Growing up, Alefiya Jane's winters would mean watching her family enjoy barbeques in the garden outside their 200-year-old home in Bhayandar. Jane, a homechef recalls, says some of the grilling techniques comes from her mom and grandmother who cooked and roast on the traditional chulha.

Now, when friends are over, they throw a grill on the chulha and make a party out of it. "The fragrance of wood burning and the warmth in the air takes me back to my childhood. That's how I grill a whole fish for dinner," she adds.