Currygate: Chicken briyani recipe was split in two because of a 'layout issue', says NYT

Screenshots from a now-deleted video for "Singaporean chicken curry" that was posted by The New York Times. PHOTOS: NYTCOOKING/INSTAGRAM
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SINGAPORE - The New York Times (NYT) has told Singaporean home cook Shila Das that it split her late father's chicken briyani recipe in two because of a "layout issue".

Ms Genevieve Ko, a senior editor in the American newspaper's food section, had a 15-minute phone conversation with Ms Das, to address issues that came out of that decision.

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