India Seeks to Promote a Staple Dish As Its Brand Food Across the Globe

Indian cuisine is often identified with spicy curries and a range of kebabs, but the government wants to propel a staple dish made with rice and lentils across the global stage. The dish recently came under the spotlight as a team of leading Indian chefs prepared a record 918 kilograms of the meal, called “khichdi”, at the World Food India Conference in New Delhi. Anjana Pasricha has this report.