Khichdi -- prepared using rice, pulses, coarse cereals and spices -- has been selected as Brand India Food
Rediff readers share their experience of eating on the Indian Railways.
Why throwaway leftover dal vadas when you can whip up a fresh dish with them?
'Every single Indian dish is a jewel.'
Paneer lovers, here is a tasty addition to your weekend menu.
'When I was rejected last year, I told myself I won't give up.'
Anjali quickly decided not to pursue her career in medicine. If she had worked in a government hospital, she would have had to do her fair share of nights and weekends in hospital, which would have been tough when Sachin was back in Bombay between tours. Had she worked in private practice as Dr Anjali Tendulkar, she reckoned she would be consulted for her name rather than her expertise. Anjali is an all-or nothing person and she couldn't have just dabbled in doctoring. Moreover, she wanted to devote herself to keeping her husband in the right frame of mind to play his best cricket. A fascinating excerpt from Annabel Mehta and Georgina Brown's book, My Passage to India.
Ganesh Puja in Alibag taluka is about simplicity and minimalism. It's about quiet devotion too.
You will be as smitten with this Singaporean soup as I was.
A wonderful addition to your weekend spread.
The zestful, satisfying mixed vegetable Italian soup makes for a special meal.
It's a fusion dish with a South Indian touch.
Japanese cuisine gets a vegetarian twist in India.
Amboli is a quintessential Malvani dish prepared with rice and mixed dal batter, soaked and grounded, then left to ferment overnight.
Prepare it fresh and serve it on the same day.
A staple in most Mangalorean households, you don't need a special occasion to enjoy this dish.
Spicy Mutton Kheema always makes for a satisfying meal.
Love paneer? Are you a huge fan of khoya? How about combining the two to create a rich Indian curry that goes well with steamed rice or naans?
Last year, MP's Ashutosh Sharma smashed an 11-ball fifty, breaking Yuvraj Singh's record for the fastest half-century by an Indian in T20 cricket.
If you don't know how to make parottas, don't worry. At the Selfie Parotta Coaching Centre you can master the skill in 10 days and start a catering business on your own, discovers A Ganesh Nadar.
This simplest of lentil recipes had with rice and some crispy onions makes for a deeply-satisfying meal.
Each region in India has its own culinary narrative that speaks through its distinct dishes. Each cuisine packs within itself, textures, layers, ideas and historical nuggets so that all of Indian food cannot be pigeonholed together to say that there is one Indian cuisine. A fascinating extract from Sonal Ved's Whose Samosa Is It Anyway?.
Where paneer came to India from... How sambar got its name... Gulab jamun does not have Indian roots...
They welcomed the guests before the start of the dinner from the reception dais, with its backdrop showcasing the ruins of the Nalanda University in Bihar besides India's G20 presidency theme -- 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - One Earth, One Family, One Future'.
This eggplant preparation is a marriage of several Indian flavours.
This simple dish of raw banana can be enjoyed with rasam and rice.
Sarah Todd's bhel puri was a treat for the MasterChef judges's taste buds.
Celebrity chef Saransh Goila tells you how to treat your sweetheart.
'My God, we could win half the world over just by our food alone.'
Beetroot Rasam is a great soup for a chilly day or may be relished with steamed rice and poriyal/upperi/bhaji.
August 15 needs a colourful menu. We have tiranga options galore, served up just for you.
The home-chef put Indian cuisine on the world map with her cooking experiments on MasterChef Australia.
The mouth-watering plate of Indian food was created by MasterChef Australia 2021 contestant Depinder Chhibber.
There's nothing more satisfying than a meal of freshly fried puris served with a spicy raseela potato preparation.
The best summer foods of India
This yogurt channa dish requires no elaborate preparations.
Padma Lakshmi cooked Tamarind Rice. What would be your choice?
Enjoy this healthy dal with steamed rice, jeera rice, naans or tandoori rotis.
Lack of sleep, unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity and a stressful daily schedule stemming from demanding career paths to juggling multiple hats on the personal front are some factors that increase health challenges, especially in young Indians, notes dietician Sheryl Salis.
The home chef offers up a Mangalorean recipe for mutton that she learnt from her 'Mangala Aunty'.
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