Make the ragi batter in advance and store it in the refrigerator. It comes handy when you're short of time in the kitchen.
Kerala Kootu is best enjoyed with steamed rice, but also goes well with rotis or crisp dosas.
Barnes School, Devlali, is famous for its dal. But everything tastes good in the hill station air and vintage locale.
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With tomato selling at Rs 120 to Rs 160 per kilo, these desi curries will be your saviours.
Dress up any fresh seasonal greens with an imli-dal-coconut koottu-style preparation.
'I always say you really cannot own a recipe.' 'In India, where, we have been cooking for thousands of years, how can you put a finger and say, 'This is mine'?'
Palmati Devi, a patient who had fractured her hand, was caught on CCTV eating her meal of dal, rice and vegetables straight off the floor at the orthopaedic ward of the hospital.
Celebrity nutritionist and bestselling author Rujuta Diwekar explains how you can make these foods a part of your daily diet.
Green Tomato Days are here. Make the most of them.
Anjali quickly decided not to pursue her career in medicine. If she had worked in a government hospital, she would have had to do her fair share of nights and weekends in hospital, which would have been tough when Sachin was back in Bombay between tours. Had she worked in private practice as Dr Anjali Tendulkar, she reckoned she would be consulted for her name rather than her expertise. Anjali is an all-or nothing person and she couldn't have just dabbled in doctoring. Moreover, she wanted to devote herself to keeping her husband in the right frame of mind to play his best cricket. A fascinating excerpt from Annabel Mehta and Georgina Brown's book, My Passage to India.
The actor has nailed the formula to make really soft paneer at home.
Lack of sleep, unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity and a stressful daily schedule stemming from demanding career paths to juggling multiple hats on the personal front are some factors that increase health challenges, especially in young Indians, notes dietician Sheryl Salis.
A quick side-dish that's a good addition to the dal-chawal combo.
The other half of the name, benne dosa literally means butter dosa in Kannada.
Ganesh Puja in Alibag taluka is about simplicity and minimalism. It's about quiet devotion too.
Rediff reader Shailja Gonsalves sent us this nutritious chaat recipe. Do you have a healthy recipe to share? Email it to us!
"She ate dal and rice, which was also served to other inmates on Tuesday night, and Wednesday morning, she had tea with snacks," a jail source said.
Everyone must sample these tiny pan-fried idlis stuffed with onions or vegetables once before they die.
Bharti accused the media of distorting her statement, attributing it to the BJP's agenda.
Your mornings are made if you start them with this spiced vermicelli dish.
Try this refreshingly light and wholesome take on the Andhra tamarind gravy.
Will Andhra Pradesh follow the Odisha model, voting differently in Lok Sabha and assembly elections? Or will Odisha follow Andhra Pradesh, voting in new faces in both?
Amboli is a quintessential Malvani dish prepared with rice and mixed dal batter, soaked and grounded, then left to ferment overnight.
Kebabs can also be healthy, gluten-free and vegan.
Suryakumar Yadav is looking leaner and fitter than ever since his comeback to competitive cricket.
A khatta-meetha amti with fresh coconut milk and undertones of garlic.
The heat of the spices in the rasam will make you sweat out the cold.
A delightful recipe that will help you make the most of the humble dal.
With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon.
Find comfort in this quick and yum poha and mung dal khichdi.
French beans cooked with dal, like -- how it's made in South India, specificlly Tamil Nadu -- is a tasty addition to a Sunday lunch menu.
Home chef Suresh Moopanar tells us how to make a good drumstick curry.
The zestful, satisfying mixed vegetable Italian soup makes for a special meal.
The Maharashtrian festival is incomplete without these traditional recipes.
There's nothing more satisfying than a meal of freshly fried puris served with a spicy raseela potato preparation.
The secret to a good homemade idli is all about getting the basics right.
The Akali Dal, an ally of the BJP, has written to the parliamentary committee opposing certain clauses in the land acquisition bill. A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com speaks to Akali Dal MPs to find out why they oppose the controversial legislation.
Rice goes down far lighter and smoother in summer when turned into a cooling Thayir Sadam.
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