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My mom is officially a podcaster

An interview with Kalyani Shridhar on her Rasam origin story, it’s the start of week 2 of Rasam Week…ish

Deepa Shridhar

Jan 29, 2024

Transcript

Seen above: My mother standing with a group of Rasam connoisseurs, starting from the left: her aunt, herself, my father (avid Rasam enthusiast), her mother on the far right.

To get her recipe of Rasam Podi and an intro on all things Rasam:

Welcome to Rasam Week

Deepa Shridhar

Jan 25

Before we go on this week, (ish, I think at this point, it’s about two weeks worth of content) of Rasam, I knew I had to give this incredibly revered dish an introduction. I’ll be honest, before I press publish on any newsletter, I do have a slight panic attack, I want to make sure I have accurate takes, historical points, correct spelling and the gramm…

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Coming up on the substack:

An oral history of Rasam hits the podcast
Recipes on recipes on recipes
A new Board-enthusiastic subsection : with a Rasam Fondue inaugural post
Wine Review subsection reveal!

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