'The workers are doing fine as they get almost every essential item inside'
A few basic ingredients are all you need to make this traditional dish.
Rediff reader Manasi Sadarangani shows you how to add veggies to your omelette to make it interesting.
Go ahead have a meat fiesta with a range of biryanis, kebabs curries followed by delightful desserts.
Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.
Chef Amrita Raichand tells us how to make breakfast fun and filling.
They taste great with a simple meal of steamed rice and dal. Or as a snack with a chilly or mustardy sauce or green chutney.
The lowly kadu is promoted to an awesome pumpkin soup.
Food in India has fled the confines of the kitchen and become a national adventure... Food shows, now even on news channels, have transformed restaurateurs from humble khansamas to courted celebrities.
Audrey Crasto's Guava Cheese and Rose Cookies make Christmas a treat!
While most of us remain confined to our homes to stay safe from the pandemic, Dr Raashi Mehta, consultant dermatologist, Masina Hospital, Mumbai, suggests foods you may include in your diet to boost Vitamin D levels.
Chef Suriya Preechapiputpong from Thaiphoon shares his special Thai recipes.
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.
'The response from the government using words like malicious, deliberate, etc is diverting from the real issue.' 'The indicators related to young children such as stunting or child mortality are a reflection of the social development in the country.' 'That's how we have to look at it and not ignore the issue by denying the data.'
Everything that Milind Soman eats in a day.
Keisha Santwan, 16, and her travel-obsessed family love the joy of exploring new places.
The two obvious best choices are to combine OTT viewing time with some good eating, because Joe, Rishi and Co don't have to be the only ones dining well.
The actress remembers the everyday fare at her childhood home in Bengaluru.
'The pandemic helped me to shift my focus to the medicinal qualities of food.'
rediffGURU Komal Jethmalani suggests starting off with small and frequent meals.
Get transported to Bengal with this simple, yum meal.
'Live a simple lifestyle where you eat well, sleep on time and take care of your body.'
These creamy, golden lentil balls in coconut gravy will elevate your mood instantly.
A diet rich in vegetables and fruits can help regulate blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, prevent colon cancer, lower risk of eye and digestive problems, regulate diabetes and can help keep appetite in check, suggests Dr Eileen Canday.
Swati Sodhi, 36, a mum of two, tells us how she went from 92 kg to 60 kg in a year.
Heating foods like potatoes and eggs can be quite harmful for the body.
Cook your meat simply and don't overdo the spices. A little extra ghee works miracles.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
'My God, we could win half the world over just by our food alone.'
The celebrity chef shares recipes for five unusual Indian desserts.
According to Swiggy, Indians ordered an average of 95 biryanis per minute.
Rediff reader Reshma Aslam shows us how to celebrate the power of womanhood by indulging in homemade delicacies.
A separate menu has been prepared for the 15 Indian patients -- all Keralites -- and the two United Kingdom nationals
The good folks at The Bohri Kitchen share this recipe of a divine concoction of rice, curd and sugar.
Scrumptious Diwali recipes from Avinash Kumar, Executive Chef, Novotel Imagica Khopoli.
Chitra R shares this special Christmas recipe from her hometown Kanyakumari.
Retail inflation softened to 6.71 per cent in July due to moderation in food prices but remained above the Reserve Bank's comfort level of 6 per cent for the seventh consecutive month. With retail inflation continuing to remain high despite a fall in prices of vegetables and edible oils, among other commodities in July, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) might go for another rate hike in September. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based retail inflation was at 7.01 per cent in June and 5.59 per cent in July 2021. It was above 7 per cent from April to June this fiscal.
Five chefs from Mumbai share their special recipes.
The RBI on Friday retained inflation forecast for FY23 at 6.7 per cent amid uncertain price trajectory on "geopolitical shocks" and on hope that inflationary pressures would ease with pick-up in kharif sowing and supply chain improvements. In its previous monetary policy review in June, it had projected retail inflation for 2022-23 at 6.7 per cent, higher from 5.7 per cent forecast in April. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously decided to raise the benchmark repo rate by a steep 50 basis points to 5.40 per cent with immediate effect to tame inflation while supporting growth.
