Spiced potato filling wrapped in bread and then fried is just the snack for a late afternoon piping hot cup of tea or coffee, when the hunger pangs come calling. Recipe courtesy: Swetha Iyer.
Paneer Dumplings, in a rich buttery sauce, with rice or pulau, is just the most cheering end-of-the-day meal.
From royal kitchens to festive feasts, figs have long symbolised richness and warmth. In every form -- sweet or savoury -- they bring flavour, balance, goodness.
In addition to sweets, Ganesh Puja is a time for simple, elegant meals. Tasty Aloo Shak -- shak means vegetable -- can be made in 15 minutes.
Pradeep Suresh Pai shares his mother's treasured recipe for Dalitoy, a nourishing, warming Konkani classic from coastal Mangaluru that's super spicy.
Healthy greens fenugreek or methi leaves needs a regular place in your menus. Also because it adds great extra flavour too.
A silky, creamy dessert made from milk and cream that melts in the mouth.
Two types of cabbage give this Chinese rice its crunchy but excellent flavour.
Chicken and mushrooms come together, along with other veggies like broccoli, bamboo shoots, in Aditi Bose's classic Chinese entree, that makes a meal with fried rice.
Try all sorts of funky new stuffings while making modaks. Khoya or rich milk solids spiked with saunf makes a splendid variety of modaks.
Investors who constantly hop between 'top-performing' funds often end up earning far lower returns than the very funds they invest in -- simply because they enter late and exit early. Best investors don't chase returns, they chase discipline, says Ramalingam Kalirajan.
It's a bewitching combo of greens with seafood.
The Elephant God's big day is here on the morrow. Lord Ganesha will be feted all over India but especially in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He needs to be fed too...
Rediff reader Ria Ganwani sent us this recipe of Swiss Chocolate Rolls.
Monsoons are about corn. Reshma Aslam briskly transforms tender baby corn into a crispy, tangy rainy-day snack.
You can switch up chillas by using different grains or adding additional condiments. Richa Agarwal makes fast, wholesome Dal Ka Chillas.
Meat lovers have tantalising tambda and pandhra rassa, with a variety of Kolhapuri-style mutton/chicken dishes. But the famed Kolhapuri Akkha Masoor will delight vegetarians, says Mayur Sanap.
Does your mom or mother-in-law rustle up an exquisite sambar. Hemant Waje's does. Here is her recipe.
A fruity mousse, ready in 10 minutes... Make it for Mom!
There's no reason why you can't recreate street chaat recipes in your kitchen and make them healthier and more hygienically.
It's not so hard to incorporate a variety of health-giving, glorious greens in your daily meals. Eight recipes that show you how.
A hara mince uses a paste of fresh coriander and other herbs to give it its colour and distinctly different swaad.
Warm, flaky gujiya, that are just mildly sweet, are so Holi. Although they are just as popular at Diwali too.
Shravan is the time to get fresh colocasia leaves from the bazaar and magically transform them into spicy bites.
Chickpeas, darkened with tea leaves and spiced up with cinnamon, bay leaves and other spices is a fine accompaniment to puris, bhature, rotis or even rice.
A sister or cousin of paniyarams, these are akin to large pan-fried idlis but are dosas. And utilise millets.
Dried mushrooms are gently simmered for an hour with garlic, herbs in this recipe. Fresh mushrooms, wine, cream, added before serving, further elevate the soup.
We have already introduced you to a bunch of delectable fish curry recipes. It's now time to delve into the best of preparations for frying up fish. We threw in too a grilled recipe and a partially baked dish. Read on and start drooling!
Add a splash of excitement to your cooking and create food enhanced with a touch of alcohol.
Gajjar halwa made from this dark variety of carrots is slightly more earthy-tasting than standard GH.
Mint, fried potatoes and yoghurt elevates this easy recipe for a spicy chicken rice.
Narali Bhat is a sweet coconut rice dish traditionally made in Maharashtra during Narali Pournima, the full moon day in the month of Shravan.
Paneer is a favourite food of all Indians everywhere. There has to be a paneer recipe on every restaurant menu, at every shaadi, for parties, inside pulavs, on cocktail snack platters, stuck into dosas or sandwiches, atop pizzas etc etc. Choose a scrumptious paneer recipe from any of our lucky 21 and hit the kitchen!
The tiny maida puris, flavoured with pungent carom seeds, are popular fill-me-ups at Holi.
Chef Roopa Nabar presents spicy, earthy patties of mushrooms and potatoes, crisped in an air fryer till golden brown.
Make Chef Dinesh Mhatre's semolina flatbreads in 10 minutes with merely three ingredients.
You never knew Veggie Spring Rolls were that easy to make until you tried Aditi Bose's crunchy recipe.
Many of our dishes need a dash of sweetness. Choose recipes that opt for honey as the sweetener, to add more honey to your diet.
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