I first learnt about Obe Koowu, a traditional Nigerian soup made with cottonseed during a long 17-hour flight from LA to Dubai. I got talking to Abebi Abi, my Nigerian co-passenger, eventually the ...

There are many regular customers for the lip-smacking ‘paruthi paal’ (cotton seed milk) sold by K. Bala Saraswathi (50) at the Collectorate and court complexes here, but none would have known the ...

Madurai's food scene truly comes alive as the sun begins to set. It's also when you begin to see the first pushcarts selling paruthi paal or cottonseed milk hit the scene.