Using black rice in your idlis makes them more nourishing.
A newcomer to non-vegetarian cooking, Divya Nair shares a recipe of prawns ghee roast, spice perfected to her son's liking.
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.
Neer dosa is a delicate, paper-thin South Indian rice crepe that sits lightly on the stomach, contains minimal energy value, is naturally free from gluten, and is typically prepared without any added fats. Its nutritional profile and taste can be enhanced by including egg within the mixture or pairing it with a gently cooked egg on the side. This upgraded version makes for a wholesome morning meal that leaves you feeling comfortably full while fitting well into a balanced eating routine and supporting healthy weight control.
Sacred spots and soaring peaks: Bucket-listing across the heartland. Roopa Unnikrishnan and her father journey through the heart of India.
Spring calls for newly-harvested glossy vegetables and fruits, fresh flavours, light bites and colourful plates that match the cheerful mood of the season.
Tomato? Yup, tomato is the mainstay of this gorgeous halwa.
What we are watching is something different: A fog manufactured and maintained by the people who started the war, so that the question of why it was started never has to be answered, observes Prem Panicker in his must read blog on the war in the Middle East.
Chef Ajay Chopra tells you how to give an extra-ordinary twist to your breakfast.
Make a quick, easy, scrumptious breakfast with besan.
Gouri Venugopal's sambar is unparalleled as far her daughter Durga and granddaughter Maya are concerned.
Bewitching fragrances and a symphony of sounds would herald the arrival of Chauthi in the Someshwar home.
Delhi gal Mouli Arya -- this is only her second outing at a fashion week -- handles quick questions from Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera with cool ease.
Over the years, with some amount of experimenting, I have learnt exactly what freezes well and what does not.
Some food historians believe idli was derived from some steamed rice preparations from Indonesia.
Mini Ribeiro brings you recipes of ideal tea-time snacks.
Here are quick recipes for Lemon Chicken, Fried Rice and Suji Idlis for your office meal.
What can you do with common leftovers -- bread, coconut chutney, dal, rice, rotis.
Low on fat and high on fibre, this easy-to-make snack recipe is sure to delight you.
A delicious traditional recipe using ripe jackfruit.
Everyone must sample these tiny pan-fried idlis stuffed with onions or vegetables once before they die.
You can't go through life without a jar of South Indian tomato chutney in the you fridge.
Green Tomato Days are here. Make the most of them.
Swati Sodhi, 36, a mum of two, tells us how she went from 92 kg to 60 kg in a year.
With tomato selling at Rs 120 to Rs 160 per kilo, these desi curries will be your saviours.
Rasam is my Amma's go-to solution for all ailments, be they a cold, cough, fever or a headache.
These recipes will tickle your tastebuds and ensure good health, says Sahana Shivprasad Shetty.
'Modi knows the people here are opposed to this project, but he is using the might of government to push this port down our throats.'
Garvit Kawatra, 19, from Delhi tells us how he changed his diet and lifestyle to lose 45 kg in four months.
We asked colleagues, present and past, to reflect on a man who has made such a difference to their lives and careers. Here it is then, a rich collection of memories that offer enchanting glimpses of the enigmatic Ajit Balakrishnan.
'So South Indian, it would be idli with... a really good sambar, and then north Indian -- probably any kind of tikka.' Hmm. You can take a girl out her mom's country, but you can't take the country out of the girl!'
Bottle gourd is far more tasty than you realise especially when had in steamed dumplings along with Dahi Kadhi.
A plain dal-chawal can be turned into a wholesome set meal bowl of veggies, seeds, lentils, rice and herbs when tweaked, suggests Radhika Iyer. Talati.
Chintan Sampat, 45 shares his incredible weight loss story.
Cook your meat simply and don't overdo the spices. A little extra ghee works miracles.
When Twinkle Khanna asked her celebrity friends what was in their dabba, everyone wrote in and sent their recipes as well. What does Katrina Kaif like to include in her dabba? She tells us here.
Here's how beginners can follow a very practical approach for finding stocks for long term investing and building a decent portfolio.
Looking for Treasures From Mizoram to embrace through 2024 and beyond.
The home-chef put Indian cuisine on the world map with her cooking experiments on MasterChef Australia.
