We looked back at the 10 Recipes Rediff Readers Loved Most.
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.
A celebration of Eid isn't over till the last morsel of that special, home-cooked Mutton Biryani has been had.
World leaders often have simple tastes when it comes to food.
If there is one dish that captures the soul of slow cooking it has to be Khichda, an Eid special for the Bohri community.
Bringing international recognition to Assam, young scientist Dr Shekhar Suman Bora has been honoured with the prestigious 'University Innovator Award' at the 2026 Texas Innovation Conference & Awards held in the United States.
Pears with roasted turnips does make an unusual, yummy soup.
Try this delicately-spiced simple alu recipe from Bihar.
Jain food is light on the stomach and uses no potatoes, onions or garlic. Try these green banana specials. And a mango custard.
'When I decided to be a cook I was ridiculed, heckled, bullied back home.'
'Shah Rukh Sir gave us a lot of room to make the film we wanted to make.'
This is no ordinary Anjeer Ka Ice Cream!
Jazz up green bell peppersto make a special accompaniment to your rotis or bhakri or bhaath.
Mayur Sanap discovers a memorable chicken preparation in the Philippines.
Want to lead a healthy life? Rakul Singh gives us 6 amazing tips!
JPMorgan has downgraded Indian equities to 'neutral' from 'overweight', citing elevated valuations, rising earnings risks, and limited exposure to next-generation technology like AI. The brokerage believes other emerging markets offer more attractive risk/reward propositions despite India's strong structural growth story.
'Infertility and reproductive health challenges, much like other chronic conditions, are rising globally.'
Rising living expenses, fear of contract hiring cast shadow on real gains.
Asha Bhosle, the legendary playback singer, had a lifelong passion for cooking, which she considered a stress reliever and a way to connect with loved ones.
Utilising banana leaves in cooking is a technique used for centuries across India and other parts of the world too
Hanuman Janmotsav marks Lord Hanuman's birthday. Treat him to laddus, fruit and more.
Whip up fluffy, golden Walnut Pancakes and serve it with fragrant maple butter.
'It was diminishing even before Trump came to power.' 'The US was at the centre of the global economy. That position is going to become less and less important and less central.'
Three disappointing experiences with Tata companies made me question whether the group's historic values of customer focus and accountability are slowly fading, notes Dr N Ravichandran.
10 stocks from the Nifty 200 index that offer good growth potential and scope to deliver decent returns from current levels, based on brokerage estimates.
A BJP government in Bengal inherits more problems than it might care to admit at its moment of triumph, points out Ramesh Menon
All about India's favorite summer beverage/dessert indulgences.
'My conversations during the meal would be peppered with her priceless anecdotes on Lata Didi and the rest of the singing legends.' 'And she would sing her songs whenever I asked her to.' 'I came away from every meal at her place a richer man.'
Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, has surpassed Mukesh Ambani to become Asia's richest person, with a net worth of USD 92.6 billion, placing him 19th globally according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
When her parents insisted Rajini Bhargava pursue an MBA, she presented them the idea of investing in a food truck.
Priyanka Chopra embarked on a spiritual journey to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, where she offered prayers, participated in selfless service, and shared a glimpse of the traditional Punjabi cuisine.
The US blockade on Iranian ports is aimed to curb Iranian energy exports, thereby crippling its economy to force Iran back to the negotiating table, points out Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
'The unregulated marketing has to stop. People are getting recommendations for this from gym trainers, from marriage counsellors -- that is simply unacceptable.' ''There are many ways to lose weight -- eat less, fast, exercise, eat healthy. That is how you lose weight.'
The finance ministry has clarified that its letter to state chief secretaries, urging them to align their bonus policy to promote pulses, oilseeds, and millets, was an advisory and not a directive. This clarification comes in response to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's criticism, who called the advisory a 'treacherous act against farmers'.
TMC candidate Jyotipriya Mallick, embroiled in a ration distribution scam case, declares assets worth over Rs 1.97 crore in his election affidavit, including details of his income, properties, and investments.
The Indian banking sector is projected to experience a steady 9-13 per cent industrial credit growth in the first half of 2026, driven by capital expenditure, infrastructure development, and sectoral demand recovery, according to a Ficci-IBA survey.
In Indian households, fish is usually fried or eaten with rice in a curry but this Surmai Fish Cutlet will blow your mind
Bethica Das experiments with cranberries to make an enticing kind of Tamarind Rice.
Karex, the Malaysian company that makes roughly one in five of the world's condoms -- about five billion a year, supplying Durex and Trojan among others -- announced this week that it is raising prices by up to 30 percent. The reason is the Strait of Hormuz.
Some recipes are learned. Some are inherited. And some, like my mother's Methi Lot Waalu Shaak, are lived.
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