This is the best cookbook I've ever used. Recipes are all excellent, easy to follow and adapt to available ingredients. Has introduced me to loads of new ideas. It is under the latter that in August 2019, the Prime Minister announced the Government of India’s commitment to provide piped water supply to every household in the country by 2024 with a new national flagship programme – the Jal Jeevan (Water for life) Mission. Mother India suggests cooking the rice in a yoghurt sauce. Photograph: Felicity Cloake for The Guardian The vegetables Drain the rice and cook in a pan of boiling, salted water with the cardamom and bay leaf for 6-8 minutes until al dente, then drain well and mix with the dal. Heat the oven to 200C/400F/gas mark 6. Overcooked rice in Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s recipe. Photograph: Felicity Cloake for The Guardian

Under the Convenorship of Mr. Gokul Patnaik, Former Chairman APEDA, and Chairman Global AgriSystems Pvt.Ltd. an organizing committee has been formed by the Chief Coordinator Mr S Jafar Naqvi, and the senior Government officials, executives and stalwarts of fresh produce industry has been invited from organizations like Agri Ministry, APEDA, NHB, NAFED, FIFI, Adani Agri Fresh, Mahindra Agri, ITC Group, Sahyadri Farms, Reliance Fresh, Blinkit, Desai AgriFoods etc.

From the book: Fresh India: 130 Quick, Easy and Delicious Recipes for Every Day

Serve the biryani with the crispy onions, flaked almonds, sultanas and coriander or mint scattered on top. This effort to support and strengthen water governance systems in gram panchayats is implemented with a genuine focus on women empowerment to take effective leadership in water management issues. In her stunning new collection, Meera Sodha puts vegetables at the centre of the table. Drawing from her ‘New Vegan’ Guardian column, East also features plenty of brand-new recipes inspired by a wide range of Asian cuisines, from India to Indonesia, China to Singapore, by way of Thailand and Vietnam. There are noodles, curries, rice dishes, salads and bakes, all surprisingly easy to make and bursting with exciting flavours. East will show you how to whip up a swede laksa and a chard potato and coconut curry; how to make Kimchi pancakes or silken tofu with pine nuts. There are sweet potato momos for starters and unexpected desserts like salted miso brownies. While the lentils are cooking, mix the ginger, garlic, chillies and dry spices together with the yoghurt, lemon juice and chopped coriander and season well. Whizz with a hand blender or in a food processor if you have one, then toss with the vegetables. Leave to marinate. Mix together the melted butter, milk and saffron.

So if you need to make a last minute meal for an unexpected guest or you’re learning how to cook then this is a perfect, flavoursome recipe with very little room for error. A great cookbook with such a wide variety of traditional Indian dishes which you won’t find at your local takeaway. Add the crushed coriander and cumin, followed by the potatoes. Cook for 10 minutes, turning every now and then until crispy. Add a couple of tablespoons of water, cover with the lid and cook for a further 5 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and no longer resist the point of a knife. Put a tablespoon of oil into a large lidded frying pan over a medium heat and, when hot, add the cubes of paneer. Fry for a couple of minutes until golden on all sides, turning regularly, then remove to a plate. India is the largest producer of Fruits in the world and is known as fruit basket of world. The major fruits grown in India are Mango, Grape, Apple, Apricot, Orange, Banana, Avocado, Guava, Lichi, Papaya, Sapota and Water Melon. The major producing areas in the country are states like Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, Orissa and Assam.

Essential kit

All children have the right to clean water and basic sanitation, as stated in the Convention on the Rights of a Child. The ultimate aim of UNICEF’s work in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is to ensure that all children fulfill this right, and that no child is left behind.

This is a beautiful book to look through! I love looking at great food, this has lots of very attractive pictures of vegetables and bright images of Indian art and illustrations. If you enjoy looking through cookery books for fun this is highly recommended. What I thought:Hara Bara kebabs are so easy to make with common ingredients and taste super delicious. All ingredients can be found in a local supermarket. Moreover, two-thirds of India’s 718 districts are affected by extreme water depletion. One of the challenges is the fast rate of groundwater depletion in India, which is known as the world’s highest user of this source due to the proliferation of drilling over the past few decades. Groundwater from over 30 million access points supplies 85 per cent of drinking water in rural areas and 48 per cent of water requirements in urban areas. (Source: JMP 2017) As per the Government’s Management Information System for the Jal Jeevan Mission, between August 2019 and May 2022, as a result of the programme, coverage of functional household tap connections in rural areas has increased from 17 percent to over 49 percent. Tap water has also been provided to almost all schools and pre-schools in the country.

Introduction

In this collection, Meera serves up a feast of over 130 delicious recipes collected from three generations of her family: there’s everything from hot chappatis to street food, fragrant curries, to colourful side dishes and mouth-watering puddings. MADE IN INDIA will change the way you cook, eat, and think about Indian food, forever. Praise for Made in India Grassroot-level support is being prioritized, and communities play a pivotal role in planning, implementation, operation and maintenance of their schemes. At the village level, the local government institutions, called gram panchayats, are empowered to play an important role, focusing on work commissioning, operation and maintenance through community contributions, water quality monitoring, and more broadly on source sustainability through water resource management – a critical area in the context of climate changes.