The holiday season is upon us, and if you are dreaming about a big fat meal, then Siddhesh Raut, senior head chef, M.I.T.R.O.N, has just the right cooking technique for you - confit.

Derived from the French word 'conficiere', confit literally means 'to preserve', and finds its roots in Gascony, the Southwest region of France. Raut, however, was introduced to this method while he was studying in London. "It stayed with me," he says.