News for 'Masala'

Recipe: Zelda's South Indian Mango Rice

Recipe: Zelda's South Indian Mango Rice

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

Another delicious South Indian rice

Ganapath Trailer: Been There, Seen That

Ganapath Trailer: Been There, Seen That

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

Tiring to see Tiger dash from one dumb action sequence to the other, sighs Mayur Sanap.

Recipe: Mayur's Mushroom Coconut Curry

Recipe: Mayur's Mushroom Coconut Curry

Rediff.com22 Nov 2023

This flavoursome curry is everything you would want on a lazy week night. Try it!

Your OTT Entertainment This February

Your OTT Entertainment This February

Rediff.com30 Jan 2024

February is a slow month when it comes to original Hindi content on OTT.

Do You Know Your Indian Street Food?

Do You Know Your Indian Street Food?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

Test your knowledge of Indian street food with this fun quiz!

Recipe: Nadiya's Classic Mutton Kheema

Recipe: Nadiya's Classic Mutton Kheema

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

Spicy Mutton Kheema always makes for a satisfying meal.

Recipe: Kashmiri Methi Chaman

Recipe: Kashmiri Methi Chaman

Rediff.com1 Apr 2024

The Kashmiris know how to make paneer best.

Recipe: Mangalorean Chicken Ghee Roast

Recipe: Mangalorean Chicken Ghee Roast

Rediff.com16 Jan 2023

Chicken Ghee Roast goes well with neer dosas, steamed rice, dosas, appams, idiyappams, plain biryani or chapattis.

Recipe: Summer Chaat With Nuts

Recipe: Summer Chaat With Nuts

Rediff.com27 Apr 2023

This warm salad is so in season right now.

Packaged food sector leaving consumers spoilt for choice with new launches

Packaged food sector leaving consumers spoilt for choice with new launches

Rediff.com28 Feb 2024

Over the past year, Amul has undergone a transformative journey, evolving from a dairy-centric entity to a comprehensive foods company. Since 2022, PepsiCo India, too, has embarked on extensive launches in the food category. Not to be left behind, ITC, which has been introducing an average of 100 fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) products across categories every year, has also launched a number of packaged food items.

Lohri Special: Rawalpindi Chana, Murmura Laddoos

Lohri Special: Rawalpindi Chana, Murmura Laddoos

Rediff.com13 Jan 2023

Celebrate Lohri with traditional Punjabi recipes.

How Do Star Kids Compare With Stars?

How Do Star Kids Compare With Stars?

Rediff.com23 Nov 2023

With an endless number of star kid debuts in the offing, we thought of looking at how this decade's brigade compares to their mums, dads, uncles or siblings.

The Kriti Sanon Mark Sheet: See How Much She Scored!

The Kriti Sanon Mark Sheet: See How Much She Scored!

Rediff.com4 Apr 2024

Sukanya Verma looks at how the 33 year old has fared in her decade-long career.

Recipe: Heart-Healthy Hola Sabzi

Recipe: Heart-Healthy Hola Sabzi

Rediff.com17 Jan 2024

Raw green chickpeas is nicest lightly boiled with chopped onion. But try this take.

'Say Jai Shri Ram 1,000 times'

'Say Jai Shri Ram 1,000 times'

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

'I am a proud Indian and a proud Muslim.'

Recipe: Vaal Or Butter Beans Curry

Recipe: Vaal Or Butter Beans Curry

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

Quick, nutritious curry of butter beans that tastes wonderful slopped over rice or had with garam rotis.

Recipe: Bethica's Shola

Recipe: Bethica's Shola

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

This dish is a meal on its own.

Khalnayak's Charm And Controversy

Khalnayak's Charm And Controversy

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

A messy masala about an antihero bolstered by tons of whimsy, controversy and high drama, Khalnayak's hype is stuff of history. Sukanya Verma celebrates 30 years of this blockbuster.

Recipe: Chef Shumaila Chauhan's Spicy Paneer Kofta

Recipe: Chef Shumaila Chauhan's Spicy Paneer Kofta

Rediff.com8 May 2023

A restaurant-style dinner on a budget, this dish goes well with steamed rice or hot rotis.

Natarajan adding artificial 'masala' ahead of Delhi polls: Cong

Natarajan adding artificial 'masala' ahead of Delhi polls: Cong

Rediff.com30 Jan 2015

Stung by Jayanthi Natarajan's attack on Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders on Friday rallied behind him and slammed their outgoing "opportunist" colleague, saying she had been removed as environment minister because of 'Jayanthi tax' barb by Bharatiya Janata Party in the run up to Lok Sabha polls.

10 Tamil Comedies You Must Watch On OTT

10 Tamil Comedies You Must Watch On OTT

Rediff.com19 Mar 2024

Comedies are a difficult genre to pull off in today's day and age, thanks to the audiences' increasing exposure to diverse content and dwindling attention spans. Still, there are quite a few Tamil movies that can bring on the laughs. Arjun Menon lists the recent releases you can watch at home.

Showtime Review: Nothing Khaas About It

Showtime Review: Nothing Khaas About It

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

Showtime is watchable but never engrossing, notes Sukanya Verma.

Raksha Bandhan Recipe: Sugarfree Date Chia Laddoos

Raksha Bandhan Recipe: Sugarfree Date Chia Laddoos

Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

Kuch healthy ho jaaye iss Raksha Bandhan.

Recipe: Bhavnagri Chilly Chaat

Recipe: Bhavnagri Chilly Chaat

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

This dish packs a punch flavour-wise.

Recipe: BBQ Veggies, Chicken And Pineapple

Recipe: BBQ Veggies, Chicken And Pineapple

Rediff.com18 Jul 2023

Throwing a BBQ party for family and friends? It's time to take detailed notes from the Mehrotras.

Refreshingly Chic Krystle

Refreshingly Chic Krystle

Rediff.com3 Jul 2023

White is her go-to colour.

Shouts of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', 'Vande Mataram'

Shouts of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', 'Vande Mataram'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

A lady in a white salwar suit leads the chants of people holding both Indian and US flags.

Gulaab Gang is a thought-provoking, masala movie

Gulaab Gang is a thought-provoking, masala movie

Rediff.com13 Mar 2014

Hindi cinema seems readier than society to focus on women. It is not just rape one is talking about, though an act of rape and its consequent injustice unfolds most narratives. Suddenly women are central not just as problematic but as possibility, as agency, as alternative, feels Shiv Visvanathan.

India registered 9.3 lakh cancer deaths, 2nd highest in Asia

India registered 9.3 lakh cancer deaths, 2nd highest in Asia

Rediff.com3 Jan 2024

Researchers found that India, along with China and Japan, were the three leading countries in Asia in terms of number of new cases and deaths, where they say cancer has become a more significant public health threat with 94 lakh new cases and 56 lakh deaths in 2019.

Recipe: Deepa Mehrotra's Dahi Baingan

Recipe: Deepa Mehrotra's Dahi Baingan

Rediff.com3 May 2023

This light, tasty preparation can be eaten with ghee rice or even by itself.

The Fighter Absurdity Goes Beyond The Thinkable

The Fighter Absurdity Goes Beyond The Thinkable

Rediff.com31 Jan 2024

Bullets fly, the noise becomes unbearable and the plot finally ends with the hero doing an unbelievable leap on to the ski of the helicopter aka Schwarzenegger, flown by our pretty heroine. UFF UFF! Squirming in my seat, I ponder over what I have been through, sighs Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd).

Bon appetit! 9-yr-old Shreya wows Obamas with 'garam masala' burger

Bon appetit! 9-yr-old Shreya wows Obamas with 'garam masala' burger

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

Shreya was the only Indian-American to have been invited by the US First Lady.

Take The Super Fun Bollywood Quiz

Take The Super Fun Bollywood Quiz

Rediff.com11 May 2023

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.

When An Old Friend Passes Away...

When An Old Friend Passes Away...

Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

There will be work today, there will be work tomorrow, there will be work the day after, but nothing will make up for the eternal regret of not seeing a friend when he was dying.

Tiger Nageswara Rao Review: Exasperating!

Tiger Nageswara Rao Review: Exasperating!

Rediff.com20 Oct 2023

Despite Ravi Teja's relentless energy, the drama is bogged down by tedious emotional beats, observes Mayur Sanap.

Recipe: Roopali Mohanti's Gobi Musallam

Recipe: Roopali Mohanti's Gobi Musallam

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

Ditch your plain cauliflower sabji for gorgeous Gobi Musallam this weekend.

'Even pretty girls have stories to tell'

'Even pretty girls have stories to tell'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2023

'I learned to stay simple from Salman.'

What Makes Zeenat Aman Cringe

What Makes Zeenat Aman Cringe

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

Ever since Zeenat Aman arrived on social media, she has been giving us interesting nuggets from her life.

Recipe: Creamy Shahi Chicken Korma

Recipe: Creamy Shahi Chicken Korma

Rediff.com13 Mar 2022

Check out good blogger Ramapriya Suresh's simple version of shahi chicken korma.

The Big Bollywood Movie Challenge

The Big Bollywood Movie Challenge

Rediff.com29 Sep 2022

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.