Rick Stein's India

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Rick Stein's India
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Rick Stein explores the melting pot that is Mumbai in search of the bombil, the fish that immortalised Bombay Duck. He also gets to enjoy Parsee hospitality and learn about their contribution to Indian cuisine. Further south in the town of Pondicherry, his search for the perfect...

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Season 1
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Rick Stein begins his Indian journey by exploring the regions that began Britain's love affair with curry - Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The British influence in Kolkata and Chennai remains strong to this day, and Rick enjoys the prominence of fish and seafood in so many of their dishes - dishes flavoured with mustard in Kolkata...
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Rick Stein visits a five-star hotel in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, employing local housewives for genuine home-cooked dishes. He samples chettinad chicken, a dish inspired by spices brought back from both East and West by merchants. In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, he meets India's first MasterChef winner, and Rick marks the end of his...
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Rick Stein arrives in the royal state of Rajasthan, the land of the kings. The majority of Rajasthanis are serious meat eaters with dishes like Junglee Maas, a perfect combination of meat, chillies, and spices. Mostly desert, this region is very different from Rick’s next destination, the state of Himachal Pradesh, nestled...
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Rick Stein arrives in the cultural city of Lucknow, reputed to be the curry capital of India, and possibly the world. He explores this former Moghul stronghold in search for the best chicken korma, and learns the complexities of making the perfect pulao. He is told that the food of Lucknow is the ultimate party food and jo...
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Rick Stein arrives in the southern town of Madurai in Tamil Nadu - the land of temples. Here he learns the art of temple cooking and perfects the knack of eating with his hands. He samples the famous south Indian sambar before taking a road trip across the spice laden Western Ghats to the land of coconuts, Kerala. For love...
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