fermented rice

Before the Panta Bhat made its appearance as 'Smoked Rice Water' in MasterChef Australia, perhaps its greatest claim to fame was through the song "Aanki Chali, Baanki Chali" from the film Namkeen, where Sharmila Tagore and Shabana Azmi are…

‘Masterchef Australia’ is late to the party. India’s fermented rice dishes, from Bengal’s ‘poita bhat’ to Kerala’s ‘pazhamkanji’, have long been moving up the culinary ladder from farms to restaurants, as gourmets discover their many…