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Welcome to Rasoi ke Rahasya, the cosy nook for nosy cooks. We're all about learning to cook as blind people, starting right from scratch, assuming you're an alien from outer space who's never been proactive in the kitchen before, like a lot of us. Even if you're a seasoned cook and have got your act together in the kitchen, who knows - you might pick up tips and tricks from our inimitable show host Payal Kapoor, and share some of yours in return !

Podcast episodes

Check latest episodes from RASOI KE RAHASYA SEASON 1 podcast

PROCESSING ACCESSIBLY

2022/01/23

Payal talks about using ancillary cooking equipment — blenders, beaters, choppers, ovens and the mighty Food Processor, as a blind person. Learn the hacks to make these easier to use without sight.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT OR A BUYERS GUIDE

2022/01/23

Listen as Payal gives us the miniature cookware comparison guide we've never had before, all from a blind person's perspective. Also learn a nifty trick to make an ordinary pan into a non-stick one.

JACKPOT

2022/01/23

Listen on for a quick run of the utensils that you cook with - pots, pans, spoons and stirrers, whisks and graters, tongs and squeezers; and learn the best way to stir, flip, and mix different foods.

APPLES AND ORANGES- PART 2

2022/01/23

In this episode, Payal walks us through peeling and cutting larger fruits like melons, pomegranates and mangos, in the meticulous, exacting detail we've all grown familiar with.

APPLES AND ORANGES - PART 1

2022/01/23

Payal takes us through a veritable orchard of fruits galore - tart and juicy, citrus and tangy, she guides us through cutting and/or peeling them, and storing them if need be.

PEAL SLICE MINCE AND DICE

2022/01/23

Learn a variety of ways to chop vegetables, from slicing, mincing, dicing and scraping, to intricate techniques like cutting juliennes, brunoise, and chiffonade to knife your way to culinary glory.

PREP BEFORE YOU COOK

2022/01/23

In this episode, Payal talks about Do's and Don'ts in the context of vegetables and flours, and covers other odds and ends that make optimised workflow look like magic, before you can finally begin to cook!.

SQUIRREL AWAY YOUR VEGETABLES BEFORE THE BIRDS GET THEM

2022/01/23

Payal walks us through storing our most commonly used vegetable — from washing, drying, storing, to the more unconventional practices of pure enterprising genius.

VEGETABLE VEGETABLE OR VEGETABLE

2022/01/23

This episode is all about Vegetables — Tubers, leafy greens, even those that aren’t actually vegetables. Learn tips on buying, storing and detecting creepy-crawlies that might’ve wormed their way in.

FLOURS IN YOUR KITCHEN

2022/01/23

Listen as Payal takes us through a multisensory experience of the plethora of flours (aatas) that are staple ingredients in the average Indian kitchen, with details about ways to handle and use each.

KNOWING YOUR SPICES -

2022/01/23

Payal introduces us to an array of spices, and tells us about what they add to our food. She also talks about how to identify them through non-visual means, and the different ways they can be used.

IDENTIFY & ARRANGE YOUR PULSES , FOOD GRAINS & SPICES

2022/01/23

In this episode, Payal talks about organizing, arranging, storing and labelling your spices, pulses and other food grains, and learning to tell them apart using non-visual techniques.