Also known as Thiruvaiyaru Halwa, this recipe has its origins in Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu.
Whoever thought an Australian chef would represent India so beautifully in the MasterChef kitchen?
Homemaker turned celebrity chef Rakhee Vaswani sends in two easy-to-make recipes for you to try this monsoon.
Never one to complain about her circumstances, Preity is making the best of her prolonged isolation in Los Angeles.
Clearly demarcate family time in your schedule and ensure that you do not work, receive calls or even reply to emails during this time.
How does Bollywood like its tea? Well, they'll tell you all about it!
Shannon Gabriel had copped a four-match ban for throwing 'personal abuse' at Joe Root in February 2019 during the St Lucia Test match, though his comments were never made public.
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.
Presenting photographs of decked up christmas trees, cribs and more. Share yours!
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Relishing a dramatic turnaround of fortunes in the series against India, England captain Alastair Cook has said it was his wife who convinced him not to give up captaincy when his team was on a losing streak.
VJ turned chef and author Maria Goretti talks about how she got interested in food.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has received rich praise for his captaincy so far in the World Cup but he feels it is the performance of his bowlers that makes him look like a commanding leader.
What are you cooking this Christmas? Share your recipes!
Zayn James Doddi loves cooking. As do these other young chefs. Take a look.
US needs blue print like China to bring back jobs: Indra Nooyi
Woods said amputation "was on the table" during the three-week hospital recovery in California.
Indian cricket coach Gary Kirsten says the secret of his successful stint with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men so far lies in the way he has embraced the country and its work ethics.
What can Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor tell you about being pregnant that you didn't already know about?
There is an acute imbalance of power between the various organs of the State, including the executive, the legislature, the judiciary, and the ultimate sovereign -- the people, argues R Jagannathan.
Readers share their food pics. You can share yours too!
The home-chef put Indian cuisine on the world map with her cooking experiments on MasterChef Australia.
'Desire is a strange thing.' 'It wells up uninvited and goes missing when most needed.'
Tell us how you are celebrating the festive season.
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma tells you how you can use natural methods to improve your health.
Dr Dinesh Jain shares some valuable tips.
'If we could break through this symbolic barrier of sanctions and a dysfunctional relationship, we could do anything.'
Why stick to the traditional when you can try something new?
10 hot celebs have taken their passion for cooking to a new level.
Bollywood has been practising self-isolation for a few days now, especially on Sunday, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Janta curfew.
Don't make these basic mistakes while cooking Western or continental food.
Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.
If you want to build your community you need to show who you really are, says podcaster and digital content creator Raj Shamani.
Vibha Harish is trying to create long-lasting health through natural forms of nutrition.
When Twinkle Khanna asked her celebrity friends what was in their dabba, everyone wrote in and sent their recipes as well. What does Bhumi Pednekar like to include in her dabba? She tells us here.
You had been eating sehri in the morning and iftar in the evening for the past month, fasting for nearly 12 hours in between. Now that you are switching back to your old lifestyle, you'll need to follow a few guidelines to get your body back on course, advises nutritionist Ryan Fernando.
If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.
Misal Pav, the delicious Maharashtrian snack served at Mumbai's Aaswad restaurant bags the prize at the global Foodie Hub Awards in London.
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