Episode
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Director(s):
NAWRATH (David)
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Producer(s):
ARTE GEIE
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Territories:
Worldwide.
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Production year:
2014
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Language(s):
German, French
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Rights:
TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD
In Jaipur, in Rajasthan in northern India, chilli pepper is a key local ingredient.
To find out more about this spice, a favourite among Indians, Sarah travels to the small town of Samode, where the Yadar family grow lemons and cabbages, and particularly chilli peppers. The Yadars share with her a delicious vegetable masala, made from their own produce. Close by, the farmer Shravan grows another favourite plant of the Indians – mustard. In this region, where water is scarce and precious, cooking is often done in mustard seed oil. The leaves of the plant are also eaten as a vegetable, for example, in sarson ka saag, a typical, highly perfumed dish. Finally, Sarah ends her journey in a Maharaja’s palace, where the host prepares a junglee maas, a spicy lamb dish.