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    Shout-out to Badmaash!

    Diwali celebrations kick off this Sunday. the Festival of the Lights is five days of partying that mark the start of the Hindu New Year.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Oct 28, 2016 • 1 min read

    Diwali celebrations kick off this Sunday. the Festival of the Lights is five days of partying that mark the start of the Hindu New Year. Since Diwali involves feasting on copious amounts of great food, we invited Nakul, Arjun and Pawan Mahendro to tell us what they'll be serving for the holiday at their hip Indian restaurant, Badmaash, in Downtown LA. Nakul and Arjun run the front of the house and their dad, Pawan, is the chef. We also get the secret behind the Mahendros' tasty chicken tikka poutine, learn why rapper Drake dominates the Badmaash playlist and hear what moved Nakula and Arjun to start a new podcast called The Super Amazing Restaurant Show. Plus, get a recipe for Punjabi kheer, a basmati rice pudding on the Diwali menu, on the Good Food blog.

    Music: "Hold On, We're Going Home" by Drake (featuring Majid Jordan), "One Dance" by Drake (featuring Wizkid & Kyla), "I'm Different" by 2 Chainz, "Juicy" by the Notorious B.I.G. and "Tuesday" by iLoveMakonnen (featuring Drake)

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    Badmaash, tooth pix, the migrant kitchen
    1. 0:30The persimmon report
    2. 9:01Got 12 seconds? Here's your restaurant review
    3. 17:27The monster's cookbook
    4. 25:08Shout-out to Badmaash!You’re reading this
    5. 42:17The migrant kitchen
    6. 51:57Jonathan Gold's 101 Best Restaurants
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      KCRW Staff

      KCRW Staff

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

      Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    4 of 6
    Badmaash, tooth pix, the migrant kitchen
    1. 0:30The persimmon report
    2. 9:01Got 12 seconds? Here's your restaurant review
    3. 17:27The monster's cookbook
    4. 25:08Shout-out to Badmaash!You’re reading this
    5. 42:17The migrant kitchen
    6. 51:57Jonathan Gold's 101 Best Restaurants
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