5 food mashups with Indian flavours... Muruku brownies, anyone?

Ladoo Hotteok

Some recipes, you just don’t mess with: the rendang your grandmother has cooked the same way for 40 years, or your aunt’s laksa, which she insists must be served with a particular brand of prawn paste, or char kueh teow fried in anything but a big wok over high heat.

But for most cooks, adding personal touches and tweaks to dishes is usually a good habit to have. After all, what would cooking be without the adventure?