A fresh salad that pairs watermelon with feta cheese is one of those classic contrasting sweet-salty combos that is delightful.
'Modi's charisma may have weakened as last year's Lok Sabha poll results showed but in the eyes of the Sangh Parivar, it has not waned.' 'Minus a strong BJP government at the Centre for another decade and more, there is apprehension that an anti-Hindutva government could reverse many of the ideological gains that the Modi dispensation has achieved through its three terms,' points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Mayur Sanap experiments with the classic Kashmiri eggplant dish that has tamarind as its star ingredient.
The sweet taste of a laddoo is believed to attract prosperity and abundance.
After 40 days of Lent -- when Christians all over India forego meat, seafood and eggs and sometimes additional favourite items like desserts etc -- Easter lunch is time to break fasts. It's often a cosy family lunch with traditional meat dishes. But larger spreads are also planned with a variety of tempting items. Let us help you plan it...
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.
Have you ever tried tossing up a simple chickpea salad with a wine and apple cider dressing? It bumps it up to the gourmet category.
Water chesnuts can be magically converted into a toasty warm winter evening snack.
Our sweets feature now often on international food sites. The New York Times carry their recipes frequently. So does BBC Food. Cook's Illustrated made Indian sweets their cover feature late last year. TasteAtlas highlighted kulfi and rasgullah places. World over folks are discovering just how delicious our sweets are -- so creamy, so milky, so enjoyable.
Is tomato the most loved vegetable maybe after potatoes? We need tomatoes in much of what we cook, be it pizzas, pastas, soups, curries, sandwiches, salads, dals, rasams, sabzis, raitas, sambars. Tomatoes provide health with taste -- they have plenty of antioxidants that help fight inflammation.
Chef Kunal Kapoor has a quick snack solution for something to munch on in front of the television as you watch your new season of a favourite series.
Whether you're a peanut lover or just looking to add more protein options to your menu, you have come to the right place. Choose from any of these 15 recipes for a tasty dish that toasts the humble singdana or mungfali.
A no-onion, no-garlic potato dish for Pitru Paksha.
Can Christmas be any more festive with this magnificent dessert all the way from Romania?
Turn your leftover chapattis into a hearty snack.
The tiny maida puris, flavoured with pungent carom seeds, are popular fill-me-ups at Holi.
Warm, flaky gujiya, that are just mildly sweet, are so Holi. Although they are just as popular at Diwali too.
Get cookie baking this Christmas! Make scrumptious cookies for the season
Millets, dal and a bunch of spices can be steamed together for an awesome version of this rice cake.
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.
Bengali food... Who doesn't love it? Especially if you're a fish lover or hard-core non-vegetarian. Machh, mangsho, shorshe... If you've ever said "Machh-mangsho na thakle bhalo lage na!" then this roundup of Bong recipes, that will make feel like you're in a Kolkata kitchen, is for you. Ebar pet pujo hok!
There's no reason why you can't recreate street chaat recipes in your kitchen and make them healthier and more hygienically.
A meal of hilsa curry with vegetables mixed in, poured over steamed rice, can make your Sunday perfect.
Darker varieties of millets are rich in beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant that your body turns into vitamin A to boost your immunity, according to WebMD. A good source of fibre, protein, prebiotics, cooking with millets, an ancient grain, is the enlightened way.
Corn rotis fried in ghee with white butter-topped mustard greens has a firm place in culinary heaven.
Basic fermented rice is served up with a wide range of ingredients to make a wonderfully, comforting meal.
March 21 is World Tiramisu Day. It's the day to honour that extraordinarily light, melt-in-your-mouth, boozy dessert that originated in northern Italy (some say the region of Veneto, some say further east in Friuli-Venezia Giulia).
Jasprit Bumrah said it is his self belief which has allowed him to complete almost a decade in international cricket.
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.
The runaway popular Cilbir, poached eggs served with hung yoghurt, is made umpteen ways in Turkey. Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com seasons with paprika and fresh dill.
The runaway popular Cilbir, poached eggs served with hung yoghurt, is made umpteen ways in Turkey. Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com seasons with paprika and fresh dill.
Parathas made from buckwheat, water chestnut flour and alu have a different texture, and an altogether unusual taste.
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