Soft, bite-sized baby idlis are layered with a spiced minced meat mixture as they steam and the result is a delightful north-South fusion teatime treat.
Try making bitter gourd a different way -- grated, with onions and coconut adding extra body to the preparation.
'Ego is a part of the film industry, be it Bollywood or the South Indian movies.'
'Lovemaking involves your partner's brain, imagination, emotions, tuning in to you, and your response to your partner.' 'If you look at it as something transactional or something that's a part of a relationship formula as determined by society, then it's fornication, not lovemaking.'
'I do have a couple watches that I like very much, one my dad gave me. But I only wear it with a more formal kind of a look... Otherwise, in my day-to-day life, I don't wear a watch.'
All of India gets ready for the mid-winter harvest festival, turning out laddoos, Pongal, Puran Poli and other endless delights.
The best way to really take in the English countryside is to go narrowboating.
Pitha is a snack, which can be had with Chole Chaat or just a cup of tea.
'If you're so sick, so ill, how will you show that power?'
Recipes that we learned from our Mothers are almost sacred for us, especially when we no longer have them with us anymore. Here are 14 wonderful Mummy recipes Our Mummies often don't write their recipes down but every time our Ammas make a particular dish, it's more spectacular than the last time they made it! Without doubt, right? We were fortunate to get a few of our Ammis to jot down how she made a certain oh-so-yummy preparation
'People are talking about Vijay Crishna's roles in cinema, the few roles that he did, but his real body of work was on stage.'
'Sometimes it can get a little difficult to assert yourself, whether it's an opinion or your presence. It gets really exhausting.' 'They're still not able to accept that an intelligent woman can also really love wearing red lipstick!'
'It's rare to see Ranveer Singh off-camera. He disappears. He doesn't like to be on set. Only when the shot is ready, he is there. He doesn't want any nonsense, no interaction. If anything would go wrong, he would really get pissed. He doesn't like noise and would tell everyone on the mic to be quiet. Ranveer loves to work, so he would keep telling everyone to be dedicated.'
You can e-mail your pictures to getahead@rediff.co.in (My Lord Ganesha Pix) with your name, location, details about your Lord Ganesha and what this festival means to you. We will publish the best entries right here on Rediff.com.
'Homebound stands for something very beautiful at a time where the world is starting to feel like there is a lot of othering going on and it's starting to feel divided.' 'We are starting to become less human, more disconnected.'
Mumbai, infamous for its voter apathy, stepped out to exercise its franchise on Wednesday.
'As soon as Salman saw me, he immediately left Aamir's side and came towards me. He hugged me.' 'Then he introduced me to Aamir, saying, 'This is J K Bihari who launched me in Biwi Ho Toh Aisi".'
'In almost every film, Shah Rukhbhai has done a lot of his own stunts.'
Entertainment Editor Ronjita Kulkarni shoots the breeze with rediff readers.
The Kumars, like everyone else in Mumbai, are celebrating Ganesh Utsav with dance, excitement, food and of course, prayer.
The Bodoland Territorial Region in Assam is slowly picking up the pieces and finally finding peace after being subjected to decades of insurgencies and violence.
'People ask me about my biggest action sequence; this is it, because it involved two giants of Indian cinema.'
Does Deepika have anything in common with Hrithik? Or Aishwarya with Ranveer?
"After this film, Aditya (Roy Kapur) and Disha (Patani) are going to be major stars," Anil Kapoor assured at the trailer launch of his new film, Malang.
It's one of life's many wonders until God's priceless creation stops walking on Earth for good.
Check out the winners at the News18 Reel Movie Awards 2019.
'In the days after the accident, Monika would be very quiet and keep to herself. Every time a relative met her, she would break down. But now, she started talking a lot more. She even laughs.' 16-year-old Monika More, who lost her arms in a tragic train accident, starts rebuilding her life.
'They can't take even the smallest step.' 'The mental abuse is so insidious that sometimes they don't even realise it's happening.'
For 25-year-old Varsha Karia, July 13, 2011, was like any other day, till she reached Dadar Kabutarkhana in the evening. Ronjita Kulkarni tells her story
Meet Chandni Mehta, the 24-year-old who's started a series of Mumbai daycare centres for working mothers with a difference -- they also look after your babies at night. Ronjita Kulkarni talks to the young entrepreneur, who holds a master's degree in child psychology about her unique venture and the success she's made of it.
'Aamir Khan and Salman Khan were already very busy. Then, Raveena Tandon and Karisma Kapoor started signing more films, Paresh Rawalji also got busy... 'Rajkumar Santoshiji got offered Damini he was very excited about it. He told dad that since her dates were available, let me do this film quickly. But aisa hota toh nahin. That film also took time. 'So sabke dates ka problem ho gaya, including the director's.'
'At least 25 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of plastic chewing gum gets dumped.' 'And because the way people spit it out, there's no possible way this plastic can be recycled.'
'This is about history and history is important.' 'It is the history of my ancestors, my parents, my grandfather, my chacha...'
'The male-dominant Indian culture displays a lot of violence, a lot of aggression towards women.'
Siddharth Anand talks about his directorial debut.
'When they took my name, I went numb.' 'Before I went on stage, my dress got caught in my shoe!' 'I said, stay calm.' 'Then I started walking and was like, okay, now think of what you're going to say, quickly!'
