Well done on the Greens... Did you know that Red coloured foods contain lycopene, fibre & many essential vitamins?
These improve heart health, help lower blood pressure & are natural antioxidants..
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One can cook anywhere, you just need a fire, a knife and a cutting board...Agree? And yes, local ingredients.

Rediscovering India via our railway lines for #StationMastersTiffin, I came across 2 locations where I just had to stop and cook.

The first was by the Sambhar Salt Lake, Rajasthan, India's biggest inland salt lake and home to not just salt, but winged visitors too.

When I was a kid, my grandfather would tell me - "Be like salt". It was only after becoming a chef that I understood its significance.

Salt enhances the true flavours of all other ingredients in a dish, be it sweet or savoury, without standing out on its own.
It's only noticed when it's less or more.
Likewise for being a good human being, na kam na zyaada.
That day, shoveling through the water, picking up those salt crystals at source, I felt a connect with Salt and food like I had never felt before.

I just couldn't let this opportunity pass and not cook at that location! It was...perfect.

Another place where I set up shop was this cliff overlooking the Dudhsagar falls. It was just around monsoon, there were unexpected showers, but that's when these falls are at their exotic best.
The four-tiered falls are undoubtedly the major point of attraction in the Konkan Railway stretch.

Looking at the Western ghats up close, cloaked in the after-shower greenery, anyone can feel inspired to cook and that's just what I did.

Prawns and coconut picked up on the way, potatoes washed in the mist that rose from the falls and kokum + other spices from my "Chef's special Potli", I made a no-oil Kokum-Prawn Pulao.
Trust me, having that pulao in that setting, was an ethereal experience that words cannot justify.
And yes, we left a major share for the monkeys too!

Having cooked at kitchens across the world, from Munir Ustad's Kebab shop to my restaurants & even cruise kitchens, cooking at places this close to nature, was an unparalleled experience for me.

Have you come across such inspirational locations?
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We all are familiar with the nutrients content in Green coloured food. Can you name some of the benefits?
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