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.
India has a tradition of stuffing its vegetables. Usually with a pungent masala and fresh ingredients, but sometimes even with mince meat. The stuffing of the sabzi turns simple vegetables into particulalry tasty delights.
Jazz up a plain omelette with a few mushrooms and spinach and you have a gourmet breakfast. Hitesh Harisinghani shows you how.
Holi celebration menus need planning. A good mix of sweets and savouries as well as ice-cold drinks because Holi is usually a hot day. We have handpicked 11 recipes just for you!
Let's venture to deeper Tamil Nadu and sample two dishes that showcase the famous Chettinad cuisine -- a chicken curry and a rice pudding.
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.
Before the king of fruits takes its final bow of the season, a last delicious mango recipe courtesy Chef Neha Deepak Shah. A hat tip to the East, thickened coconut milk rice pudding is rolled up with mango slices.
Mushroom soup that gets its creaminess from healthy nuts.
India's favourite teatime indulgence, the samosa, comes with many kinds of stuffings.
Mustard-crusted air-fried fish is a refreshing start-the-week entree. Chef Roopa Nabar serves it with lightly-cooked broccoli.
Yes, Punjabi cuisine is definitely much more than just Dal Makhni and Paneer Butter Masala!
The milky bread-based sweet is softened by sugar syrup and garnished with pistachios.
Fried eggplant is layered with fried onions and blanketed with a cheesy white sauce and baked. The pickle can be easily stored in the fridge for a long time, Greta Rodricks, mother of the late designer Wendell Rodricks, told Mini Ribeiro in this recipe first posted on May 4, 2016.
Try this elegant adaptation of a traditional creamy Italian pasta.
Kadhis made from yoghurt have many avatars all over India. It takes on countless forms. Creamy and thick in the north with the addition of besan and malai-wallah dahi. Coconut-rich in the south or the thinner Mor Korumbu. Much sweeter in the west.
Creating cocktails is like painting. Your canvas is the liquor you choose. Art strokes are the ingredients you add to take the concoction to a new high, making spirits bright.
These are little morsels of jammy perfection.
Golden, crispy Air-Fried Roast Chicken is an entree that's show-stopping enough for a special meal, but healthy enough for a weekday dinner.
Christian communities across different states of India have unique family recipes for home-cooked meals to celebrate Christmas,
Cricket legends Harbhajan Singh, Venkatesh Prasad, Zaheer Khan, and Sourav Ganguly reminisced about India's historic 2001 Test victory against Australia at Eden Gardens.
From festive breakfasts to iconic fish preparations, Parsi cuisine is a beautiful blend of sweet, sour and spicy traditions that have been passed down for generations. Explore the flavours, stories and culinary personalities behind each recipe which balances comfort, nostalgia and celebration in every bite
Chocolate recipes for Valentine's Day that will bring love at first bite!
You will never know how easy it is to make ganache till you try this recipe!
A traditional pahadi preparation, it uses a Garhwali spice called jakhiya, also called wild mustard or dog mustard, that gives a special kick.
A soft, fruit-studded cake with crumble topping that turns golden as it bakes. You will find it impossible to stop at just one slice.
Chef Sneha Singhi presents a millet version with cucumber for an extra boost of goodness. Once the pre-prep is done, her Cucumber Millet Khichdi will be ready in under 15 minutes and looks so yum, you would want a bowl right away.
Luscious. Lovely. Quick. Yum. Home Chef Inderpreet Nagpal's tarts are designed for romantic dinners.
Certain foods, it is believed, fuel passion and intensify lust. Though not strictly scientific, these food ingredients do have components that amplify dopamine levels, jack up testosterone production or alter mood.
Makhana or fox nuts/lotus seeds are another one of those wonderfoods -- said to contain plenty of antioxidants and micronutrients -- that needs a spot in your daily diet. Presenting 10 lovely makhana recipes.
View our scrumptious collection of some of the most unusual ice creams recipes, just in time for February 14, all with special Indian tadka or highlights.
Cheese is one of the most addictive of foods and it operates in a stealthy manner. How many times have cut slice after slice off an irresistable block of cheese, till it almost all gone? Many cheeses -- mozzarella, cheddar, cottage cheese -- are healthy, probiotic foods, as long as you limit your portions.
Mediterranean meets tandoori in Chef Sarab Kapoor's inspired Mediterranean Tandoori Cauliflower And Broccoli.
One can grate, ghiso, grind a whole range of vegetables, fruit or nutty ingredients and magically, with a lil' food alchemy, transform them into a lip-smackingly good halwa. The amount of sugar or type of sweetener that goes into a halwa is in your hands. So is the amount of ghee.
This Valentine's Day, put together a 10/10 meal with just the right liquor, be it a wine or a malt.
Chiraiya could have been a powerful, hard-hitting series but it ends up feeling scattered and emotionally uneven, observes Divya Nair.
The Sindhi version of India's beloved rice pudding is thicker and more velevety.
Plenty of sweet peppers are available this season. Deepa Mehrotra combines them with homemade paneer and air-fryer grilled zucchini & broccoli for a delicious salad.
Election results may be shifting the political landscape in Bihar. But the state's culinary legacy stands firm. As the new government prepares to take charge, let's look at the timeless flavours and a few recipes that define Bihar.
Halwa, a timeless Indian sweet that came to us from the Silk Route, is cherished for its richness.
These are the 10 best-rated curries in the world, according to TasteAtlas, a platform known for ranking traditional foods across the globe.
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