Bihar has been cleaning its homes and surroundings, including the narrowest of lanes, and especially the roads leading to the Ganga ghats and the ponds. Devotional songs can be heard every where you go during Chhath, says M I Khan.
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.
A closer look at the data reveals that a lot of the items are not part of this calculation. The notable ones include buffalo meat, marine exports, raw cotton, and plantation crops such as tea, coffee, rubber, etc.
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These snacks will go down well with a cup of warm chai.
Menu included selection of traditional appetizers, double boiled bean curd soup, stewed porcini, pancake with vegetable.
Ever wondered what the items in the traditional Onam Sadhya are? We'll help you out.
Sonal Gupta shares this totally gluten free recipe made from brown rice flour and urad dal flour.
Dr G Padma Vijay's latest book has recipes for all.
'People thought the cyclone would miss their area as a short while before it struck, the sun was shining.' 'Some people had not evacuated, but stayed at home. They died when the walls collapsed.'
Enjoy these sumptuous traditional delicacies, courtesy chef Ranveer Brar.
Food blogger Swati Pareek tells us how to make this spicy side dish.
'I challenge people just do it for a month to see how you feel, okay?'
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
Do not skip meals. Avoid white bread, pastries during the lockdown.
Sandesh, Rajbhog, Rosogulla and Chamcham have been revamped to keep up with people's adventurous palates.
This Ganeshotsav prepare these sweet offerings.
Korean recipes modified to help you recreate them easily at home.
A triathlete swims in a tiny above-ground pool on her rooftop, her waist attached to the wall with resistance bands, while a baseball player bats into a car tire and a boxer throws his punches into a bag of rice hanging from a mango tree. In cash-strapped Cuba, famed for its resourcefulness as well as its sporting prowess, professional athletes are inventing ways to work out and practice despite the closure of common training grounds due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Zelda Pande recounts the specialness with which Diwali was celebrated in her home in Ranchi.
'The farm bills will not bring in corporate zamindari'
Get cooking with these recipes shared by Executive Chef Avinash Kumar of Novotel Imagica, Khopoli.
Bang in the middle of Chennai, A Ganesh Nadar experiences a culinary delight that brings back fond memories of his childhood.
Rediff reader Arti Gupta sent us this recipe.
Rediff reader Manisha Bhadana tells us how to make marshmallow candies for Diwali. What's your favourite Diwali recipe? Tell us!
Home bakers across India are churning out healthy treats by the dozen. We present a select few.
"We, Indians have forgotten what is good for us. Foreigners say oats are good so we say the same, arrey, we have oats since ages!" Meet Preeti Virkar, a believer of a different kind.
Rediff reader Sudhir Pawar shares his diet plan, fitness strategy and more.
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?.
Food regulator has closed more than 15 files.
Rediff reader Shailja Gonsalves sent us this nutritious chaat recipe. Do you have a healthy recipe to share? Email it to us!
Never reheat fats and oils. Add less salt while cooking.
The ozone layer enveloping India remained largely undamaged through centuries due to frequent yagyas, organisers of a mahayagya in Meerut claim.
The traditional Onasadhya is incomplete without these sumptuous preparations made from rice, coconut, milk and assorted veggies.
Farmers find it difficult to source quality seeds or fertiliser on time from government agencies at subsidised rates.
Margaret A Hamburg, the first commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) to visit India officially, will meet heads of major domestic pharma companies such as Ranbaxy, Wockhardt, Cadila Healthcare and Lupin in New Delhi.
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