Christian communities across different states of India have unique family recipes for home-cooked meals to celebrate Christmas,
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.
Leafy greens are an essential part of Indian cooking, showing up in everyday meals as well as in unique regional specialities.
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.
President Droupadi Murmu hosted a state banquet for Russian President Vladimir Putin, featuring regional Indian delicacies and a performance of Indian classical and Bollywood music.
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Try your hand at yummy dry fry Mangaluru clams. Or attempt this delicious Bengali preparation of prawns with taro leaves.
Spice up your home menus preparing a creamy prawn curry and Bengali-style potatoes.
Rajbaris are a link to Bengal's rich past, of grand mansions, classical fine dining, and allow guests to be pretend zamindars for those few hours or days that they stay.
A sister or cousin of paniyarams, these are akin to large pan-fried idlis but are dosas. And utilise millets.
A fragrant, spiced yoghurt-cashew curry is the place for fillets of rohu.
There's nothing more satisfying than a meal of freshly fried puris served with a spicy raseela potato preparation.
With tomato selling at Rs 120 to Rs 160 per kilo, these desi curries will be your saviours.
A favourite among Bengalis, Mutton Rezala has its roots in Mughlai cuisine.
Gussy up your prawn curry with Malabar spinach which is a good source of vitamin A and C, calcium, potassium and iron.
Raakhee, who turns 77 on August 15, remains an enigma wrapped in a riddle. Dinesh Raheja remembers Raakhee telling him how she loves the rains and how she would drive down to Tulsi Lake in the 1970s and float paper boats in the water. He would like to imagine that Raakhee still does that at her farmhouse.
Just 30 minutes and some basic ingredients are all you need to get this awesome basa capsicum dish, says reader Jayati Saha.
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This Muri Ghonto recipe has its origins in former East Bengal, present-day Bangladesh.
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'Durga Puja is also a time to catch up on the gossip and when the girls of the family get together it's a beautiful feeling that is hard to describe.'
Ma Durga might be the city's most celebrated annual visitor, but Kali is the resident Goddess, notes Sandip Roy.
Reader Urmimala shares a traditional recipe of flat beans cooked in a tangy tamarind gravy.
A fabulous vegetarian spread and an amazing range of sweets are also hallmarks of Bengali cuisine.
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Jazz up your dinner menu with Kerala-style nethili or anchovies fish fry which goes well with steamed rice and a comforting bowl of dal.
Why opt for processed rava when you have a healthy, diabetic and heart-friendly recipe onn hand?
Durga Puja celebrations cannot be complete without serving this traditional Bengali mutton dish.
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Prawns cooked inside a tender coconut is a favourite among Bengalis.
A parval or pointed gourd dish that's tangy and mustardy.
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