Bewitching fragrances and a symphony of sounds would herald the arrival of Chauthi in the Someshwar home.
A zesty, fragrant chicken curry for a lovely Sunday lunch.
Give a healthier and tastier upgrade to your regular thalipeeth.
Crunchy cabbage, yoghurt-based makes Mor Kuzhambu served with ghe rice, fried fish and rice papad makes for a satisfying dinner.
This spicy fried fry served with crunchy curry leaves and sliced lemon is a crowd-pleaser.
Date palm jaggery and tapioca go into making this delicious pudding.
Try this simple and wholesome sabji recipe of ridge gourd with Bengal gram.
A fragrant, spiced yoghurt-cashew curry is the place for fillets of rohu.
This Muri Ghonto recipe has its origins in former East Bengal, present-day Bangladesh.
Winters call for a heartening rasam made from this healthy legume.
Food blogger and Rediff reader Charulatha Rao sent us this yummy dessert recipe.
The range of food at banquets at the Mughal court consisted of delicacies that commoners could not ever dream of.
Weight watchers have often avoided rice for chapati. But is it the best option?
We publish readers' responses to our recipes invite. Here's how to prepare Nutty Veggies, Baby Corn Manchurian, Ghee Rice and Bitter Gourd Curd Kurma.
Adding greens to your dal transforms it into to the best companion for your rice.
This easy, tasty pulau can be cooked in 15 minutes.
Pulaus can gussy up a meal, especially when you are having guests over.
Jahnavi Patel shares three delicious Navratri recipes she learned from her mother Namrata Patel.
Rajbaris are a link to Bengal's rich past, of grand mansions, classical fine dining, and allow guests to be pretend zamindars for those few hours or days that they stay.
Diwali is a season in India for sweet-making. A treasure of traditional Diwali recipes from all corners of our India.
The burst of cheese will take these parathas to another level.
Have you ever eaten as satisfying a breakfast as potato fried up with tapioca pearls?
What can you do with common leftovers -- bread, coconut chutney, dal, rice, rotis.
Over the years, with some amount of experimenting, I have learnt exactly what freezes well and what does not.
Go experimental while making your modaks! Try unusual stuffings and coverings.
Chicken cooked up in a charred masala is a rural Maharashtra treat and tastes divine with rice or bhakri.
This engineer makes modaks with scientific precision.
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This simplest of lentil recipes had with rice and some crispy onions makes for a deeply-satisfying meal.
A delicious Mangalorean dish that is served with steamed rice or neer dosas.
While the days are still not that warm, nourish your soul with two unusual khichdis.
A popular South Indian sweet dish, it's made from rice flour, jaggery and grated coconut.
This special Maharashtrian sweet is made by the CKP community just before Ganesh Chaturthi.
No vegetables in your larder? Never mind. Worry not. Use peanuts.
A marriage of stuffed eggplant or brinjal and South Indian-flavoured rice has a new outcome.