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.
Basic fermented rice is served up with a wide range of ingredients to make a wonderfully, comforting meal.
Parathas made from buckwheat, water chestnut flour and alu have a different texture, and an altogether unusual taste.
Warm, flaky gujiya, that are just mildly sweet, are so Holi. Although they are just as popular at Diwali too.
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.
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.
Corn rotis fried in ghee with white butter-topped mustard greens has a firm place in culinary heaven.
It's not so hard to incorporate a variety of health-giving, glorious greens in your daily meals. Eight recipes that show you how.
There's no reason why you can't recreate street chaat recipes in your kitchen and make them healthier and more hygienically.
'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.
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).
Eating after fasts is about lightly-prepared foods, like sauteed green banana sabzi.
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.
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!
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.
Will you try the actor's version of the popular Mumbai street-side snack?
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.
A hara mince uses a paste of fresh coriander and other herbs to give it its colour and distinctly different swaad.
These hot and crispy vadas are perfect with hot chai.
When the urge for pakodas starts up every variation of this irresistible snack deserves to be savoured. And believe us when we say the varieties are limitless. All species taste best with a steaming cup of chai.
How to make a satisfying comfort food from leftovers.
The most satisfying venture is to turn leftovers into tasty, fresh dishes. Kitchen recycling has its own joy. It reduces food waste, saves time and calls for great culinary imagination.
The most satisfying venture is to turn leftovers into tasty, fresh dishes. Kitchen recycling has its own joy. It reduces food waste, saves time and calls for great culinary imagination.
Jasprit Bumrah said it is his self belief which has allowed him to complete almost a decade in international cricket.
As it starts getting hotter and hotter, there is an inexplicable urge to add cucumber to all your food/meals. Or even have chilled cucumber all by itself, sliced and dressed with chaat masala and lemon juice. After all it contains more than 90 per cent water. We present a few recipes to satisfy the kakdi bingeing.
Mushroom soup that gets its creaminess from healthy nuts.
'Rava roasted in shudh desi ghee, garnished with saffron and cardamom, sweetened with sugar or jaggery is heaven on a plate' says Taruna.
Time to surprise your family and friends with a really unusual dessert.
Many of our dishes need a dash of sweetness. Choose recipes that opt for honey as the sweetener, to add more honey to your diet.
Mint, fried potatoes and yoghurt elevates this easy recipe for a spicy chicken rice.
There are foods that fight inflammation and it's one of the best weapons you have to prevent the onset of a clutch of chronic diseases, be it diabetes or heart illnes. Thus it is important to plan meals that contain anti-inflammatory foods.
Adding greens to your dal transforms it into to the best companion for your rice.
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