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How Indian Institutions Can Shine On Global Stage

How Indian Institutions Can Shine On Global Stage

Rediff.com5 Dec 2025

The recipe for Indian higher education institutions to succeed in the global markets is excellence in academics, promoting contemporary socially relevant material, and enabling individuals (learners) to realise their full potential, suggests N Ravichandran.

Recipe: Bethica's Tasty Tomato Halwa

Recipe: Bethica's Tasty Tomato Halwa

Rediff.com28 May 2025

Tomato? Yup, tomato is the mainstay of this gorgeous halwa.

Recipe: Odia's Chenna Poda

Recipe: Odia's Chenna Poda

Rediff.com22 May 2025

Chenna Poda translates to mean burnt cheese. That's precisely what this delightful sweet is.

Recipe: Rajesh's Cabbage Szechuan Rice

Recipe: Rajesh's Cabbage Szechuan Rice

Rediff.com18 Jun 2025

Two types of cabbage give this Chinese rice its crunchy but excellent flavour.

Eid Recipe: Reshma's Arabian Pudding

Eid Recipe: Reshma's Arabian Pudding

Rediff.com31 Mar 2025

A silky, creamy dessert made from milk and cream that melts in the mouth.

Recipe: Traditional Thalassery Biryani

Recipe: Traditional Thalassery Biryani

Rediff.com3 Jul 2025

This special biryani from north Kerala is known far and wide for its distinctive taste that comes from the use of a distinctive rice.

'Zarine Was The Unifier Of Our Family'

'Zarine Was The Unifier Of Our Family'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2025

'Zarine spent her last autumn this year with my sister in Kashmir.' 'There, almost as a gentle premonition, Zarine said to my sister, "When I go, let my ashes be scattered across this valley".'

Recipe: Swiss Chocolate Rolls

Recipe: Swiss Chocolate Rolls

Rediff.com10 Feb 2025

Rediff reader Ria Ganwani sent us this recipe of Swiss Chocolate Rolls.

Recipe: Mayur's Dal Turai

Recipe: Mayur's Dal Turai

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

Try this simple and wholesome sabji recipe of ridge gourd with Bengal gram.

How To Choose MFs Smartly

How To Choose MFs Smartly

Rediff.com3 Dec 2025

Investors who constantly hop between 'top-performing' funds often end up earning far lower returns than the very funds they invest in -- simply because they enter late and exit early. Best investors don't chase returns, they chase discipline, says Ramalingam Kalirajan.

Recipe: Zelda's Black Carrot Halwa

Recipe: Zelda's Black Carrot Halwa

Rediff.com30 Apr 2025

Gajjar halwa made from this dark variety of carrots is slightly more earthy-tasting than standard GH.

Recipe: Sunita's No-Oil Mung Dosa

Recipe: Sunita's No-Oil Mung Dosa

Rediff.com3 Apr 2025

Dosa is often tastiest when made using a dal-rice batter and frying it crispy in plenty of ghee. That's not to say that dosas made without heavy amounts of rice and ghee can't taste rather yum too and make for nutritious light breakfasts.

Recipe: Mother-In-Law's Sambar

Recipe: Mother-In-Law's Sambar

Rediff.com7 Aug 2025

Does your mom or mother-in-law rustle up an exquisite sambar. Hemant Waje's does. Here is her recipe.

Recipe: Bethica's Bun Dosas

Recipe: Bethica's Bun Dosas

Rediff.com20 Mar 2025

A sister or cousin of paniyarams, these are akin to large pan-fried idlis but are dosas. And utilise millets.

Recipe: Bethica's Bengali Sweet Tomato Chutney

Recipe: Bethica's Bengali Sweet Tomato Chutney

Rediff.com11 Apr 2025

The Bengalis have their own special variety of spicy-sweet tomato chutney usually had at the end of a meal.

Recipe: Taruna's Malai Laddoos

Recipe: Taruna's Malai Laddoos

Rediff.com23 Aug 2024

These creamy laddoos melt in your mouth.

Recipe: Kunal Kapoor's Sabudana Vada

Recipe: Kunal Kapoor's Sabudana Vada

Rediff.com20 Aug 2024

It's a staple during the fasting season.

Is Cow's Milk Healthy For Kids?

Is Cow's Milk Healthy For Kids?

Rediff.com26 Sep 2025

rediffGURU Dr Deepa Suvarna, a pediatrician with 25 years of experience, debunks common myths related to health and nutrition of kids.

Recipe: Hitesh's Mom's Sambhar

Recipe: Hitesh's Mom's Sambhar

Rediff.com28 Apr 2025

Hitesh Harisinghani's mother learned to make sambhar from his nani. Packed with vegetables, it has a dash of sweetness from the jaggery, and sour from tamarind and tomatoes.

Recipe: Bethica's Poha Vada

Recipe: Bethica's Poha Vada

Rediff.com3 Mar 2025

Bethica unusually uses brown poha and green bananas to make crispy vadas.

Weekend Recipe: Lajjaya's Alu Halwa

Weekend Recipe: Lajjaya's Alu Halwa

Rediff.com29 Nov 2024

Halwa can be created from anything, from mung dal to doodhi and carrots. Potatoes make for a wholesome halwa.

Recipe: Satya's Sweet Potato Sabzi

Recipe: Satya's Sweet Potato Sabzi

Rediff.com18 Jun 2025

Sweet potatoes, with a light seasoning using coconut oil, and a touch of fresh grated coconut, makes a grand combo with rotis.

Recipe: Supriya's Kerala Prawn Masala

Recipe: Supriya's Kerala Prawn Masala

Rediff.com25 Mar 2025

If you make prawns, using this very precise and methodical recipe, it is sure to turn out like it came all the way from Kerala straight to your plate.

Rediff's Top 10 Recipes For 2023

Rediff's Top 10 Recipes For 2023

Rediff.com30 Dec 2023

Presenting the most-viewed recipes this year.

Could The Kurnool Bus Tragedy Have Been Avoided?

Could The Kurnool Bus Tragedy Have Been Avoided?

Rediff.com30 Oct 2025

'This tragedy will not be the last -- you shall witness another tomorrow, perhaps another the day after, and increasingly more.'

Recipe: Shristi's Odia Kurujathaka Khaja

Recipe: Shristi's Odia Kurujathaka Khaja

Rediff.com5 May 2025

These crunchy, sugar-coated puri-like sweets are a significant part of the mahaprasad offered at the Jagannath temple in Odisha.

Recipe: Smita's Karandi Or Prawn Relish

Recipe: Smita's Karandi Or Prawn Relish

Rediff.com28 Feb 2025

Very small prawns can be made into a kind of chutney that greatly soups up your average meal.

Conqueror, Refined: Off-Roading the 2025 Mahindra Thar

Conqueror, Refined: Off-Roading the 2025 Mahindra Thar

Rediff.com3 Oct 2025

The 2025 Redefined Thar takes that phenomenal, rugged capability and wraps it in a shell of genuine usability. Rajesh Karkera/Rediff simply cannot stop raving about the offroad civilised beast.

Recipe: Hina's Millet Kheer

Recipe: Hina's Millet Kheer

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

This delicious bowl of coconut milk kheer is hard to resist.

Recipe: Vidhya's Hare Tamatar Ki Sabji

Recipe: Vidhya's Hare Tamatar Ki Sabji

Rediff.com2 Jan 2025

Tomatoes, before they ripen, make a great sabji.

Recipe: Taruna's Pineapple Kesari

Recipe: Taruna's Pineapple Kesari

Rediff.com5 Sep 2024

'Rava roasted in shudh desi ghee, garnished with saffron and cardamom, sweetened with sugar or jaggery is heaven on a plate' says Taruna.

Recipe: Supriya's Fish Pulao

Recipe: Supriya's Fish Pulao

Rediff.com22 Jan 2025

A simple, one-pot dish of fragrant basmati rice, spices and fresh fish.

Makar Sankranti Recipe: Jaggery Halwa

Makar Sankranti Recipe: Jaggery Halwa

Rediff.com14 Jan 2025

Make a simple, delicious jaggery and suji halwa in your microwave.

Recipe: Niranjini's Crabs With Malabar Spinach

Recipe: Niranjini's Crabs With Malabar Spinach

Rediff.com23 May 2025

The dark green fleshy Malabar spinach adds special flavour to a Mangalorean crab curry.

Recipe: Avocado Toast With Toasted Walnut Dukkah

Recipe: Avocado Toast With Toasted Walnut Dukkah

Rediff.com6 Jan 2025

Sprouts, walnuts, carrots, lemon, avocados on toast is bound to be a healthy way to start your day.

Recipe: Taruna's Millets Ka Daliya

Recipe: Taruna's Millets Ka Daliya

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

Incorporating millets into your breakfast is always a good idea.

Recipe: Tomato Salad With Walnuts And Cheese

Recipe: Tomato Salad With Walnuts And Cheese

Rediff.com7 May 2024

Something light, refreshing and healthy at the beginning of the week.

Recipe: Bethica's Falafels

Recipe: Bethica's Falafels

Rediff.com29 Jan 2025

Soft on the inside, crisp on the outside, falafels taste divine eaten piping hot, dipped in hummus or rolled in pita or a flatbread.

Recipe: Bethica's Achaari Paneer Tikka

Recipe: Bethica's Achaari Paneer Tikka

Rediff.com20 Dec 2024

The use of freshly-made mango pickle makes all the difference to this recipe for a yum paneer starter.

Recipe: Hina Gujral's Panjiri Barfi

Recipe: Hina Gujral's Panjiri Barfi

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

This sweet is vegan, gluten-free and not very sugary.