The people of Bihar, usually cook food in mustard oil that adds pungency. They enjoy cooking and eating, tasty and healthy food using seasonal ingredients with aromatic local spices. Garlic, ginger and green chillies play a special role.
This rustic khichdi is the epitome of ghar ka khanna. Whole masoor dal is cooked with rice, spices and coconut milk and served with a generous blob of ghee.
Bisi Bele Bhaat, the traditional Indian one-pot meal that is the Southern answer to Khichdi, combines rice, lentils, vegetables, spices.
These creamy, golden lentil balls in coconut gravy will elevate your mood instantly.
It's easy, hassle-free and simple to prepare.
A South Indian curry bursting with spice and tanginess.
Andhra recipes for palate-pleasing pappu or dal.
TasteAtlas has unveiled its global line-up of top chicken dishes. It's no surprise that Butter Chicken is No 5.
A piquant curry to jazz up steamed rice. Have it with papad.
Give your favourite dal an upgrade with this recipe featuring a host of veggies.
Quick, nutritious curry of butter beans that tastes wonderful slopped over rice or had with garam rotis.
A one-pot meal packed with nutrition and taste.
This classic Maharashtrian dish is made without onions.
Basic fermented rice is served up with a wide range of ingredients to make a wonderfully, comforting meal.
These hot and crispy vadas are perfect with hot chai.
A delightful recipe that will help you make the most of the humble dal.
'I always cook from my heart,' says New York Chef Vijaya Kumar who won his third Michelin Star recently.
Chef Kuldeep Garude, Executive Chef, Elior India shares his special winter recipe.
The protein-rich dal goes well with baafle that's deep-fried in ghee.
Test your knowledge of Indian street food with this fun quiz!
A finger-licking dish of crabs and moringa leaves.
This simplest of lentil recipes had with rice and some crispy onions makes for a deeply-satisfying meal.
It's the Maharashtrian version of kadhi pakoras.
From traditional Nepali thali to Gujarati basundi with jalebi, it was a lavish vegetarian spread of cuisines laid out for the SAARC leaders as they met in the cooler climes of exotic Dhulikhel resort for a retreat session.
Enjoy this healthy dal with steamed rice, jeera rice, naans or tandoori rotis.
Kerala Kootu is best enjoyed with steamed rice, but also goes well with rotis or crisp dosas.
Amboli is a quintessential Malvani dish prepared with rice and mixed dal batter, soaked and grounded, then left to ferment overnight.
The genesis of India's most-loved dish may go to canny cooks in the Mughal era, notes Sandeep Goyal.
'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.'
Presenting the most-viewed recipes this year.
A savoury snack for Diwali of fried rice flakes, roasted lentils, peanuts and spices.
Try this traditional recipe with a delicious raw mango and coconut chutney.
Candice Pinto shows you how to make the classic lentil curry at home.
Ramapriya Suresh shows us how to make a traditional Pongal recipe.
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.
Dress up any fresh seasonal greens with an imli-dal-coconut koottu-style preparation.
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