Andhra recipes for palate-pleasing pappu or dal.
Living away from home can be tough, especially if you have to cook on your own or rely on takeaways. Simple solutions for you!
This special biryani from north Kerala is known far and wide for its distinctive taste that comes from the use of a distinctive rice.
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.
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.
Does your mom or mother-in-law rustle up an exquisite sambar. Hemant Waje's does. Here is her recipe.
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.
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.
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.
A simple, one-pot dish of fragrant basmati rice, spices and fresh fish.
Make a simple, delicious jaggery and suji halwa in your microwave.
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.
Soft on the inside, crisp on the outside, falafels taste divine eaten piping hot, dipped in hummus or rolled in pita or a flatbread.
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.
Do You Wanna Partner is frothy and funny without being loud or crude, which is something so many Indian comedies cannot manage, observes Deepa Gahlot.
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.
Over the years, with some amount of experimenting, I have learnt exactly what freezes well and what does not.
Jaggery and wheat come together to make the fastest and most perfect Diwali sweet.
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.
Unresolved succession plans and informal ownership structures are fuelling bitter family fights across India's corporate boardrooms.
Edamame + truffle oil + basmati rice = an exquisite combo.
Have you ever eaten as satisfying a breakfast as potato fried up with tapioca pearls?
Millets, dal and a bunch of spices can be steamed together for an awesome version of this rice cake.
Bewitching fragrances and a symphony of sounds would herald the arrival of Chauthi in the Someshwar home.
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
Iyer, who led KKR to IPL title last year, played one of the finest knocks under pressure in a high stakes knock-out game to chase down a target of 204 in just 19 overs.
Owner and chef of New York's Bhatti Indian Grill, Gaurav Anand offers four great recipes you can try at home.
Corn rotis fried in ghee with white butter-topped mustard greens has a firm place in culinary heaven.
Bored of rava upma? Try this savoury pancake recipe.
What tastes better with dahi-rice, dal-chawal or puris than the season's newly-made home pickle?
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