Halwa, a timeless Indian sweet that came to us from the Silk Route, is cherished for its richness.
Cricket legends Harbhajan Singh, Venkatesh Prasad, Zaheer Khan, and Sourav Ganguly reminisced about India's historic 2001 Test victory against Australia at Eden Gardens.
'The recipe is very simple with very few ingredients, but the end product is just amazing and mouthwatering. They are visually very attractive with their vibrant dark pink/red colour.'
Italian cuisine is proof that great flavour doesn't need complicated techniques or hard-to-find ingredients.
These are the 10 best-rated curries in the world, according to TasteAtlas, a platform known for ranking traditional foods across the globe.
TasteAtlas, a globally-recognised digital guide to food, just unveiled its rankings for 50 Best Potato Dishes. Four of our Indian favourites qualified.
A rustic spin on your favourite Palak Paneer.
In which area of Indian life are women not running the show?
Chiraiya could have been a powerful, hard-hitting series but it ends up feeling scattered and emotionally uneven, observes Divya Nair.
Leafy greens are an essential part of Indian cooking, showing up in everyday meals as well as in unique regional specialities.
Create a shrikhand using dragon fruit and enjoy the awesome results.
A simple, flavoursome Maharashtrian meal that Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor Khan tucked into.
Whether it's adding richness to festive desserts or lending silkiness to everyday meals, malai brings an unmistakable depth of flavour to a dish, lifting it into the realm of the scrumptious.
The recipe for Indian higher education institutions to succeed in the global markets is excellence in academics, promoting contemporary socially relevant material, and enabling individuals (learners) to realise their full potential, suggests N Ravichandran.
Living away from home can be tough, especially if you have to cook on your own or rely on takeaways. Simple solutions for you!
'It's a lifetime opportunity to cook for the most high-profile table of India. It's a matter of honour for me.'
A stunning book on the Kumbh. And a recipe.
Andhra recipes for palate-pleasing pappu or dal.
This special biryani from north Kerala is known far and wide for its distinctive taste that comes from the use of a distinctive rice.
Two types of cabbage give this Chinese rice its crunchy but excellent flavour.
Paneer is a favourite food of all Indians everywhere. There has to be a paneer recipe on every restaurant menu, at every shaadi, for parties, inside pulavs, on cocktail snack platters, stuck into dosas or sandwiches, atop pizzas etc etc. Choose a scrumptious paneer recipe from any of our lucky 21 and hit the kitchen!
Michelin-star Chef Hemant Mathur, who helms SAAR Indian Bistro at Times Square, New York City, conjures a chai-time soybean-lentil snack with pepper and garam masala accents. It's vegan too and served with his take on tomato salsa.
You can slowly build up spices over six to nine months by adding ajwain, jeera, coriander, cardamom and cinnamon powders for flavouring different recipes, says Madhavi Bhardwaj.
A sister or cousin of paniyarams, these are akin to large pan-fried idlis but are dosas. And utilise millets.
Dosa is often tastiest when made using a dal-rice batter and frying it crispy in plenty of ghee. That's not to say that dosas made without heavy amounts of rice and ghee can't taste rather yum too and make for nutritious light breakfasts.
Does your mom or mother-in-law rustle up an exquisite sambar. Hemant Waje's does. Here is her recipe.
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.
View our scrumptious collection of some of the most unusual ice creams recipes, just in time for February 14, all with special Indian tadka or highlights.
A simple, one-pot dish of fragrant basmati rice, spices and fresh fish.
Our sweets feature now often on international food sites. The New York Times carry their recipes frequently. So does BBC Food. Cook's Illustrated made Indian sweets their cover feature late last year. TasteAtlas highlighted kulfi and rasgullah places. World over folks are discovering just how delicious our sweets are -- so creamy, so milky, so enjoyable.
Make a simple, delicious jaggery and suji halwa in your microwave.
Soft on the inside, crisp on the outside, falafels taste divine eaten piping hot, dipped in hummus or rolled in pita or a flatbread.
Winter ushers in fat red chillies ideal for a exceptionlly tasty pickle.
A fragrant, spiced yoghurt-cashew curry is the place for fillets of rohu.
Jaggery and wheat come together to make the fastest and most perfect Diwali sweet.
To defend their Asia Cup title, India must improve catching and find a steady middle order. Friday's dead rubber is a good chance to try these out.
In the days leading upto Christmas, cooking and baking reaches a peak at so many homes across India. Try these authentic Indian recipes for the holiday season.
We had asked you, our readers, to share with us recipes and photographs of any of these wonderful dishes from the 28 states of India. We begin the series with Maharashtra's Thalipeeth
This festive season, Indian homes are mixing global luxury with personal touches using heirloom fabrics, handmade decor, and nostalgic menus to create celebrations that feel both grand and intimate.
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