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Rituals & Seasons, the SweetCurry way.

These stories begin with food and move through memory, identity, and belonging inside rituals & seasons.

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Punjabi wedding bhaji sweets being weighed and packed into boxes during pre-wedding preparations.

Rituals & Seasons/May 30, 2026

Bhaji: The Box That Travelled to the Wedding

Before the wedding day, the halwai arrived, the courtyard filled with shakarpara, mathi, laddoo, and song - and the whole neighborhood helped pack the celebration.

Jalandhar/Bhaji, shakarpara, mathi, laddoo, balushahi

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Rituals & Seasons/May 5, 2026

Badana Seviyan

Razai garam thi. Parbhat pheri door thi. Badana seviyan bas thodi der door.

Punjab/Badana Seviyan

Sachin Jalandhari

Pre-dawn chai cups on a quiet home table during sehri with dim kitchen light and early morning stillness

Rituals & Seasons/May 4, 2026

Sehri Ki Chai

Raat khatam nahi hoti thi. Bas thodi der ke liye ruk jaati thi.

Home/Chai

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Fresh fafda and sticky jalebi served on oily paper at a Gujarat farsan shop on Sunday morning

Rituals & Seasons/May 4, 2026

Fafda Jalebi, Sunday Morning

Sunday subah Gujarat mein thodi alag hoti hai. Thodi jaldi. Fafda aur jalebi ke beech decide karna nahi hota - dono aate hain.

Gujarat/Fafda Jalebi

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Makki di roti and sarson da saag prepared during Punjab winter season with white butter and warm home-kitchen memory

Rituals & Seasons/April 30, 2026

Makki Di Roti and Punjab's Winter Memory

Makki di roti feels ancient in Punjab. But it wasn't always ours. This is the story of how something foreign became so deeply local that no one questions it anymore.

Punjab/Makki di roti, sarson da saag, white butter

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