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    Good Food

    Chicken korma meet ‘Bajirao Mastani,’ plus other Indian food-film pairings

    Author Sri Rao has written a definitive list of must-see Indian films and the food that defines them. Rao says that those who enjoy explosive Indian food flavors will also be fans of over-the-top Bollywood cinema.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 15, 2020 • 1 min read

    Author Sri Rao has written a definitive list of must-see Indian films and the food that defines them. Rao says that those who enjoy explosive Indian food flavors will also be fans of over-the-top Bollywood cinema. He’s the author of the book titled “Bollywood Kitchen: Home-Cooked Indian Recipes Paired with Unforgettable Bollywood Films”.

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    The full episode

    6 of 6
    Mushrooms, tacos, traditional pastas
    1. 0:00‘Fantastic Fungi’: Learn about 1.5 million kinds of mushrooms
    2. 10:58Whimsical and joyful illustrations dot the award-winning ‘Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat’ cookbook
    3. 21:07Tacos define your micro-identity and roots, says Pablo Cruz
    4. 30:57Chef Evan Funke rolls out traditional pasta shapes with Italy’s nonnas
    5. 39:24What do sea urchins taste like? Pennies, salt, cotton candy
    6. 47:19Chicken korma meet ‘Bajirao Mastani,’ plus other Indian food-film pairingsYou’re reading this
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