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Dum Maro Dum” — reminds one of the famous song in the popular Dev Anand movie Hare Rama Hare Krishna and the image of a bunch of hippies puffing smoke rings in the air. However, the word dum is an important term in the art of cooking. While dum means steam, dum pukht literally means to choke off the steam. The food is placed in a pot, usually made of clay, and dough is used to create a tight seal to prevent the steam from escaping. So the food is slowly cooked in its own juices, allowing t (...)