A soupy, spicy, tasty soul-warmer to light up monsoon days.
When the heat comes rolling along, in killing waves, it's time to take out your best ammunition. Yup, we need the cooling magic of kokum in all our foods and drinks.
Nature gives us instructions. When the mercury crosses 32C: Drink Lassi! And the whipped mango versions are the best.
One of the most beloved traditions associated with Pana Sankranti is the preparation of the unique Pana drink. What is so special about Pana? Read on
Corn rotis fried in ghee with white butter-topped mustard greens has a firm place in culinary heaven.
Quick, flavourful, wholesome... This egg recipe is a lifesaver when you come home on an empty stomach!
Any Odia kitchen is incomplete without the comforting flavours of Dalma, a traditional dish that combines lentils and seasonal vegetables.
Try out this drink on days when the heat is unbearable.
Yoghurt and kheera or cucumber go together beautifully in this Pahadi raita.
Not all cakes, mousses, puddings need eggs, or even sugar, and can easily be whipped up at home.
It's spicy, buttery and utterly delicious.
This sweet is vegan, gluten-free and not very sugary.
The Maharashtrian summer or monsoon answer to Undhiyo, it is a classic mixed vegetable preparation, presented by Chef Sanjeev Kapoor.
Diwali Recipe: Shilpi's Makhane Ki Kheer
Do You Wanna Partner is frothy and funny without being loud or crude, which is something so many Indian comedies cannot manage, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Bring Easter in with a magnificent dessert at the end of your holiday repast.
Chickpeas, darkened with tea leaves and spiced up with cinnamon, bay leaves and other spices is a fine accompaniment to puris, bhature, rotis or even rice.
Date palm jaggery and tapioca go into making this delicious pudding.
There's no reason why you can't recreate street chaat recipes in your kitchen and make them healthier and more hygienically.
A fresh salad that pairs watermelon with feta cheese is one of those classic contrasting sweet-salty combos that is delightful.
Mayur Sanap experiments with the classic Kashmiri eggplant dish that has tamarind as its star ingredient.
Mango shrikhand with garam puri is a classic combo.
From Uttarakhand comes a simple, tasty meal.
Warm, flaky gujiya, that are just mildly sweet, are so Holi. Although they are just as popular at Diwali too.
The most popular and typical antidote to India's brutal summer heat is buttermilk. And it takes many delicious forms across India.
Every round of tossing colour and playing Holi is punctuated with a tall cold glass of Thandai.
Every round of tossing colour and playing Holi is punctuated with a tall cold glass of Thandai.
It's not so hard to incorporate a variety of health-giving, glorious greens in your daily meals. Eight recipes that show you how.
Nuts, whiskey, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, cream... Can anything be more wicked?
This delicious bowl of coconut milk kheer is hard to resist.
Have some chatpata chaat is always fortifying.
A healthy recipe with coriander seeds and nuts.
Several ingredients make Goan food deliciously stand apart: Very fresh seafood. The use of organic vinegars and sometimes feni (the typical Goan liquor) too. Grated coconut. Signature masala pastes. Many types of meat.
Chicken cooked up in a charred masala is a rural Maharashtra treat and tastes divine with rice or bhakri.
This festive season, Indian homes are mixing global luxury with personal touches using heirloom fabrics, handmade decor, and nostalgic menus to create celebrations that feel both grand and intimate.
Steamy weather brings a surfeit of fruit, especially in India. Each of them lends flavour and quality for drinks sipped when the mercury goes haywire.
Steamy weather brings a surfeit of fruit, especially in India. Each of them lends flavour and quality for drinks sipped when the mercury goes haywire.
