'The recipe is very simple with very few ingredients, but the end product is just amazing and mouthwatering. They are visually very attractive with their vibrant dark pink/red colour.'
Dal Dulhan is a warming traditional dish from Bihar, says Pratibha Kumari Singh, often prepared on relaxed family days when something hearty yet homely is desired.
Jazz up a plain omelette with a few mushrooms and spinach and you have a gourmet breakfast. Hitesh Harisinghani shows you how.
Holi celebration menus need planning. A good mix of sweets and savouries as well as ice-cold drinks because Holi is usually a hot day. We have handpicked 11 recipes just for you!
Try a delightful meat-free version of this well-loved Parsi dish, that gets its dhamaka from a pungent spice paste.
Mushroom soup that gets its creaminess from healthy nuts.
Cook a full meal of intriguing Arunachali food and surprise a foodie loved one.
Master making a stew from the North Eastern state.
Fried eggplant is layered with fried onions and blanketed with a cheesy white sauce and baked. The pickle can be easily stored in the fridge for a long time, Greta Rodricks, mother of the late designer Wendell Rodricks, told Mini Ribeiro in this recipe first posted on May 4, 2016.
Veteran sports administrator and India's first Asian Games shooting gold medallist Randhir Singh was cremated in Haridwar. Singh died at his New Delhi residence after battling age-related ailments. He was 79.
A traditional pahadi preparation, it uses a Garhwali spice called jakhiya, also called wild mustard or dog mustard, that gives a special kick.
Creating cocktails is like painting. Your canvas is the liquor you choose. Art strokes are the ingredients you add to take the concoction to a new high, making spirits bright.
These are little morsels of jammy perfection.
Makhana or fox nuts/lotus seeds are another one of those wonderfoods -- said to contain plenty of antioxidants and micronutrients -- that needs a spot in your daily diet. Presenting 10 lovely makhana recipes.
One can grate, ghiso, grind a whole range of vegetables, fruit or nutty ingredients and magically, with a lil' food alchemy, transform them into a lip-smackingly good halwa. The amount of sugar or type of sweetener that goes into a halwa is in your hands. So is the amount of ghee.
All about India's favorite summer beverage/dessert indulgences.
The Sindhi version of India's beloved rice pudding is thicker and more velevety.
Cheese is one of the most addictive of foods and it operates in a stealthy manner. How many times have cut slice after slice off an irresistable block of cheese, till it almost all gone? Many cheeses -- mozzarella, cheddar, cottage cheese -- are healthy, probiotic foods, as long as you limit your portions.
Priyanka Arun cooks up spicy sprouts and fills them into baked pastry (maida) cups to make her spicy-sweet-chatpata Katori Chaat.
Chocolate recipes for Valentine's Day that will bring love at first bite!
You will never know how easy it is to make ganache till you try this recipe!
Luscious. Lovely. Quick. Yum. Home Chef Inderpreet Nagpal's tarts are designed for romantic dinners.
Plenty of sweet peppers are available this season. Deepa Mehrotra combines them with homemade paneer and air-fryer grilled zucchini & broccoli for a delicious salad.
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana do a different kind of rice-jaggery-coconut sweet for Ganesh Puja -- steamed balls that taste just as delightful.
The amazing story of how a little known cheese from Ladakh stunned the world!
Two special dishes to include in your Onam feast.
Mediterranean meets tandoori in Chef Sarab Kapoor's inspired Mediterranean Tandoori Cauliflower And Broccoli.
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Certain foods, it is believed, fuel passion and intensify lust. Though not strictly scientific, these food ingredients do have components that amplify dopamine levels, jack up testosterone production or alter mood.
View our scrumptious collection of some of the most unusual ice creams recipes, just in time for February 14, all with special Indian tadka or highlights.
Halwa, a timeless Indian sweet that came to us from the Silk Route, is cherished for its richness.
Kagiso Rabada, the Gujarat Titans' fast bowler, has been impressed by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's fearless six-hitting in the IPL. Rabada acknowledged Sooryavanshi's talent and X-factor, noting his fast hands and lack of fear.
This Valentine's Day, put together a 10/10 meal with just the right liquor, be it a wine or a malt.
Italian cuisine is proof that great flavour doesn't need complicated techniques or hard-to-find ingredients.
Paya is considered one of the most special mutton delicacies. It happens to be rather nourishing too. Reshma Aslam cooks it up simply, with a few spices, simmering it for an hour and elevating the curry with milk.
This popular Maharashtrian legume dish uses the special field bean or vaal.
This creamy, tangy smoothie tastes like a treat but is healthy and fuels like a power drink. Walnuts and avocado add creaminess and omega-3 goodness, while lime and banana make it light and energising.
Chef Alie El Bourji takes us through the recipe to make the popular Arabic Chicken Kabssa.
