Pakoras are much celebrated in the monsoon. But who doesn't enjoy a plate of onion pakoras on any day of the week with a hot cuppa?
Chenna Poda translates to mean burnt cheese. That's precisely what this delightful sweet is.
Chicken lovers will certainly tuck into this fiery, yummy Maharashtrian curry by Manisha Kotian. Tender chicken pieces are simmered in a rich, spicy masala that's delightfully spiked with black pepper and kasuri methi.
Whip up a refreshing Greek Salad in just 5 minutes! Bursting with crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, olives, red onions, and creamy feta. Light, healthy, and full of flavour.
The unique East Indian community of Mumbai is one of the city's oldest Catholic communities. Their Christmas celebrations have a distinctive blend of Portuguese influence, Maharashtrian roots and age-old family traditions.
Rediff reader Ria Ganwani sent us this recipe of Swiss Chocolate Rolls.
Air-fried vegetable dumplings are dunked into a tomato sauce layered with white sauce, cheese and baked. Serve Chef Roopa Nabar's Italian-style malfatti dinner entree with buttered pasta or garlic bread.
Hitesh Harisinghani presents a sumptuous weekend special. Unusually, he fries up marinated mutton liver with onions, sua/shepu, chillies, garlic, ginger, for a starter or a main course dish -- it pairs beautifully with either rice or roti.
A simple, flavoursome Maharashtrian meal that Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor Khan tucked into.
A silky, creamy dessert made from milk and cream that melts in the mouth.
Poha can be the way to centre of a cutlet and to the centre of your heart.
Manisha Kotian's CKP-style Vadi Che Sambar is like a warm hug straight from a traditional Konkan kitchen. Soft, melt-in-the-mouth vadis take a delicious dip in a tangy, spiced sambar.
This special biryani from north Kerala is known far and wide for its distinctive taste that comes from the use of a distinctive rice.
This weekday lunch or dinner stir fry ties together crisp bell peppers, sprouts/bok choy, nuts in a preparation that will go well with brown rice or quinoa. A dish full of crunch and nutrition, it's light too.
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Chef Hiralal of the former Mumbai Khau Galli restaurant on how to put together runaway-popular Mumbai street food Bhel Puri.
An Indo-Chinese take on eggs, Hitesh Harisinghani makes Chicken Foo Yung, a delicious, healthy omelette with chicken and vegetables.
With Lucknowi food in the global spotlight, it's time to make the elegant city's most famous dish Galouti Kebabs.
There's no reason why you can't recreate street chaat recipes in your kitchen and make them healthier and more hygienically.
A zesty and mouth-watering paneer recipe that will woo your tastebuds.
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Who can say no to crisp, sweet carrots? And to boot they're brimming with nutrients, minerals, fibre, all while being low in calories.
Hemasri Subramanian's Walnut Paneer Kebab is a delicious vegetarian treat -- the walnut provides the crispness and the paneer makes it luxuriously soft within.
Chicken Soup is everyone's favourite. To it Reshma Aslam adds sweet corn to rustle up a soup that's delicately-flavoured yet filling -- ideal for cosy evenings.
South India's favourite breakfast has won hearts across the country. A day can't get any better if you start it with fluffy, feathery light, melt-in-your mouth idlis. There are a zillion ways to make idlis. Here's 10...
Cashews might be the preferred nut for Diwali sweets. But why not try walnuts? Equally tasty. And different.
This Diwali, plan a fresh fruit kheer that will win hearts.
Tender chicken, couscous and the nutty richness of walnuts come together in a protein-packed recipe that is as healthy as it is yummy.
A hara mince uses a paste of fresh coriander and other herbs to give it its colour and distinctly different swaad.
It's not so hard to incorporate a variety of health-giving, glorious greens in your daily meals. Eight recipes that show you how.
Paneer is a favourite food of all Indians everywhere. There has to be a paneer recipe on every restaurant menu, at every shaadi, for parties, inside pulavs, on cocktail snack platters, stuck into dosas or sandwiches, atop pizzas etc etc. Choose a scrumptious paneer recipe from any of our lucky 21 and hit the kitchen!
We have already introduced you to a bunch of delectable fish curry recipes. It's now time to delve into the best of preparations for frying up fish. We threw in too a grilled recipe and a partially baked dish. Read on and start drooling!
Warm, flaky gujiya, that are just mildly sweet, are so Holi. Although they are just as popular at Diwali too.
A crunchy, melt-in-the-mouth Diwali essential that adds extra spice to your festive snacking.
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.
A sister or cousin of paniyarams, these are akin to large pan-fried idlis but are dosas. And utilise millets.
Golden, crunchy on the outside with a soft core, these famous coastal Karnataka fluffy fritters are the ultimate tea-time snack.
They come out of hot kadhais of oil fragrant, golden. Armies of puffed balls that kill your will power. Tear off a soft piece, mop up your curry with it... You are delivered to culinary heaven. There is no right time or right place for puris -- breakfast, shaadis, railway platforms, streetside, fasts,festivals -- Anytime is Puri Time.
Mint, fried potatoes and yoghurt elevates this easy recipe for a spicy chicken rice.
The tiny maida puris, flavoured with pungent carom seeds, are popular fill-me-ups at Holi.
