1/8 Unless you are the luckiest man in the world you will find it impossible to get a good kulcha outside of Amritsar.

There is a reason for that. At most restaurants, there is just one tandoor and everything goes into that. 2/8 But you can’t cook a good kulcha in a hot tandoor like you can cook a naan or a tandoori roti. A kulcha needs its own special tandoor kept at a gentle temperature.

1/8 More nonsense is written about Pav Bhaji than about any other Mumbai dish. It was not invented as a meal for hungry mill workers. But yes there is a textile connection. 2/8 In the 1950s and the early 1960s, merchants would gather at the Cotton Exchange in the heart of Mumbai to wait for the daily New York cotton figures. Because of the time difference, these would only come in after midnight.

1/9 As India continues its struggle to procure crucial medical equipment to combat the pandemic, many Indian chefs working abroad are spreading awareness and cooking special meals to raise funds for various NGOs in India, in a bid to help. 2/9 One such example is Michelin starred @Ghai_chef from London. Chef Ghai is the founder of @kutirchelsea , one of London's most loved modern Indian restaurants.