India, Jan. 12 -- Harvest time is all about food, authentic, rural and only from the roots. It is about celebration of a harvest, of the delightful result of all the toil and stress that has gone into growing a crop, nursing it through thick and thin and then worshipping the bountiful success reaped from Mother Nature. Hence, it is the time to celebrate what's on your platter and how flavourful and authentic is it.

That's Lohri for you, signifying the change of season too. From makkey di roti and sarson da saag , this is the time that the food plate starts making the shift to prepare for the long summer ahead. But for one last January-February push, the platter is all about the juicy kukkads on the roast and the flavourful bathu in the d...