Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday was a "happy guest" on his maiden visit to Singapore where he had a vegetarian dinner with his counterpart Lee Hsien Loong and his wife at an Indian restaurant in Little India.
In the coming days, unless Modi tones down the communal spiel, it will be clear that anxiety continues to drive his mind and clouds his judgment, observes Modi biographer Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.
Amboli is a quintessential Malvani dish prepared with rice and mixed dal batter, soaked and grounded, then left to ferment overnight.
Incidents like the Dadri lynching "damage" the image of the National Democratic Alliance government, and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has nothing to do with them, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said.
Shilpa binges on fries... Deepika in Bhutan... Soha's no make-up day...
There's more to the cuisine than just vada pav and kanda poha.
'Research shows that customers want their loans instantly.' 'So the team asked can we reduce the time for approval from 5 days to 30 seconds?' 'It took the company two years of hard work to tear apart our operations and processes and rebuild them through fresh ideas and by leveraging technology.' 'We reduced the time of loan approval to 3 hours and another year to get it down to 30 seconds,' Sanjiv Bajaj tells Surajeet Das Gupta.
Other noodle, pasta brands in scanner after Maggi.
They will seduce your taste buds with tempting food pics of ghee idli, chicken ghee roast biryani and mysore pak.
Everyone must sample these tiny pan-fried idlis stuffed with onions or vegetables once before they die.
'Israelis have great love for India,' says Ashish Mehrotra looking back at his memorable visit to Israel a few years ago.
A new cookbook not only aims at enthusing readers prepare delectable dishes by recreating recipes, but also acts as a meal solver and planner.
A moderately spicy but finger-lickingly good recipe.
The lowly kadu is promoted to an awesome pumpkin soup.
Rediff readers share their bitter sweet memories of ordering meals in the Indian Railways.
Protein helps you build muscle, improve metabolism, and keeps you satiated for longer.
Ahmedabad is home to the strangest of cuisines and is a city of contrasts, if you look beyond the tourist places.
We have let a woman of Italian origin rule us through a clever divide of administrative power centres, but far too many of us have not accepted her Indianness. We have every right to reject her politics and her corrupt government, but shouldn't her living most of her life here make her Indian enough?
Viewed as India's most eligible bachelor by some, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says he'll get married when the right girl comes along and part of the problem is that his parents' "really lovely marriage" has set the bar very high.
Start your day with tulsi and ginger tea, suggests Dr Vivek Chandel.
'Whatever Kamala is today, it is because of my sister.' 'My sister inculcated South Indian culture and values in her,' Dr Sarala Gopalan, US Senator-electKamala Harris' maternal aunt, tells Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier in Chennai.
From the kind of food to the art which will be displayed at the museum, historian Pushpesh Pant shares his vision.
An interesting non-vegetarian version of the beasan kadhi.
The actor raised awareness on veganism.
'Mock Duck' is a favourite of quite a few players including Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya and skipper Shikhar Dhawan
The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too.
'Our recipes come from our real-life experiences and have a story behind them.'
Hemangi and Prashant Nakwe's vegetarian thaali business is keeping them busy in the lockdown.
It is no secret that the reason why he decided to show Indians as they are to the world is the criticism which India has been facing on various counts, such as its human rights record, argues Amulya Ganguli.
A mildly-spiced, sans too much garam masala 'hotel'-style potatoes with peas in a thick gravy that goes well with butter naans.
Arguably the greatest slow left-arm bowler that the world has ever seen, Bishan Singh Bedi left an indelible impression in minds of many with a character to die for.
Always a winner, BBQ fare can be served with lime wedges and a side of green salad or Indian breads.
If you love India, you cannot weaponise religion to stay in power, asserts Ramesh Menon, author, Modi Demystified: The Making Of A Prime Minister.
To avoid binge eating, you need to control your mind and focus on your goal, says Komal Jethmalani.
'I love beaches and hence I love my swimsuits.'
'I am seven months into the job, but it feels like seven years.'
The author finds out what makes Vikas Khanna the poster boy for Indian cuisine
'Her work involves hiring people to serve in the hospitality industry, and she acknowledges that though remunerations are fixed, those with fairer skins are the first pick of companies, while those of a darker hue have a difficult time getting placements.'
Do away with the table salt. A reduction in the intake of salt can help control various kidney problems.
Share your memories of the food you ate on your train journey.
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