The rhizome used extensively as a spice in cuisines is beneficial in curing cold and cough when taken with jaggery.
The Maharashtrian festival is incomplete without these traditional recipes.
On Ganesh Chaturthi, welcome the elephant god with this traditional, easy-to-make recipe.
If you're looking for something that's sour, sweet and spicy, try this gravy.
The steamed rice dumpling stuffed with jaggery is the elephant god's favourite sweet.
Reshma Aslam tells us how to make soft and spongy lentil dumplings at home.
Rediff reader Gitanjali Gurbaxani shared these yummy recipes with us.
As part of our every-day series on Diwali recipes, here are some unconventional recipes for you to try on
One thing is clear, that anyone can be infected, Milind wrote. 'Even if you have had the vaccine,' he pointed out.
Chef Saransh Goila shares a healthy and tasty recipe that you should try.
Home bakers across India are churning out healthy treats by the dozen. We present a select few.
Bring out your earthenware and clay pots, don your apron and get cooking!
A delicious dish for the Festival of Colours!
Your guests will love these homemade treats.
We bring you the recipes of some of the traditional snacks served during Navratri.
Viswanathan KA captures some of the Pongal celebrations in Dharavi.
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Enjoy these sumptuous traditional delicacies, courtesy chef Ranveer Brar.
There is more to the Lord of Beginnings and Destroyer of Obstacles than intelligence and power. His legends offer lessons in duty, righteousness, kindness and forgiveness.
Nitin Tyagi is a young farmer in Budhagaon village of Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh. A few years ago, Tyagi left his fairly lucrative job in the medical industry and shifted base to his ancestral village to look after his land and property. He opened a small shop selling farm inputs in the village and also started taking a greater interest in agricultural matters which had so far been looked after by his father and uncles. Tyagi and his brothers primarily grow sugarcane, potato and wheat on nearly 10 acres of land with sugarcane taking up most of his time and effort. Being one of the most important and lucrative cash crops of the region, sugarcane is directly linked to the fate of millions of farmers in west UP and with it, the electoral fortunes of political parties seeking their votes in the coming assembly polls.
Cut down sugar. Have a balanced meal. Drink plenty of water. Get some sun.
Again would offer two variants of double-toned milk with almonds, cashews, dates; and strawberry, chocolate, jaggery - and two variants of double-toned yoghurt - alphonso mango; and carrot, orange, banana.
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?.
This Ganeshotsav welcome the elephant God with this easy-to-make recipes.
A significant ritual is to consume neem leaves, a custom that marks the beginning of the festival. Neem also helps in boosting the immune system.
Here are seven simple food habits you should change to have a better life.
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.
As the festival began on Monday morning, idols of different shapes and sizes of the elephant-headed God, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and considered as a symbol of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune, were installed at the sarvanjik (community) mandals and at homes by devotees.
Share your food pictures, stories and experiences of India's best cuisine with us.
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.
Rediff reader Larry Rub, 40 from Dubai tells us how he adopted simple habits, changed his lifestyle and lost weight.
'Instead of fearing these foods, which never helps because it only increases cortisol levels, exercise control over your mouth, greed, portions and adopt an overall healthy lifestyle,' advises lifestyle coach Luke Coutinho.
Kerala's Tirur betel leaf, Tawlhlohpuan and Mizo Puanchei from Mizoram, and Palani Panchamirtham, a temple 'prasadam' from Tamil Nadu have been awarded Geographical Indication tag.
This Diwali, don't binge on processed foods, but consume fruits.
To avoid binge eating, you need to control your mind and focus on your goal, says Komal Jethmalani.
Eating less than your normal calorie requirements is generally the prime cause of weight loss, says Komal Jethmalani.
While hundreds of devotees offer thulabaram daily at the temple with a range of articles from bananas to jaggery, this is the first time that an allopathic medicine has been used for the ritual. Thulabaram is an act of weighing oneself against commodities. Satyan of Kuttoor in Thrissur district sat on one of the scales of a balance while the other was filled with the pills matching his weight. Temple authorities later handed over the pills to a hospital.
'I wanted them to explore beyond samosas, tandoori chicken, naan and tikka masala, which were all delicious, but only represented a tiny portion of India's rich culinary diversity.' In Shared Tables, Kaumudi Marathe shares family stories and recipes from Pune to Los Angeles.
