Rita Rodricks has grown up savouring stuffed chickens and piglings for Christmas in her maternal family home near Bandra`s Pali Naka. She reminisces, "At my grandmother`s house, we used to make both for Christmas because there used to be 50-60 of us who used to come together for the occasion." Everything used to be available or made in the house. Starting from the chicken to the piglings and even making it all. Today, more than five decades later, the self-taught continues her family tradition of making stuffed chicken for the occasion. 

Every year, the Catholic community along with many other Mumbaikars come together to celebrate Christmas on December 25 like many people around the world. The city boasts many different communities including the Goan, Mangalorean, East Indian and Anglo-Indian Catholic communities who make their specials for the occasion. Interestingly, among the many traditions, the East Indian and Anglo-Indian communities have one unique and grand dish that they make - Stuffed Chicken/Pigling, that stands out for them and is served at every Christmas lunch. Baked to perfection, it is delicious and savoured by family and friends for as long as they can.