India, March 9 -- March 9 marks the birthday of politician and author Shashi Tharoor, who turns 70 this year. To celebrate the occasion, we are revisiting one of his favourite recipes, which he once shared during a conversation with Swati Sharma of Red FM at an August 12, 2025 event hosted by South Side Story. In a video shared on South Side Story's Instagram page on August 15, 2025, the Lok Sabha MP walks viewers through the recipe, explaining that it was taught to him by his father.

When asked about his "favorite meal growing up in a Malayali household," Tharoor mentioned, "The traditional Onam Sandhya is great. If you want specific dishes from my home, there were two or three I particularly mentioned. There was an Urulakizhangu Upperi...