We ask chefs and home cooks for their rainy season specials.
rediffGURU Komal Jethmalani, a dietician and nutritionist with over 26 years of experience, explains how you can take charge of your health with a balanced diet and exercise.
In Tamil Nadu a steamed, spicy delicacy, looking like a modak, is made for Vinayak Chaturthi.
Cyclone Montha crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast, resulting in two deaths, extensive crop damage, and disruptions to power and transportation. Neighboring Telangana also experienced heavy rains. Government relief efforts are underway.
Jayanti Soni and her family return each year to Bhinmal, when they can, to celebrate Diwali in her family home.
Two special dishes to include in your Onam feast.
Characterised by simple flavours and local ingredients, Manipuri cuisine is about fish, rice and green leafy vegetables.
This simple yet flavourful dish is a breeze to prepare, requiring minimal ingredients and minimal effort.
Does your mom or mother-in-law rustle up an exquisite sambar. Hemant Waje's does. Here is her recipe.
Two wonderful recipes from Pratibha Karan's The Book Of Dals.
Get transported to Bengal with this simple, yum meal.
Make your chai time exciting with deep-fried kachcha kela fritters!
Enjoyed best during Raja, it's a unique dessert from Odisha.
A no-onion, no-garlic potato dish for Pitru Paksha.
Quick, flavourful, wholesome... This egg recipe is a lifesaver when you come home on an empty stomach!
Hitesh Harisinghani's mother learned to make sambhar from his nani. Packed with vegetables, it has a dash of sweetness from the jaggery, and sour from tamarind and tomatoes.
Give your favourite dal an upgrade with this recipe featuring a host of veggies.
Sweet potatoes, with a light seasoning using coconut oil, and a touch of fresh grated coconut, makes a grand combo with rotis.
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will enjoy a range of Indian dishes, including rice varieties, moong dal halwa, and mango nectar, during his 14-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). He will also have the option to choose from international cuisine, as approved by NASA. ISRO and DRDO have developed the Indian food options for astronauts of the Gaganyaan mission and Shukla will be able to savor them with NASA's approval.
Why throwaway leftover dal vadas when you can whip up a fresh dish with them?
Enjoy this healthy dal with steamed rice, jeera rice, naans or tandoori rotis.
Bewitching fragrances and a symphony of sounds would herald the arrival of Chauthi in the Someshwar home.
Gouri Venugopal's sambar is unparalleled as far her daughter Durga and granddaughter Maya are concerned.
'GG, if life is short then you can smile also'.
The Centre on Friday said it will sell 'Bharat Rice' in the retail market at Rs 29 per kg from next week to give relief to the common man and has also directed traders to disclose rice/paddy stock, as part of its efforts to control prices that have risen by around 15 per cent in the last one year. In a press conference, Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra exuded confidence that these two measures along with the various restrictions of exports will help in cooling down the prices. Seeking to dispel market rumours, he categorically said the government has no plans to lift restrictions on rice exports any time soon.
A stir-fried preparation with gourd and Bengal gram.
Earlier, on Monday, hot Khichdi was sent through this 6-inch pipeline to the stranded workers for the first time since they were trapped.
Hema Rajiv shows you how to put leftover rice to good use.
'All the good in our family began with His arrival. For 20 years we have brought Him home with love and reverence.' As Mumbai readies to celebrate its biggest festival, a look at Ganeshutsav through the eyes of a devotee.
Cauliflower and blue cheese is a match made in culinary heaven.
Ruling Shiv Sena's MLA Sanjay Gaikwad allegedly slapped an employee of a canteen at the MLA's hostel in Mumbai after complaining about being served stale food.
Bethica unusually uses brown poha and green bananas to make crispy vadas.
This creamy, buttery gravy goes well with jeera rice or roti.
A non-cognisable offence is being filed against Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad in connection with the assault of a canteen worker at the MLA hostel. The incident sparked outrage after a video surfaced showing Gaikwad assaulting the worker over allegedly stale food.
If you make prawns, using this very precise and methodical recipe, it is sure to turn out like it came all the way from Kerala straight to your plate.
Over the years, with some amount of experimenting, I have learnt exactly what freezes well and what does not.
