From coastal rasois to hill homes, festive dishes are usually special to a family and so are the grand meals that families gather for and sit down to eat either on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day.
All of India gets ready for the mid-winter harvest festival, turning out laddoos, Pongal, Puran Poli and other endless delights.
Maamouls are classic Middle Eastern cookies that have a festive appeal even before you take a bite.
Christian communities across different states of India have unique family recipes for home-cooked meals to celebrate Christmas,
Try your hand at yummy dry fry Mangaluru clams. Or attempt this delicious Bengali preparation of prawns with taro leaves.
On the eve of Saraswati Puja, devotees traditionally prepare a yellow-coloured prasad for the Goddess of Knowledge. The offering can vary from Kolkata's Bhoger Khichuri to Motichoor Ladoos -- each region having their own sacred bhog, but always something yellow, the goddess' fave rang.
'The recipe is very simple with very few ingredients, but the end product is just amazing and mouthwatering. They are visually very attractive with their vibrant dark pink/red colour.'
The Bengalis have their own special variety of spicy-sweet tomato chutney usually had at the end of a meal.
Leafy greens are an essential part of Indian cooking, showing up in everyday meals as well as in unique regional specialities.
Subhash Jana, executive chef at Swissotel Kolkata shares two traditional Bengali recipes.
Create a shrikhand using dragon fruit and enjoy the awesome results.
Whether it's adding richness to festive desserts or lending silkiness to everyday meals, malai brings an unmistakable depth of flavour to a dish, lifting it into the realm of the scrumptious.
A fabulous vegetarian spread and an amazing range of sweets are also hallmarks of Bengali cuisine.
Bengali food... Who doesn't love it? Especially if you're a fish lover or hard-core non-vegetarian. Machh, mangsho, shorshe... If you've ever said "Machh-mangsho na thakle bhalo lage na!" then this roundup of Bong recipes, that will make feel like you're in a Kolkata kitchen, is for you. Ebar pet pujo hok!
This special biryani from north Kerala is known far and wide for its distinctive taste that comes from the use of a distinctive rice.
What are you waiting for? Read on and make these mouth-watering dishes at home today.
A sister or cousin of paniyarams, these are akin to large pan-fried idlis but are dosas. And utilise millets.
Bethica unusually uses brown poha and green bananas to make crispy vadas.
A fragrant, spiced yoghurt-cashew curry is the place for fillets of rohu.
The use of freshly-made mango pickle makes all the difference to this recipe for a yum paneer starter.
A favourite among Bengalis, Mutton Rezala has its roots in Mughlai cuisine.
This traditional pulao is a key part of any Bengali comfort meal.
Do You Wanna Partner is frothy and funny without being loud or crude, which is something so many Indian comedies cannot manage, observes Deepa Gahlot.
With hilsa prices soaring, when you do cook it you need the finest recipe.
Spice up your home menus preparing a creamy prawn curry and Bengali-style potatoes.
'Modi's charisma may have weakened as last year's Lok Sabha poll results showed but in the eyes of the Sangh Parivar, it has not waned.' 'Minus a strong BJP government at the Centre for another decade and more, there is apprehension that an anti-Hindutva government could reverse many of the ideological gains that the Modi dispensation has achieved through its three terms,' points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
This Muri Ghonto recipe has its origins in former East Bengal, present-day Bangladesh.
'Languages should be introduced when the brain is ready, not when it's most vulnerable.'
A fanciful air envelopes Aap Jaisa Koi's modest drama, of a story lost in its own bubble that's only burst by villains in the form of judgemental jerks and heroes in need of rescuing, observes Sukanya Verma..
Phirni can taste astoundingly good with nutritious black rice.
'We are Indians irrespective whether we are Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Malayali or Tamilian.' 'I am the best example of this integration.'
Durga Puja celebrations cannot be complete without serving this traditional Bengali mutton dish.
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