Refreshing salads lick the summer heat.
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).
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.
Presenting the most-viewed recipes this year.
Mushroom soup that gets its creaminess from healthy nuts.
Craving for a traditional Maharashtrian breakfast that's delicious and healthy?
Serve it with steamed rice, chapattis, salad and papad for a wholesome meal.
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.
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.
'This tragedy will not be the last -- you shall witness another tomorrow, perhaps another the day after, and increasingly more.'
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.
No vegetables in your larder? Never mind. Worry not. Use peanuts.
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.
A quick side-dish that's a good addition to the dal-chawal combo.
Bhindi, also known as okra or lady's finger, is an all-India fave. Some like it hot hot, sprinkled with chilly. Some like it crispy. Some like it stuffed. Some like it in a rich curry.
Bhindi, also known as okra or lady's finger, is an all-India fave. Some like it hot hot, sprinkled with chilly. Some like it crispy. Some like it stuffed. Some like it in a rich curry.
Fast, finger lickin' good, let this pasta salad, overflowing with veggies, brighten up your table and takes only 10 minutes to assemble, promises Mayur Sanap.
Fast, finger lickin' good, let this pasta salad, overflowing with veggies, brighten up your table and takes only 10 minutes to assemble, promises Mayur Sanap.
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.
High on taste and designed to cure all ills, a cup of Shwetal Rai's tangy, peppery Rasam is a great way to warm up.
High on taste and designed to cure all ills, a cup of Shwetal Rai's tangy, peppery Rasam is a great way to warm up.
When the creaminess of avocado melds with the tang and spice of chilly jam and feta on toast, we have a winner.
Here's a simple recipe or breakfast or as an evening snack at home.
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.
You can turn out dairy-free bites using tofu instead of paneer.
Learn how to convert this healthy, probiotic, slightly bland soybean cake into something gourmet.
Learn how to convert this healthy, probiotic, slightly bland soybean cake into something gourmet.
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.
Simple, easy laddoos to up the festive mood.
An easy recipe for a mid-week meal.
Ameya Warty feels his concoction of stuffed paneer will be a showstopper at your home every time you make it.
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.
Who says fast food places know how to make burgers best. You can too. And well.
