Dig into soft Chef Saby's soft Dahi Vadas for Raksha Bandhan.
This interesting Mangalorean dish can be eaten with coconut chutney, Fish Gassi or Chicken Gassi.
Audrey Crasto's Guava Cheese and Rose Cookies make Christmas a treat!
Dress up any fresh seasonal greens with an imli-dal-coconut koottu-style preparation.
Any vegetable, when stuffed in a wheat covering and fried crisp with ghee and served with a dab of white butter, becomes fit for a king's banquet.
Treat yourself to Mumbai's favourite street food with a simple homemade recipe by Nadiya Sarguroh.
Guilt-free millet modaks are a wholesome addition to your festivities.
The US is currently Earth's most powerful country and a certain latitude of understanding -- a world view -- is popularly expected from its leadership. From a country identified with freedom, constitution, debate, democracy and the likes of Abraham Lincoln even as it had the most powerful military around, the US, following Trump's actions, seemed repositioned as militarily powerful with other qualities secondary, observes Shyam G Menon.
The lowly kadu is promoted to an awesome pumpkin soup.
Make this treat a part of your Republic Day celebration.
An interesting version of the classic puran poli.
A great way to end an Indian meal, it's usually had during summer. But with mangoes still available in the market and raw mangoes usually available year round, you can give this refreshing drink a try.
All-purpose recipe -- great for tiffins or for starters. Crispy and fun.
Celebrate Republic Day with two tricolour recipes.
Vidhya Pant remembers the Diwalis celebrated in her home in Shillong in the 1960s.
Fusion dessert fans, have a look at this fancy recipe!
A delightful recipe that will help you make the most of the humble dal.
It's a perfect curry when served hot, topped with a dollop of butter, with rotis.
A sumptuous pulau bristling with nuts, raisins and khoya.
Rice noodle rolls are an attractive way to package a salad.
Mother's Day reminded me of how my mom learned to cook Indian food.
Amboli is a quintessential Malvani dish prepared with rice and mixed dal batter, soaked and grounded, then left to ferment overnight.
A moderately spicy but finger-lickingly good recipe.
Escape the heat with two refreshing recipes by food blogger Vindhya Karwa.
This rare dish derives its name from 'vetrilai', the Tamil word for betel leaf.
Check out good blogger Ramapriya Suresh's simple version of shahi chicken korma.
Prepare it fresh and serve it on the same day.
These Kerala-style accompaniments will add a pop of colour and an authentic touch to your Onam spread.
Bookmark this recipe to add to your Christmas menu. When you bite into the chops Jenny D'Souza promises you will experience 'heaven on earth'.
'I had got some offers from the South and most of them were negative roles.' 'I used to think that whatever I would play, the character would stay inside me and corrupt my value system.' 'So I was very scared of getting out of character, especially negative roles.'
A South Indian curry bursting with spice and tanginess.
The California walnuts shipped from the US to India have seen a sharp uptick with imports more than doubling from September to November against the same period last year. This comes after New Delhi removed its retaliatory customs tariffs on the key dry fruit. Two days ahead of US President Joe Biden's visit to New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit on September 9-10, India dropped additional customs duties on about half a dozen US goods that were imposed in 2019 in response to America raising tariffs on certain steel and aluminum products coming from India.
Try these easy-to-make Indian recipes you can try at home.
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Instead of serving the mince and bread separately, Shumaila Chauhan gives the dish a makeover and serves the kheema inside the pav.
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.
Spicy Mutton Kheema always makes for a satisfying meal.
You can't go wrong with this recipe for a winter favourite.
Enjoy this healthy dal with steamed rice, jeera rice, naans or tandoori rotis.