Cardamom in Indian Cooking: Green vs Black Explained
By Explore Real India | Spice guide | 7 min read Green cardamom (elaichi) is sweet, floral and bright. Black cardamom (badi elaichi) is smoky, resinous and bold. They come from different plants, they taste nothing alike, and Indian cooks don’t swap one for the other. Many visitors find this out in a spice shop […]
Vaccinations for India: What Travelers Actually Need
Every year someone emails us three days before a flight to Delhi, panicking about a list of eleven vaccines they found on a random forum. The honest answer is calmer than that. India does not require any vaccination for entry…
Delhi Street Art Tour: Complete Neighborhood Guide (2026)
Delhi Street Art Tour Most first time visitors to Delhi never realise the city has a proper open air art scene until someone points them toward a wall in Lodhi Colony or a lane in Shahpur Jat. There is no…
North Indian vs South Indian Cooking: Key Differences Explained
North Indian vs South Indian Cooking Ask ten people in Delhi what “Indian food” means and you will get ten different answers, most of them wrong in some small way. That is because India does not really have one cuisine.…
India Trip Planning Guide for First Timers: Visa, Money, Safety, Itinerary
Most people who write to us before their first trip to India ask some version of the same question: where do I even start? There’s a lot of noise online, half of it outdated, half of it written by people…