Master Chef Answers Indian Food & Curry Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

Chef Meherwan Irani joins WIRED to provide expert answers to your Indian food and curry questions from Twitter. How does food vary from region to region of India? What makes a curry a curry, exactly? Which spices are indispensable for a beginner chef taking on Indian cuisine? And why is Indian food traditionally served so often with yogurt? Watch Chef Irani answer these questions (and many more) on Indian Food Support.
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[@aniketdigar8634]

The fact that his last name is Irani. A Zoroastrian whose ancestors fled Iran and found refuge in India. And now he is as much a part of the Indian Soul as anyone else is absolutely amazing. When you have that in context its really something how he owns the Indian culture and food. 🔥🔥🔥

[@cozwhynot_atall]

This needs to be higher up! Love their food and how much it has given to our cuisine!

[@bgsash242]

Parsi?? The same origin As Freddie Mercury?

[@cjk9988]

@@bgsash242 yepp!

[@acrux4556]

Parsi people are real gems to our Indian society.

[@KaritKtana]

*whose

[@seapigoinkoink]

I love how this guy is not pretentious at all, just wants us to enjoy Indian food as much as he does. What a Rockstar 💫

[@brenda5511]

He is! He’s very knowledgeable and you can tell how much he loves cooking and talking about Indian food. And now I’m hungry!

[@imswaathik]

He is pretentious. He said Indians eat with hands because of poverty. That’s simply not true.

[@donotreply8979]

@@imswaathik did you hurt your back reaching that far?

[@leonprowse5806]

This is what I look for in a TV chef, doing it for the love of the food

[@anjusree1561]

Not pretentious eh ?? Literally be like cheeken tikkah mmmmsala

[@kylelee3576]

Get this guy his own show ASAP. I need to listen to him talk about and cook Indian food for at least another 12 hours.

[@pan_salceson]

Please, do it.

[@huskaroar6869]

You realise that most of what he said is half baked and clearly he hasn't done his research when it comes to history and culture of indian cuisine?

[@youarecorrectandiamwrong.8646]

​@@huskaroar6869he has done far more than you have at least

[@indrajitgupta3280]

Totally agree!

[@arindamn4880]

​@@huskaroar6869 if he shares all his knowledge, then it would be a 3 hour episode

[@Venkateshwaran_M]

5:37 Small correction: Indians didn't start eating with hand because of poverty, infact even kings of queens of various Indian dynasties used to eat with their hand. Its just a tradition because of its simplicity.

[@imswaathik]

It’s based on Ayurvedic principles. And when you sit on the floor and eat off a banana leaf, you can’t eat with a utensil. Nothing would be as agile as your hands.

[@siddharthmehta6220]

I don't care much for pseudoscience, but I am absolutely convinced food tastes better when eaten with hands, especially Indian food

[@Harshiahaha]

​​@@siddharthmehta6220fc! While I was in school, my parents used to place spoons in the lunch. But after sometime me and most of my friends kind of got sick of it and started to eat using hands and god then I realised how much comfort it is to eat with hands.

[@vidhisharma6898]

I recall one of my undergraduate teachers talking about an encounter she had in France where she was asked, "Why do Indians eat with their hands?" I like her response, "Do you eat burger with a fork?" is a good one. The majority of Indian cuisine is solely meant to be eaten that way; it's yes, simpler and easier.

[@shashankbj3804]

@@siddharthmehta6220 Not much of it is pseudoscience, although there are very less studies... most of them that exist support that eating with your hand is good for you. (related to enriching gut microbiomes)

[@jaydoggy9043]

I love his attitude. And I love the talk about the different regions and styles. India's a BIG place, and there are a LOT of people. There's no one type or style of Indian food, it's all where you are or who you're with. Just like the rest of earth.

[@Pain53924]

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist8 Your reply has nothing to do with his comment. Common man forcing your religion on others

[@devanshikasabwala8763]

The cheesification of Indian street food happened because years ago cheese used to be a luxury but because of Amul it became a lot cheaper and easier for everyone to use it, suddenly everyone could get their hands onto processed cheese. So for the street food vendors it’s like serving luxurious one of a kind type of food.

[@blackmamba9950]

It's mostly a Gujarati thing, and they brought it over to Mumbai. It's not common everywhere else

[@bellthecat2629]

​@@blackmamba9950I agree. It's a Gujarat thing, and Amul certainly helped but it also helped that lot of Gujaratis moved to USA, and brought back their love of cheese to India too.

[@paranjoybasak8487]

Hope this cheesification don't reach in eastern India

[@vic_710]

Yea and it's a price increaser, and looks good to the eyes. They can add 10 rs worth of cheese but make the original item +50 rs in price

[@nahor88]

As an Indian-American, I seriously wish the cheesification happened sooner, LOL. Grilled cheese was a weekly staple in our household along with traditional Indian food. My parents would force us to go to India for a couple months every year, and we'd have no access to grilled cheese which was a huge bummer.

[@ranjitbijoy]

8:41 correction here, curry is an anglicized version of the south indian tamil word kari that means gravy .the brits picked it up and during the great wars went along to all parts of south east asia . The western concept of curry may be not be so old but the tamil dish is not very young

[@bunny-dg8vk]

even in north india gravy dishes are called ‘kadhi’ because they’re made in a vessel called ‘kadhai’. many also say this is how curry came into existence.

[@Jana_San_SS]

@@bunny-dg8vkeven in the East, I can only talk about Bengal tho. "Torkari" is a word used to veg curries I think the same word in Hindi is tarkari. Also the word in Bengali for kari or kadhi is jhol.

[@sangareshwaran1139]

@@bunny-dg8vk so you're telling kadhai transformed as curry?

[@abhinandankumargupta-xm6dp]

its called kadhi in north india as well

[@manojpatra2840]

@@Jana_San_SS nope, Jhol is Stew. Macher Jhol is Stew. Bengali for curry is torkari only.

[@lokpradeepraghavan9777]

Just a note. South Indians always flips their dosas(unless it has some stuffing), and we dont always use a big stick of butter instead we prefer sesame oil which serves the exact same purpose(makes the edges crispy and doesnt let the dosa to sitck to the pan)

[@ishanthezombiekillingpogch6322]

I agree with everything, but sesame oil?? isn't a neutral oil like sunflower or vegetable better?

[@astra4598]

​@@ishanthezombiekillingpogch6322bro sesame oil is a vegetable oil, wdym?

[@lokpradeepraghavan9777]

@@ishanthezombiekillingpogch6322 oh yes thats true i just mentioned sesame since its the first thing that came to my mind.......

[@ishanthezombiekillingpogch6322]

@@astra4598 , but it is not a neutral oil, and for dosas you want to use an oil that is neutral in flavor otherwise it can ruin them. It is not the right ingredient for this type of cooking.

[@timothyb3893]

@@ishanthezombiekillingpogch6322 as a tamilian, i have always used sesame oil

[@debashreegoswami]

It’s a pity that the entire northeast was not mentioned. We have a very distinct cuisine.

[@priyankasharma-nc4oc]

Agreed. It is an entirely different and unique cuisine and should have been mentioned.

[@mrudulasrivatsa]

I really thought that's what the person who asked about east indian meant north east spices but looks like he misunderstood the question

[@Potatooncrack]

For real. I was waiting for him to talk about Northeast India. But oh well its not surprising that most people, Indians included don't know much about us.

[@drunkpervertedmonk]

PART TWO!

[@batmanjangra8206]

Ye bro he should have mentioned about East Indian cousin it is totally different than rest of India

[@InternetGirl1093]

For me, Indian cuisine is in the global top 3, along with Mexican and Italian. They all did it RIGHT!

[@jackkerry4137]

I literally say the same thing, top 3 hands down

[@ecenbt]

This list needs the addition of french, Chinese and Turkish, and the top cuisines list is complete

[@SurrealExposure12]

Insane W

[@SHAILESH506]

Absolutely, me too!!

[@haruzanfuucha]

I would switch out Italian for Chinese.

[@pramitd7761]

I am an indian and I will say he just barely scratched the surface. There are millions of combinations and recipes throughout the whole country. Even I discover new recipes every year when I even slightly change the region for my vacation trip.

[@nivnara]

Some of it wasn't too factual either.

[@pramitd7761]

@@nivnara Like what?!

[@TaataGeo]

Sounds like u hate a fellow Indian

[@rkang6531]

​@@pramitd7761He said a lot of incorrect/half baked things. 1)Indians eat with their hands because their ancestors were poor (It's like an ignorant white person is explaining eating w/ hands to another white person). 2)Garam Masala is a "must-have" for Indian food. No it isn't, even in the North and West parts of the country. It's important sometimes, sure, but not must have. Raw spices (what we call khade masale) and knowledge is a must have. 3) Mumbai is the street food capital LOL. Kolkata easily comes on top it's not even close. 4) Tamarind red chutney is the ketchup for Indians??? Wtf? Ketchup is ketchup for Indians, Red chutney is used VERY differently than westerners use ketchup. And i could go on with the list but it'd be too long.

[@rainzerdesu]

Loved that he touched on one of the most pervasive myths in cooking recipes when he mentions caramelizing onions take time. All these recipes including Food Network saying 5-10 minutes. Your curry takes a long time because caramelizing onions takes 45 minutes.

[@aleenaprasannan2146]

I just recently learnt a tip to speed up caramelizing onions- add baking soda

[@katierasburn9571]

@@aleenaprasannan2146and a pinch of salt! It draws the moisture out of the onions, forcing them to caramelise faster! Thats science

[@newbie4789]

@@aleenaprasannan2146 even salt works. Especially if you are gonna add salt later on in the dish, you can add a little bit with the onions to make the process faster.

[@Antaios632]

​@@aleenaprasannan2146 this works really well, but it does change the texture of the onions. It makes them fall apart and turn kind of "jammy." That may or may not be a problem depending on what you're making. For example, I wouldn't do it for French onion soup because I want the onions to retain some texture. In other dishes (like if you're going to blend it up smooth anyway), it might be exactly what you're going for.

[@drefrazier4266]

Yeah same with garlic. "30 seconds to a minute or until fragrant." It takes way longer than that. It won't burn if you lower the heat and stir frequently. Let it toast in the oil/butter til it's golden brown and the sulphur smell is completely gone.

[@venkatn9634]

Thoroughly enjoyed Chef Irani’s responses. He’s not exaggerating when he compared the subcontinent to Europe. Think in terms of regions when exploring Indian cuisine, and there’s a lot more than can be covered in a ~15-minute video. I hope @Wired brings him back to do a Part 2 (and more, hopefully).

[@Duh_3298]

In Malabar region, they don't use basmati rice for biriyani, they use a much smaller alternative called jeerakalsala rice or khyma rice. The Kozhikode, thalasseri and Malappuram biriyanis are heaven!!

[@nivnara]

Most southern Indian biryanis (besides the ubiquitous, fragrant but over-hyped hyderabadi biryani) use a different variety of rice. In TN, it is jeeraga samba, which I find is infinitely better than basmati for the style of spicy biryani we have down south.

[@Feisty123]

kozhikode mentioned Pog, best biryani easily imo tho hyderabadi with basmati isn't bad

[@divineflu34567]

​​@@nivnarauthentic biryani is Hyderabadi rest of it is pulao rice and meat cooking together in one pot is not a biryani but pulao

[@subramaniamramasubramanian877]

And just regular rice in the south is often ponni. Either boiler or raw rice.

[@nivnara]

@@divineflu34567 Whatever the definition, as per purists, it is still called biryani, and it is still better than the over-rated hyderabadi biryani.

[@oguilglez]

We need a tech support vid on the person that selects these people. They are always so charismatic!

[@ajd3391]

This might be one of the best Tech Supports ever. Learned a ton about a cuisine I already love!

[@Cheesegoddess]

Chef Meherwan Irani was so great! I loved hearing him explain things and talk about the food. Even cooking up some to show us! I would love to have him back to learn more about Indian cuisine!

[@pm6127]

He didn't mention the fact that basmati isn't your everyday rice. It's expensive. We use normal length rice like sela, Sona, tukda, indrayani etc for everyday purpose

[@aidenbooksmith2351]

That's interesting. In my country, Lebanon, my mom considers any rice other than Basmati to be inferior and is willing to take the hit in the price difference because she just wouldn't go for any other kind of rice. So for me, it is indeed an everyday rice

[@sanjivinsmoke2719]

​@@aidenbooksmith2351 yeah. It's the king of rice. If you can afford it it's the best out of the rice alternatives in most situation. I say most because some dishes might require a different type of rice

[@pm6127]

@@aidenbooksmith2351 that's not true tbh.. we have hundreds of varieties of rice & each serve a different purpose.. for example, I can eat kolam rice everyday but can't do the same for basmati.. it's just too much flavour.

[@darcybhaiwala7057]

Thanks for talking about the atrocity that is cheese on everything streetwise in India. And they have the audacity to call it "pizza vada pav" just because there is an inch of cheese melted on top of any dish

[@MahiMahi-yu5jo]

That seems like a you problem

[@indianjanesmith]

I think it's a personal choice. I love Amul cheese, but my Mum wouldn't touch anything cheesy. In Mumbai, some people like cheese toast sandwich, cheese vada pav, and cheese pav bhaji, while others prefer the regular versions. I think they are all awesome. Plus, Amul cheese is pure vegetarian - perfect for those of us who can't eat fancy non-veg, beef rennet-based imported cheeses

[@amaya3107]

I've seen that too 😂 and a mountain of cheese that is

[@abhisheksathe123]

i can understand that some people like it on vada paav but ive seen videos where they put cheese in misal paav as well bruh wtf 😭😭

[@LilacSreya]

@@indianjanesmithDairy products aren’t “veg”. 🙄

[@VeggieNatureGirl]

So informative! I did my study abroad in London and found my love of Indian food there! Fortunately found a few really good spots here in the US too :)

[@yashkaushik4992]

As a person who has lived in both Delhi and Mumbai for ten years(among other cities), I have to say Delhi is the pound for pound GOAT when it comes to food and it's not close.

[@jaigracejjoy]

What have you eaten in Delhi bro, I'm in Delhi rn and want to try out some great stuff

[@debadritagupta6364]

Chole bhature, Matar Kulcha and momos and parathas must have

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

Mumbai is just normal street food with excess of cheese, butter and weird stuffs.

[@akashpatil7662]

Yep, Delhi hands down does street food better

[@randyorton7855]

finally somebody said it, this guys is saying things which looks pleasing to the ears and is very biased imo.

[@nataliaparra8229]

I’ve never tried Indian food but now I want to try it sooo bad!

[@Smittenhamster]

Ohhhh you're in for a treat. Indian is one of my favourite cuisines!

[@justayoutuber1906]

Butter chicken with naan. OMG! Delish

[@indianjanesmith]

A lot of Indian food is vegetarian, so if u want to go veg, indian cuisine is a great choice. Fair warning: I am Indian and vegetarian so my opinion is biased 😅

[@rsanghi24]

I have a major sweet tooth, so am gonna recommend a desert for you. Try my favourite desert, "gulab jamun".

[@katierasburn9571]

@@justayoutuber1906cant go wrong with butter chicken for a beginner

[@indianjanesmith]

And thanks for mentioning the diversity of Indian food. There are so many differences, e.g. between maharashtrian, gujarati, punjabi, rajasthani, tamilian food that i have observed myself, both as a cook and a foodie...garam masala in punjabi, cumin in gujarati, curry leaves in tamilian, coconut in maharashtrian..all different, all wonderful...indian restaurants outside india serve only punjabi ("indian food")...such a pity

[@Harshiahaha]

Most people forget to mention telugu cuisine tbh, while it's kinda same as tamil cuisine, telugu cuisine has more spice and flavours imo

[@indianjanesmith]

@@Harshiahaha I personally love Andhra food because it's spiced with hot red chilli powder (the same reason why most people can't eat it)..I had a lovely thali in Bangalore 10+ yrs ago and still remember the tastes that made my tongue (and eyes!) water. And I recently discovered gongura pachadi - one of the best condiments I have ever eaten.

[@Harshiahaha]

@@indianjanesmith yes! And that's one of the reasons why most of us telugu people miss telugu food when went to other states: it's not spicy enough!!

[@aleenaprasannan2146]

​@@HarshiahahaIs Andhra food and Telugu food different? I have only once had a proper meal in Andhra, and that was in Pulivendla

[@Harshiahaha]

@@aleenaprasannan2146 both are same, I just referred to as telugu cuisine as it is easier than mentioning both states names. Same food and habits are seen in both telangana and andhra, except a few regional dishes, which are popular in a specific region. Hyderabadi cuisine is a bit different tho, while it has all the telugu food due to telugu people and Nizam and persian influence due to the Nizam kings who ruled over hyderabad. Ofc Hyderabadi cuisine is also modified and adapted into other parts of andhra and telangana, and hence the popularity of Biryani and haleem!

[@AC-hu5tg]

Give this guy a show! So delightful ❤

[@robertolsson86]

Born and live in glasgow, the chicken tikka masala is awesome, i love garlic tikka masala nan and pakora 🤤 Indian cooking change the way i cook once i started to learn. It gave me so much more confidence, always felt intimidated by how much prep goes into but now i am cool with it 👍

[@dennis65]

Stop behaving like a 12year old girl, Robert .

[@anirudh2704]

@@dennis65 Robert has lost it.

[@dennis65]

@@anirudh2704 Don't waste my time .

[@wot4606]

This guy is great. As an Englishman, I'm very familiar with Indian food, or at least the version of it we have in the UK, and it's so interesting to hear an expert speaking so passionately about his (delicious) subject.

[@Gummylongtail]

same love my CTM

[@prizegotti]

I don't know how true this is, but we were always told Indian people who use their hands to eat always use the right hand, because you wipe your butt with the left hand, which is true for the majority of people (right handed people).

[@JivanPal]

It's more of a Persian/Islamic thing (eating only with the right hand and cleaning only with the left hand is a basic hadith/dictum/commandment of Islam), but it's a convention that is also adhered to in many parts of India, though not as strictly.

[@rohitanshukhilar1904]

​@@JivanPalnaww we have very few lefty in this country

[@smithakashyap8769]

As Hindus we eat with hands because each finger brings certain energy (like fore finger being Jupiter) to the food. It also helps enhance mind - body (stomach?) Connections & better feeling of fullness. Says so in ayurveda.

[@priyankasharma-nc4oc]

@@JivanPalit’s been a part of Indian culture for as long as the time goes back.Not a recent concept in Indian subcontinent.

[@smithakashyap8769]

@@JivanPal also before Islam conquered many regions - it has pagan cultures. Many pagan cultures are very similar to Indic cultures. So Islam simply absorbed it. That's all. The concept of understanding how hands impact energy absorption is in ayurveda for thousands of years before even the advent of Islam. A lot of this concept also gave birth to mudras in yoga, mudras in bharatnatyam etc..

[@EmilyMusic3v3]

LOVED this video and cant wait for more videos of other cuisines!

[@kingmannar69]

Do more of indian food, part 2 waiting

[@eczemmaa]

loved this video!! shows how indian food isn’t homogenous and there are many different types, combos, and inspirations that go into one of the most flavorful foods i’ve ever had !!

[@ambertrunksies8083]

This was such a great video! I learned a ton. The host needs his own cooking show. ❤

[@Keshin4539]

Absolutely fascinating! I love all this stuff.

[@ashishroy8201]

Love this video can have a series of this

[@sillyymoi8273]

LOVED THIS

[@Elllovesmakeup]

He’s so smart! I love how he goes into the history, regionality and diversity of India! He does a great job of explaining the complexity and richness of Indian cuisines! This is eduction 🫶🏽

[@ZiD680]

Indians r poor don't use utensils 😅

[@Bandoughha]

Love this guy. Energetic and informative.

[@indrajitgupta3280]

So grounded and down to earth. Brilliant.

[@RPKD88]

He forgot to say that paratha can be stuffed too! It can be filled with potatoes, paneer, radish, cauliflower, or fenugreen! Very yummy. Also, a lot of people don't use the word "curry" because it's a western thing.

[@coucoubrandy1079]

I'm not sure about that. I do know that the Portuguese called it kari because they heard it in South India. The British changed the spelling to curry

[@RPKD88]

@@coucoubrandy1079 'kadi' is a completely different dish.

[@coucoubrandy1079]

@@RPKD88 I wrote kari with a r . Not kadi, I don't know what that is.

[@RPKD88]

@@coucoubrandy1079 I know you did, but some words in certain Indian language are written with a d in place of r, such as Punjabi. Even then, it doesn't change the fact that the British coined the term curry, it's better to refer to dishes by their actual name instead of being lazy and classifying them as 'curry' since many Indians don't use that anyway lmao.

[@coucoubrandy1079]

@RPKD88 sorry, I didn't know that

[@dharmani_youtube]

Hands down one of the best interviews so far! Excellent in terms of quality of content 👏

[@djbubblegum9975]

I haven't had a lot of Indian food in my life but the passion this dude has for it makes me wanna try it out more. Plus it just looks really good too

[@vanillac0ffeebean]

it is a delight!

[@indianjanesmith]

Start with vadapav. It's the dish he put a lot of cheese on. It is an iconic street food of Mumbai and often known as the "indian burger" (albeit pure vegetarian and much cheaper than meat burgers)

[@neunzehnvierundachtzig]

​​@@indianjanesmith Not as good as hamburgers. Would love if there was a meat filled one of it cause the buns tasted bland with the potatoes.

[@pulkitjain2361]

Very knowledgeable and nuanced host! Good job finding and showcasing him, I hope people learn some about Indian food

[@Simon-kc4ml]

Couldn't have found a better person. All beautifully explained with history and no bias.

[@julienprevost5409]

I love this series ! Keep it up !

[@adog3129]

I really love this guy. A real expert encourages what's fun and doesn't gatekeep.

[@Smittenhamster]

What a likeable dude, and great explanations!

[@tobiolofintuyi381]

His restaurants in NC and Atlanta are so good! Really cool to see him answer these questions, especially with historical context.

[@The8merp]

love this guys energy and his explanations were correct and to the point, please bring him for more videos

[@alexanderallison7131]

This was superb. I just know Chef Meherwan's food is to die for.

[@user-xt7og5vp8p]

This guy's energy is just awesome

[@krishanverma8883]

Great video, I hope KZbin recommends this to as many people as possible. Loved it and Love Indian Food!!

[@ThomasBaxter]

I want more of this

[@food_we_live]

Love the use of correct Indian map

[@salempasangasp]

10:18 some spices that can almost be used in any indian dish are coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder and garam masala. Just use it in this ratio 1 part chilli powder for 2 part coriander powder 1/2 part garam masala and turmeric in a pinch almost any dish will taste nice with this

[@xtho7999]

One of the best ones! Ths guy is awesome

[@PJ-bv9tc]

Really enjoyed listening to this. You know your stuff! Thanks for the great insight into your wonderful food.

[@richmondvand147]

more of this guy please XD he does a good job at explaining and is pretty chill

[@pampoovey6722]

It's wild to me that some Americans don't see Indian food as popular. It's like soccer/football all over again.

[@Onestonedbake]

Alot of Americans don't even see Indians as Asian. Don't waste your life worrying about their ignorance

[@flatlo]

I would love to see more of this guy, and his Indian cooking

[@mattshadow81]

I loved the explanations :D

[@Omar-wq9dz]

Whenever I eat Indian, I always want naan with either seekh kebab or chicken tikka, or both. Chicken pakora is also pretty nice sometimes

[@JillKnapp]

My friend once said "Every cuisine has a chicken mcnugget equivalent." Chicken pakora has entered the chat. (or the chaat? 😁) They're so tasty!

[@_Amit_Sunil]

Ain't that a little dry, try something with a gravy to help the naan go down next time

[@Dr.BitchCraftt]

He's such a chill and easy going guy. Love him!

[@satyakisil9711]

I love how he shoed something like Bhel puri. People almost never talk about Indian snacks when it comes to street food.

[@telebubba5527]

I love it, although for me it's a whole meal. But then I put more vegetables like cucumber and tomato in it, so it became more like a salade. I had bought two Haldiram's packages. I'd like to find some of those sauce bottles next time so I don't have to make the whole package in one go.

[@arsonfireuk]

These wired series are absolutely excellent. Love this guys passion.

[@guillaumedep1]

Love the explanations. One note on the word curry: it seems it was the Portuguese who first used it, borrowing the Goa term for the local spice blend in the 16th century. I had to look that up, but it appears in Martha Washington's cookbook which was mid to late 18th century.

[@saravanan-subramanian]

Great overview. One thing I wanted to point out though is that the presenter here states that "Unttl the 15th century, Indian food wasn't that spicy"! Wrong, this may be true of some parts of western India but not the south as they have enjoyed black pepper for thousands of years and were exporting it to Rome as early as 2400 years ago.

[@MarcosPrevitali]

Black Pepper has no capsein, the effect has some similarities but it is not the same thing, it is drastically different to actual spicy food.

[@saravanan-subramanian]

@@MarcosPrevitali yes, I agree that "capsaicin" containing plants including chilli peppers were introduced much later and have been adopted into Indian cuisine as well and for the "heat", but one has to remember that the word "spice" refers primarily to black pepper, cardamom, garlic, ginger, turmeric, fenugreek and coriander all of which were used in cooking in India several thousand years ago. There is a big difference between using plants to "heat up" your food versus "spicing" things up! I simply wanted to point that out. Cheers!

[@nutube6291]

Not just cheese, Indian sreetfood (North and West India specifically), these days, is loaded with mayonnaise, ketchup, and butter. Mayonnaise in particular is not healthy, especially the veg version as it is an oil emulsion-lot of oil.

[@devanwc23]

Excellent stuff. Well done and very informative

[@rajdeepbose2600]

We need more such brilliant videos.

[@buzzlightyear7752]

Loved this video. This guy is passionate about food, cooking n eating both. Very simple language, not at all pretentious. Overall great energy. PS: I would search for his restaurant n definitely go there when i m in that area.

[@KooperHanghal99]

Disappointing that you didn't acknowledge Northeast India and its cuisine, which in fact, is very distinct.

[@stormgg4052]

For that ne indians should influence rest of India, for that to happen catering business of ne side should prioritize other regions of india

[@KooperHanghal99]

@@stormgg4052 thanks

[@juxt_aposition9935]

​@@KooperHanghal99I agree. Maybe due it being less accessible to the world. It's not covered as much.

[@KooperHanghal99]

@@juxt_aposition9935 It's 2023. There's enough coverage to be at least mentioned in this video.

[@arpitshivhare217]

As a Indian I don't know much about north east cuisine 😢

[@Erokk1988]

This is the most entertaining one of these in a while

[@frank118]

Great video. Thanks!

[@VoiceOfReason5487]

To answer Charles Finch's question, the four indispensable Indian spice powders are cumin, coriander, turmeric, and chili-- preferably Kashmiri for its deep red color and low spice level. These four spices, along with chopped onions, ginger, and garlic, form the foundation of most curries.

[@phifflaren]

Indian food just hits different! Lucky to have a large diaspora of Indians in Sydney. Harris Park is awesome!

[@almost_harmless]

Fantastic host for these questions. Would love to see more.

[@catsandrubber]

Great video. Loved it.

[@Becausing]

I’m seeing a lot of similar comments, but it bears repeating. This guy is incredible! Great presentation style, a wealth of knowledge, and super charming.

[@advaithpillai]

bruh, mumbai ain't the capital of Indian street food, Delhi & Kolkata have equal, if not better claims to the same...

[@salempasangasp]

12:18 one perfect example for this is the nalli nihari and paya both made with lamb shanks and legs. The curries are left to cook overnight if u want to make it in the traditional way imparting the flavours unto the bone marrow of the goat leg.

[@hop6343]

Love this guy man so charismatic

[@himimedak656]

great ep but aww man wish he could've shared atleast a lil bit ab north east india too since its sucha unique and underrated part of India

[@mol_biologist30]

Thanks for mentioning Bengal and our passion for sweets!! ❤❤

[@blackboxdepthtest5466]

This dude said bombay's street food is better than delhi's, as a foreigner having lived in both the cities and beyond for a significant number of years, Delhi's food is hands down the best I have ever had not just restricted to India.

[@BellaMichel]

This was such an informative video. What a great human. :)

[@jordan22031991]

Indian here - That was not a traditional roti shown here, a treditional tawa roti is different and it looks and tastes different as well everything else - Good explanation 😊

[@bhuchin]

Yes, what he explained was a chapati as it is only prepared on the tawa. Roti is always put in direct flame after the tawa treatment till it is inflated and then served.

[@EagleOverTheSea]

​@@bhuchinYou are talking about Polis and Phulkas. They both broadly come under the label of Chapati / Roti.

[@imswaathik]

The explanation about us using hands to eat because we’re poor is atrocious

[@jordan22031991]

@@imswaathik Well he lives in USA probably so he thinks India is poor anyway as they all think or assume

[@imswaathik]

@@jordan22031991 idk why he was invited to speak about Indian culture. Maybe he knows Indian food but they should have invited an actual Indian to speak about the culture. This is such a bad stereotype to propagate. Virtually everyone eats with their hands! Idk the stigma behind it. I hope people understand that every single person washes their hands before eating in India.

[@candlesbyalexandria]

I love Indian food ❤

[@justayoutuber1906]

Makes you get better grades in math too

[@heyyyitshewan4816]

Amazing video!

[@Mooreyameen]

Love it!

[@GreatNishanka]

Eating with hands actually is the Bharatiya way to eat. Biological reason is that eatign with hands makes your digestive system be prepared for meal, better digestion and makes you feel full after you eat with hands. And no, many Bharatiyas will actually judge you for not eating with hands, like my mother. 😂 Also, one of the rice varities is a rice which is unique to the Bharatiya state of Odisha. It's called 'Usuna Chaula'. It is rice which is boiled before sold. Anothe type of rice is 'Arua Chaula'. It is the common rice that you see being eaten by Bharatiyas in common outside of Odisha. Odias eat it either always, on any holy days like 'Sankranti'. And it's fine if he said otherwise as culture in various regions in Bharat are different in every aspect of life. So, don't take this seriously. I am just writing about my region.

[@sansudar21]

This man is the perfect example of us Indians.. never knew him before this video but will be my favorite chef henceforth. He explains stuff very authentic and also makes fun , modern Indian relatable jokes

[@LY43537]

Amazing!

[@TheLakshmiKarthik]

5:33 Using ones hands ✋🏽is not the INDIAN way but a natural way to consume food , There is some science behind it : You let your hand feel the temperature , texture and density of the food , hence your organs ( thru brain ) understand whats coming in and makes eating a while of a body experience and a comfortable one. 🇮🇳 eating style implements this deliberately by forcing the eater to mix the food him/her self before eating , and get the gastronomical juices flowing. 🙏🏾

[@arindamnandy9694]

Did I hear Mumbai has best street food ? Try some in Kolkata. Jhalmuri is better than bhel puri. Less soggy. Kolkata has best kathi rolls and fish fry. Ghugni tastes way better than ragda. There are hundreds of chop, telebhaja available. If I consider Mishti as street food, then you just name it ! All are heavenly.

[@Mstrees8]

@arindamnandy9694, agree. Born and brought up in Mumbai, I have lived in various Indian cities and feel that Kolkata is fabulous when it comes to street food.

[@emanuelebolli6437]

What a cool guy

[@ayushighosh20]

Kudos to the guy. But as an Indian I can proudly tell you, He barely scratched the surface. He did not talk about North eastern food where spices are very different (They don't use garam masala), he did not talk about Bengali cuisine where we use more seeds than spices.. like poppy seeds and we are not just famous for Sweets but fish too.

[@alkh3myst]

I was surprised he didn't mention fish, I had been expecting him to.

[@theunemployedmind]

Glad to see him use the actual Indian map. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@user16020]

As an Indian, I approve that caramelising Onions to perfection is the most time consuming, exhausting but coolest process in the making of a curry.

[@MaxBeaulieu]

Amazing vid

[@rebeccawildman8787]

Omg he used the word soupçon!! This guy is the best lol. I learned a lot!

[@jayfloramusic]

I'm an Indian who had Trader Joes Indian packaged food during university and it never missed. Pretty legit