When the sun refuses to get kinder, heavy, stomach-weighing meals are the first thing to lose their appeal. Nothing is more charming in this garmi than bowls of chilled juicy produce. Greens with bright dressings instantly chase away the summer somnolence.
Have you ever tried tossing up a simple chickpea salad with a wine and apple cider dressing? It bumps it up to the gourmet category.
Cook your summer weather sabzis before the season goes.
A refreshing, sweet-salty Mediterranean salad from home chef and food blogger Vindhya Karwa.
Monsoon is the breeding season for fish and shellfish, making them more susceptible to contamination, warns Zamurrud Patel, chief dietitian, Gleneagles Hospital. Instead, include freshly cooked chicken, eggs or pulses in your meals to meet your daily protein requirements.
Spring calls for newly-harvested glossy vegetables and fruits, fresh flavours, light bites and colourful plates that match the cheerful mood of the season.
San Francisco is a coastal megacity yet at times it can feel like a foggy hill station full of picturesque views, recalls Dinesh Raheja after visiting one of America's prettiest cities.
Refreshing salads lick the summer heat.
Toss up this simple Thai-style grilled chicken salad in 15 minutes.
It is refreshing, fresh, summery and incredibly tasty.
Cook a full meal of intriguing Arunachali food and surprise a foodie loved one.
Lebanese Fattoush Salad is light, nutritious and delicious.
If you are tired of eating the same old sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and carrots combo, here's hope.
'The moment someone forbids you to eat something, you want to eat it even more.' Dietician Riya Jain says this all-or-nothing mindset is exactly why most fitness resolutions fail.
These Kerala-style accompaniments will add a pop of colour and an authentic touch to your Onam spread.
The best way to win his heart is through good food.
This versatile lentil salad can be a whole meal by itself or an accompaniment to a light evening repast.
These recipes are both easy to cook and good to eat. Try them!
Salads are a great option when you want to boost your immune system. Presenting three salad recipes you can cook while you are working from home.
Quinoa Salad is healthy and will keep you fuller longer.
Rediff reader Nishtha Monarch Joshi, 35, from Vadodara, Gujarat shares her special winter recipe.
Have a raw papaya at home, but don't know how to use it? Try out this recipe.
Bewitching fragrances and a symphony of sounds would herald the arrival of Chauthi in the Someshwar home.
Mini Ribeiro tells us where to go salad hopping.
Easy to make, these can be ready in minutes.
Rediff reader and food blogger Sarika Gunjal shares a low calorie, protein packed appetizer recipe. Do you have a healthy recipe to share? Email it to us!
Have some chatpata chaat is always fortifying.
Tokyo based Rediff reader Lopamudra Tripathy sent us this recipe.
An especially yum falafel recipe that your children will love.
'If you see it as a burden, you'll struggle. But if you're enjoying the process and make small lifestyle changes, it becomes much easier.'
Stuffed with plenty of crunchy veggies, this dish requires very little cooking.
