Local ingredients that take you back to your roots

Indian food continues to make people’s hearts melt and mouths water across the globe. Some of our famous desi dishes like paneer butter masala and chicken tikka masala have already made a mark worldwide. And there are many other local foods which are travelling to far flung places and winning fans. But there are new heroes in the spotlight as well: local, ethnic, and forgotten indigenous ingredients that will inspire every aspect of food this year, says the Godrej Food Trends 2018 Report. It’s time to make these local champions famous! Here’s what foodies at the FBAI Awards had to say about their go-to local ingredients