Darina Allen: Rich lamb korma and other Indian recipes I learned when visiting Rajasthan

"Jodhpur, Jaipur and Udaipur are the tourist hotspots in this area but wonderful as they are, we love to get out of the towns, well off the tourist track and into the rural areas."

Some of the savoury selections Darina has brought home from India

Incredible India, it keeps drawing me back year after year, not just for the extraordinarily varied culture and vibrant colours but the haunting mystical music, spicy pungent smells and, of course, the food. India is huge, a subcontinent with a myriad of gods, religions, customs, temples and colourful festivals.

I love the way the cows still wander through the streets with such an air of entitlement even in enormous cities such as Delhi, Mumbai and Calcutta.