Crunchy cabbage, yoghurt-based makes Mor Kuzhambu served with ghe rice, fried fish and rice papad makes for a satisfying dinner.
When its founder, Raghunandan Kamath, took a calculated risk, his Bollywood customers backed him all the way, say Rohith Potti and Pooja Bhula.
On the 25th anniversary of the battle that made his war cry 'Dil Maange More' part of national lore, we republish that feature to salute Captain Batra's ultimate sacrifice for the nation.
Delight family you might visiting abroad with a gift of homemade theplas.
At Jolly Aikara's Mumbai home, Onam is as big a day as Christmas and Semiya Payasam is still a hot favourite.
Making ravioli is slightly more time-consuming than rustling up pasta, but the results are unbeatable, taste-wise.
It's the Maharashtrian version of kadhi pakoras.
Teja Sajja is agile and a decent actor but not charismatic enough to watch in almost every frame, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Sonil Dedhia/ Rediff.com digs up some lesser-known facts from Sunny Leone's life.
'Children are curious by nature, so I thought of writing these books, which provide creative but convincing explanations and also teach values like sharing is caring,' Sudha Murty tells Chintan Girish Modi.
Do you know how to buy the best lady's fingers? Or choose the best cauliflower?
A marriage of stuffed eggplant or brinjal and South Indian-flavoured rice has a new outcome.
Amruta Subhash's journey towards recognising her worth in a judiciously earned moment of victory is reason enough not to miss Saas Bahu Achaar PVT LTD, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Here are interesting variations you can try.
Take a delicious and simple comfort meal like Dal-Chaval and elevate it to a gourmet meal with plating technique and a few surprise ingredients.
Are you a fan of Mexican food? Then this recipe is meant for you.
'This is the first time there has been an attempt to use market forces to counter disinformation on social media,' notes Devangshu Datta.
Sumit Bhosle sent us these pictures of fruits from his farm in Sawantwadi.
For the Stalin government to win back the confidence of voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, post-flooding restoration works, their speed and efficacy would be closely watched, and not just by the political Opposition, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
With tomato selling at Rs 120 to Rs 160 per kilo, these desi curries will be your saviours.
Crispy wedges of nutty-tasting purple yam or kand make for a great snack break.
'My God, we could win half the world over just by our food alone.'
Ever wondered what the items in the traditional Onam Sadhya are? We'll help you out.
Two unique Indian snacks that can be munched with drinks.
Presenting the best food pics shared by our readers this week.
Garima Arora is winning hearts across the world with her fantastic culinary skills
Any vegetable, when stuffed in a wheat covering and fried crisp with ghee and served with a dab of white butter, becomes fit for a king's banquet.
Sunny Leone tells us what she loves to eat.
'You are with each other 24x7, so how can you ignore someone crying next to you?' 'How can you not share a piece of chicken with someone who is sitting next to you and watching you eat it?' 'Of course, you will share.' 'And you become friends with the kind of people you never thought you'd even know.'
'Waging battle over a jar of marmalade seemed petty beyond belief so I simply lost my craving for the preserve,' Kishore Singh writes
Homemade wines from this coffee county make for surprising experiences.
The prayer, Sarvejana Sukhinobhavantu, or let the whole universe of living beings be well, helps. So do profound and relevant Ancient Wise Words and aphorisms: Vasudaiva Kutumbakam, or the whole world is one big family, interconnected, interdependent. And a sense of humour, jokes, pranks, writing, conversations. And, last but definitely not least, the rippling waves of inner realisation on the background mind-track -- about the insignificance of ego, the importance of humility, the wasted opportunities in life, the wrong moves, the strokes of luck, the past 'sins', the what-ifs.
While larger companies like Nestle India, Britannia and the like are often mentioned, some mid-cap companies are also expected to grow at a rapid clip.
Cash-&-carry chains claim of the products they sell 85-90% is local.
Rediff reader Sudhir Pawar shares his diet plan, fitness strategy and more.
'It was the first document he had seen that asked him about his past in such detail; it was the only interest this country (America) had shown in his origins, and it was most inconvenient. To get ahead, he had to find out where he had come from.'
Nidhi S Raj of Soul And Spice Box shares with us this recipe.