Quest

Season 1 | Episode 26 |

Alex goes on an ultimate quest to find out about and revive old recipes and forgotten dishes of India.

Episodes

Visiting Asia’s Biggest Spice Market

Season 1 | Episode 1 | 22 mins

On a journey to find the lost and forgotten recipes of India, Alex finds herself at Asia’s biggest spice market.

Cooking With Locals In Delhi

Season 1 | Episode 2 | 21 mins

From a rich lamb curry to a hearty pulao made with rare mushrooms, Alex learns to make the secret recipes of a local family in Delhi.

Unusual Dishes Of Indian Cuisine

Season 1 | Episode 3 | 26 mins

From papad ka paratha to lehsun ki kheer, Chef Aditya Jaimini shows Alex Outhwaite how to make some of the unusual dishes from Indian cuisine.

The Taste Of Amritsar

Season 1 | Episode 4 | 24 mins

Alex uncovers the secret behind the irresistible Shahi Dal at Amritsar’s iconic eating joint, Kesar Da Dhaba.

Farm-to-fork In Hoshiarpur

Season 1 | Episode 5 | 25 mins

The cuisine of Punjab is rich in flavour because it is farm-to-fork and still employs traditional cooking methods such as cooking in a charcoal oven.

Cooking Nawabi Food In Lucknow

Season 1 | Episode 6 | 24 mins

Alex Outhwaite meets a Nawab in Lucknow, who shows her how to make Gosht Mawazad, a decadent Awadhi dish with mutton and dry fruits.

Imperial Dishes Of Lucknow

Season 1 | Episode 7 | 22 mins

Alex Outhwaite meets the descendants of the royal families of Hyderabad and Lucknow, and they tell her about the culture and cuisine of both kingdoms.

Royal Dishes Of India

Season 1 | Episode 8 | 25 mins

From a traditional Awadhi korma to Rewa’s famous Mutton Bandhwesh, Alex explores the vast and complex culinary culture of India’s royal kitchens.

Making Royal Bagheli Cuisine In Rewa

Season 1 | Episode 9 | 24 mins

Be it recipes that evolved from hunting or dishes that were prepared as offerings to god, Alex uncovers the secrets of royal Bagheli cuisine.

Assamese Delicacies

Season 1 | Episode 10 | 26 mins

From chicken with bamboo shoots to a banana stem dish called Posola Musar Ali Khan, Alex learns to make some popular dishes of Assam.

Tribal Fare

Season 1 | Episode 11 | 24 mins

While learning to prepare a Naga pork delicacy, Alex gets an understanding of the different dishes and cooking styles of Nagaland’s tribes.

Aboriginal Northeastern Cuisine

Season 1 | Episode 12 | 26 mins

From traditional smoked pork in Nagaland to frog meat in Shillong, Alex finds out the secrets of tribal cuisine in Nagaland.

Meghalaya’s Jaintia Fare

Season 1 | Episode 13 | 23 mins

While cooking the local fish of the Jaintia region of Meghalaya, Alex also gets acquainted with the culinary heritage of Sylhet in Bangladesh.

Forgotten Bengali Dishes

Season 1 | Episode 14 | 24 mins

In Kolkata, Alex meets Rajiv Neogi and Siddhartha Bose, food experts who introduce her to some of the forgotten dishes of Bengali cuisine.

Bengal’s Eclectic Flavours

Season 1 | Episode 15 | 23 mins

Many European colonies vied for dominance and cultural supremacy in Bengal. As a result, its cuisine imbibed many Western influences.

Uncommon Bengali Sweets

Season 1 | Episode 16 | 22 mins

Alex meets some veteran sweet shop owners in Kolkata, who teach her to prepare forgotten Bengali sweets.

Khad Maas

Season 1 | Episode 17 | 25 mins

Called ‘khad maas’, game meat in Rajasthan used to be slow-cooked in underground pits by soldiers to ensure that enemy troops didn’t see any fire.

A Leftovers Feast

Season 1 | Episode 18 | 22 mins

Alex discovers the ingenuity and artistry of Rajasthani cuisine, as she learns to make a traditional meat preparation, which uses meat leftovers.

Regal Sodawas Cuisine

Season 1 | Episode 19 | 22 mins

After finding his grandparents’ handwritten recipes, Vikramaditya Sodawas, the owner of Karni Fort, decided to revive his family’s prized recipes.

Rajasthan’s Royal Treats

Season 1 | Episode 20 | 24 mins

Alex visits Karni Fort and Fort Begu in Rajasthan, where she unearths some prized dishes of the nobilities.

Royal Begu Dishes

Season 1 | Episode 21 | 26 mins

Hungry for stories and flavours of a bygone kingdom, Alex meets Rana Sawai Harisingh II, the 24th descendant to the royal family of Begu.

Secret Mewari Dishes

Season 1 | Episode 22 | 23 mins

On a trip to Rajasthan, Alex meets Ajayraj Singh, a blue-blooded dignitary, who introduces her to the secret meat dishes of the kingdom of Mewar.

Jaipur’s Royal Flavours

Season 1 | Episode 23 | 25 mins

Alex meets Anjali Singh, a member of the royal family of Jaipur, who introduces her to two prized dishes of the city’s culinary heritage.

Bihar’s Rural Cuisine

Season 1 | Episode 24 | 22 mins

In Bihar’s countryside, Alex gets acquainted with the earthy cuisine that fuels farmers to toil in the fields all day.

Lost Konkani Cuisines

Season 1 | Episode 25 | 25 mins

Eisha meets the renowned chef, Sudip Pai, who introduces her to the largely unexplored cuisine of one of India’s oldest communities.

Forgotten Parsi Dishes

Season 1 | Episode 26 | 23 mins

Renowned food blogger and caterer, Mehnaz Mansud introduces Eisha to some forgotten recipes of Parsi cuisine.