Abraham and Susan Chacko of London run a culinary website www.chackoskitchen.com -- here's some festive recipes from their new e-book 'Christmas With Susan'.
Made in several parts of India, Gulgule is a deep-fried sweet usually enjoyed on its own.
Have you ever eaten as satisfying a breakfast as potato fried up with tapioca pearls?
What tastes better with dahi-rice, dal-chawal or puris than the season's newly-made home pickle?
A unique snack recipe for masala potato-stuffed cabbage rolls.
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.
Bored of rava upma? Try this savoury pancake recipe.
These delightful idlis are great for breakfast or nashta.
A creamy raita made with grated bottle gourd, hung curd and spices.
Edamame + truffle oil + basmati rice = an exquisite combo.
Yoghurt and kheera or cucumber go together beautifully in this Pahadi raita.
Over the years, with some amount of experimenting, I have learnt exactly what freezes well and what does not.
This delicious bowl of coconut milk kheer is hard to resist.
A healthy recipe with coriander seeds and nuts.
A raseela aloo that incorporates nutritious drumsticks.
Who owns a recipe, and should one fight over its origins?
This yogurt channa dish requires no elaborate preparations.
A finger-licking dish of crabs and moringa leaves.
These fruit and nut kebabs are great for a weekend brunch.
Sweet and spicy, this chutney will add a chatpata addition to your lunch/dinner.
Corn rotis fried in ghee with white butter-topped mustard greens has a firm place in culinary heaven.
These crispy masala vadas are called Chattambade in Karnataka.
Tasty and filling, this soup is a bowlful of warmth on a winter evening.
This creamy, buttery gravy goes well with jeera rice or roti.
You will be as smitten with this Singaporean soup as I was.
Simple, easy laddoos to up the festive mood.
Refreshing salads lick the summer heat.
Ramanunni Nair's spicy chicken recipe can be served up with rice, rotis or Malabar parottas.
Two extremely healthy Indian soups from Andhra Pradesh.
