Som tam with grilled chicken and sticky rice; ( below) chefs Seefah, Pablo ( front) and Karan Bane ( in grey) karishma kuenzang karishma. kuenzang@ mid- day. com Those whou2019ve moved cities to pursue work or academics would agree that the best comfort comes in the form of familiar flavours from home. So, if youu2019re having a bad day, itu2019s likely that a helping of gol gappa made just the way you remember it from your kitchen at home, would help more than the best vada pav in town. However, finding authentic flavours can get a tad tricky, especially if youu2019ve moved countries.

But, if youu2019re a chef, like Seefah Ketchaiyo, then youu2019ll do what you can to introduce people to food from back home exactly how you remember it.