India, April 14 -- Punjabi aa gaye, oye! So have the Bengalis and the Assamese. With three harvest festivals lined up back-to-back - Baisakhi, Poila Boishakh and Bihu - it is the official end of harvest season. Celebrated with great gusto, we ask chefs what's common and what's not, and find the answer spread on our plates.

When it comes to Baisakhi, Punjabis don't fall back in celebration. Reetu Uday Kugaji, chef consultant and culinary expert, says that this auspicious day marks the time of harvest of the rabi crops and is celebrated with zeal among farmers. Sikhs hold kirtans, community fairs and people gather, dance and sing, and share the festive delicacies. "People dress up in new vibrant coloured clothes with a mix of yellow and or...