Mixed Achar
Raw mango, lemon, gooseberry and green chilli cured in mustard oil with panch phoron and left in the sun. No vinegar, no preservative — the oil and the salt do the work. A spoon of it goes out with every meal; this is the full jar, for people who ran out.
Raw mango · Lemon · Gooseberry · Green chilli · Mustard oil · Panch phoron · Salt · Turmeric
Mustard
Whole-wheat balls stuffed with roasted sattu, garlic and ajwain, roasted over coal and dipped in ghee. Served with two chokhas — smoked brinjal, tomato and potato, and a lighter potato-coriander one — with onion salad and mixed pickle.
Roasted gram-flour stuffing with mustard oil, lemon and green chilli, folded into whole-wheat paratha and griddled. Comes with chana-aloo, onion salad and mixed pickle. Mild, filling and high in protein.