in coastal Tamil Nadu. “This deep-fried snack migrated from Sri Lanka through the Ravuthar Muslim men who travelled there for business centuries ago, bringing back food stories that would eventually find their way into Ravuthar kitchens,” says Hazeena Seyad, who has documented hundreds of such recipes in her book