Santula is a wholesome Odia vegetable dish, known for its subtle flavours. Unlike heavily-spiced curries, Santula relies on the natural taste of fresh vegetables enhanced only by minimal spices.
Chef Varun Inamdar incorporates millets in a coastal Homestyle Prawn Curry.
The perfect Sunday recipe. Note: It's cooked in mustard oil.
Tribal food is more than sustenance -- it is memory, medicine, history and community.
Do you know some of the thoughts, ideas, disciplines and items India has given the world?
You don't need an oven or a grill or a sigdi to make yummy tandoor-style paneer at home.
After living in India's most palatial residence for 12 years, India's first President Dr Rajendra Prasad returned to his simple hut on the banks of the Ganga. He never owned a house of his lifetime.
Manisha masters making home Rava Idlis. She provides recipes for chutney and Sambar too.
Golden-orange turmeric or haldi, the spice cousin of ginger, has been utilised in Asian cuisine and herbal remedies for centuries. Dubbed a superfood, it is said to combat cancer, alleviate depression, and provide a range of other health advantages. Be careful to buy impurity-free turmeric.
Golden-orange turmeric or haldi, the spice cousin of ginger, has been utilised in Asian cuisine and herbal remedies for centuries. Dubbed a superfood, it is said to combat cancer, alleviate depression, and provide a range of other health advantages. Be careful to buy impurity-free turmeric.
An electric current passed through me, and I couldn't figure out what hit me. Aarti David explores love and betrayal in this short story.
Indian investigators are tracing the supply chain of a US-manufactured GoPro camera found with Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, revealing a potential external logistics network supporting terror outfits in Jammu and Kashmir.
Ghanta Tarkari is a classic Odia dish prepared using a mix of seasonal vegetables, often cooked in large batches and shared with family and neighbours.
Zunka is festive, quick to rustle up and possesses a homey yumminess. Serve it with bhakris.
Chef Varun Inamdar creates tasty little baby vegetable cakes or galettes from ragi or finger millets.
The beneficial properties of turmeric or haldi have been known for a while. Fresh haldi, available in winter, is said to be more beneficial. Learn why.
Bisi Bele Bhaat, the traditional Indian one-pot meal that is the Southern answer to Khichdi, combines rice, lentils, vegetables, spices.
If there is one dish that captures the soul of slow cooking it has to be Khichda, an Eid special for the Bohri community.
Some recipes are learned. Some are inherited. And some, like my mother's Methi Lot Waalu Shaak, are lived.
Karwar, a coastal town in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, is known for its many culinary traditions, reflecting the numerous communities that make this region their home.
Dal Dulhan is a warming traditional dish from Bihar, says Pratibha Kumari Singh, often prepared on relaxed family days when something hearty yet homely is desired.
Gudi Padwa recipes for the foodie in you.
Soft, bite-sized baby idlis are layered with a spiced minced meat mixture as they steam and the result is a delightful north-South fusion teatime treat.
Mediterranean meets tandoori in Chef Sarab Kapoor's inspired Mediterranean Tandoori Cauliflower And Broccoli.
Devotees at Madurai's Sri Maha Periyava Temple offered special prayers and rituals seeking India's victory ahead of the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand in Ahmedabad.
A traditional pahadi preparation, it uses a Garhwali spice called jakhiya, also called wild mustard or dog mustard, that gives a special kick.
Easter celebrations in north Indian Christian households are special in their own way. The reflective period of Lent is followed by joyful, food-rich celebrations with strong community and family bonding.
This Thursday, March 19 begins the Maharashtrian new year. Gudi Padwa is brought in with traditional rituals that revolve around a new kalash. There is rangoli too. And flowers. An a spectacular array of food.
A celebration of Eid isn't over till the last morsel of that special, home-cooked Mutton Biryani has been had.
Wedding celebrations are in full swing for actor Allu Sirish and his bride, Nayanika Reddy.
Allu Sirish and Nayanika's wedding festivities have officially commenced with a traditional pelli koduku ceremony in Hyderabad.
The cuisine of Rajasthan is primarily vegetarian, is also known for its delicious meat dishes.
Jain food is light on the stomach and uses no potatoes, onions or garlic. Try these green banana specials. And a mango custard.
Yes, Punjabi cuisine is definitely much more than just Dal Makhni and Paneer Butter Masala!
Sona Bahadur's Goa currython yielded interesting results.
A simple, flavoursome Maharashtrian meal that Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor Khan tucked into.
Let's venture to deeper Tamil Nadu and sample two dishes that showcase the famous Chettinad cuisine -- a chicken curry and a rice pudding.
Don't like that unattractive-looking vegetable called suran? Sunita Harisinghani's cutlets will surely make you a fan of this veggie.
Kodava food or cooking from Kodagu/Coorg in Karnataka is unique for reflecting its forest ecology, martial culture and agriculture, starkly different from the typical rice-and-coconut heavy coastal cuisines of South India.
