This recipe for Basale Marwai Gassi offers a taste of coastal Karnataka by combining fresh clams and Malabar spinach in a spicy, coconut-based curry.
Kala Chana Guguni is a Bihar staple. It surfaces at family gatherings or festive celebrations. And is usually whipped up when guests come visiting and homes are filled with laughter and stories.
If you have never tasted Hyderbadi Mirchi Ka Salan you have missed something in life.
At sunset, in Vashi, New Bombay, a modest roadside stall, near the entrance of General Arun Kumar Vaidya Kala Kendra, quietly draws a steady stream of endless customers -- office-goers, students, families and regulars.
These yummy shallow fried tikkis, made of soya nuggets and seaweed, are so easy and simple to prepare. They are irresistible as starter or party snacks.
Spicy, crunchy, this nutty snack complements both the rainy season and the ongoing sporting carnivals.
Heerekayi ennegai is a stuffed curry from Karnataka made with ridge gourd cooked in a masala of peanuts, coconut, jaggery, tamarind and spices.
Jackfruit is one of India's most versatile ingredients, moving effortlessly between savoury and sweet. Used both raw and ripe, Jackfruit finds a place in regional kitchens across the country in remarkably different forms.
A bold cuisine known for its flavours and robust spices, Memoni food comes from the Memon community with roots in Sindh and Kutch.
Divya Nair shares the recipe for the perfectly-cooked salmon to be served with imperfect-looking mushroom pt and mashed potatoes, cooked with lots of love.
Long before it became fashionable as a plant-based substitute, Indians had transformed the humble green banana into an astonishing range of dishes. One of the most adaptable ingredients in your kitchen, it is also nutritious and affordable.
Kanika is a fragrant, mildly sweet rice dish from Odisha, traditionally prepared as an offering or bhog to Jagannath Temple. It is especially popular during festivals, weddings and special occasions, and is often served alongside dal, vegetable curries and khatta.
Getting hold of a recipe requires a skill even James Bond cannot master.
One of Odisha's oldest and most cherished sweets is Arisa Pitha.
Bihari Dalpuri is a festive stuffed flatbread made with spiced split Bengal gram or chana dal.
An easy, cheesy recipe you must try this monsoon.
An okra dish with peanuts and sesame that will win you over in a jiffy.
A simple and yummy dessert that combines milk chocolate, orange zest, and the crunch of Turkish hazelnuts.
Colourful and bursting with yumminess are these Mediterranean flatbreads which bring together the best of fresh produce.
Chaats are among India's most loved street food. The reason is simple: They represent the entire spectrum of much-loved Indian flavours and textures in a single bite -- spicy, tangy, chatpata, khara, meetha. That's what keeps people coming back for more.
Cold monsoon weekends need warming up. Zingy, citrus-forward Monkey Jam Sour is just what the doc ordered ;).
Chainsoo is a simple, comforting Pahadi dal that's a good match for just steamed rice.
This rustic khichdi is the epitome of ghar ka khanna. Whole masoor dal is cooked with rice, spices and coconut milk and served with a generous blob of ghee.
I love mushrooms in everything. Let me clarify here that I am talking about button mushrooms only -- all the others kinds, for a want of a better word, feel 'meaty' and I am vegetarian.
Sabudana Khichdi, popular especially in western India, is often had for breakfast. It is cooked up with peanuts, cubes of potatoes, chopped green chillies and tapioca pearls. Replace the peanuts with toasted walnuts to get a different effect.
It took years and years to bump into a green banana and learn how to eat it.
With its high iron content, unique black colour, intense flavour profile, Kadaknath chicken is sought after by chefs and gourmands alike.
Bangkok is a fast, 24-hour megapolis, full of joie de vivre and buoyance that you will be instantly smitten, like I was.
These soft, golden-brown bites by Chef Roopa Nabar get their look and taste from jaggery, lentils and cardamom. Fenugreek and a dash of salt add an unsual flavour too.
Ambila is a typical Odia mixed vegetable curry known for its sweet, tangy, delicately-spiced flavor. It's considered a comforting, satvik dish.
The Recipe for a North Indian yoghurt-chawal.
When golden-fried baingan, or eggplant, is coated in creamy roasted poppy seed paste and the preparation is finished with green chillies and mustard oil, you have the authentic taste of Bengal on your plate.
Gujarati Khoja or Ismaili dishes are simple yet deliciously prepared in a unique traditional way.
Senaga Pappu Kobbari Curry is a simple and comforting dish from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Bethica Das perfects a rustic mutton dish from Rajasthan. Her Banjara Gosht references the Banjara community known for a distinctive style of cooking.
The sunny sweetness of mango is married with a diced apple and a buttery avocado, around which a seaweed nori crisp is wrapped to produce a starter. Very snackable!
Discover the inspiring journey of Komal Prabhu, called the Queen of GSB Cuisine, that saw her switch professions -- a Bharata Natyam dancer became a celebrated chef devoted to preserving traditional Gaud Saraswat Brahmin food traditions.
