News for 'Sambar'

Summer Special: Tok Dal With Alu Sheddo

Summer Special: Tok Dal With Alu Sheddo

Rediff.com2 May 2022

Get transported to Bengal with this simple, yum meal.

Foodgasm! The way Padma looks at food

Foodgasm! The way Padma looks at food

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

The supermodel and Top Chef host's love for food will leave you hungry.

'Andhra cuisine is my favourite'

'Andhra cuisine is my favourite'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

Rediff reader Varaprasad K from Bangalore explains what he likes about food in Andhra Pradesh.

Potato Cheese Bombs for Kamala Harris

Potato Cheese Bombs for Kamala Harris

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

Have a recipe for Kamala Harris? Share it with us.

Where the elders never sleep hungry

Where the elders never sleep hungry

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

Mudiyor Kitchen serves food free of cost to the single, widowed and elderly who have no one to cook or care for them.

NGO feeds 10 lakh school children everyday

NGO feeds 10 lakh school children everyday

Rediff.com18 Sep 2008

The Akshaya Patra Foundation is unique as it aims to simultaneously battle two hardships many poverty-ridden Indians endure: starvation and lack of education.

Lioness in Tamil Nadu zoo dies of coronavirus, 9 others infected

Lioness in Tamil Nadu zoo dies of coronavirus, 9 others infected

Rediff.com4 Jun 2021

For the first time in Tamil Nadu, a lion has died of coronavirus while nine others in the pride have tested positive for the infection at a zoo near Chennai, an official said.

Onam Recipes: Olan, Kalan. Pulissery

Onam Recipes: Olan, Kalan. Pulissery

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

Three tasty coconut-based vegetable recipes for your Onam Sadya.

Memories from Wonderful Wayanad

Memories from Wonderful Wayanad

Rediff.com18 Aug 2021

Thomas G K shares pictures from a trip to Wayanad.

ASK KOMAL: Is drinking too much water a problem?

ASK KOMAL: Is drinking too much water a problem?

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.

PHOTOS: Floods in Assam affect over 56 lakh, 102 dead

PHOTOS: Floods in Assam affect over 56 lakh, 102 dead

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

At present, 2,265 villages were inundated and 1,12,667.06 hectares of crop area has been damaged across Assam, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said.

COVID Hero: He Feeds the Hungry

COVID Hero: He Feeds the Hungry

Rediff.com8 Jun 2021

N Kalyanasundaram started saving up last year so that he could feed the hungry during the second COVID lockdown.

Lijo Jose Pellissery's Women And Mine

Lijo Jose Pellissery's Women And Mine

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

Pellissery's women continue to express the beauty in our common humanity. And often, these women go so far into expressing our hopes, desires, absurdities and follies that they end up acting at variance with the ethical prescriptions of our age. And this, I believe, is precisely why they remain "invisible" to a whole bunch of viewers, says Sreehari Nair.

Modi's Water Man

Modi's Water Man

Rediff.com15 Jan 2022

Water is going to be a central part of the government's 2024 election campaign. And Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's work will be crucial for it.

Whoa! The idli did not originate in South India at all?

Whoa! The idli did not originate in South India at all?

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

Some food historians believe idli was derived from some steamed rice preparations from Indonesia.

Tell us what's in your lunch box?

Tell us what's in your lunch box?

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

Share pics of what's in your lunch box and we'll publish the best responses.

Onam Sadhya simplified for you!

Onam Sadhya simplified for you!

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

Ever wondered what the items in the traditional Onam Sadhya are? We'll help you out.

5 INSPIRING lessons from Kamala Harris

5 INSPIRING lessons from Kamala Harris

Rediff.com10 Nov 2020

Musings on love, life and everything in between.

Floods wreak havoc in Kaziranga National Park

Floods wreak havoc in Kaziranga National Park

Rediff.com6 Jul 2012

Over 540 animals, including 13 rhinos, have perished in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam during the current wave of floods, perhaps the worst-ever to hit the park in recent history. Hog deer are the worst hit with 465 of them succumbing to flood waters which have inundated nearly 80 per cent of the Park's area.

'The tea tasted like ink'

'The tea tasted like ink'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

Rediff reader Ramesh Menon shares his experience of eating on Indian Railways.

'The Sarasvati was more sacred than the Ganga'

'The Sarasvati was more sacred than the Ganga'

Rediff.com22 May 2010

At the edge of the Shola forest, at the foot of the Ayyasamy Hills, in western Tamil Nadu, near Coimbatore, lives a writer and scholar who traveled to India from northern France over three decades ago and never went home. Michel Danino, who 'loves chapattis, sambar, yoga and everything Indian', has devoted his life to studying Indian culture/heritage and history, authoring several books both in French and English on India.

Does Rajasthan have the best food in India? Tell us

Does Rajasthan have the best food in India? Tell us

Rediff.com25 Sep 2018

Share your food pictures, stories and experiences of India's best cuisine with us.

Assam flood: 90% of Kaziranga National Park submerged

Assam flood: 90% of Kaziranga National Park submerged

Rediff.com16 Jul 2019

The staff and security personnel are performing their duties using mechanised and country boats to deal with any kind of eventualities, they said.

Rediff Foodies: Mouth-watering pix of biryani, spicy chicken

Rediff Foodies: Mouth-watering pix of biryani, spicy chicken

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

Readers share their food pics. You can share yours too.

Recipe: How to make Bread Dosa

Recipe: How to make Bread Dosa

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

Here's a instant breakfast recipe that's healthy too.

India orders 95 biryanis per minute: Swiggy

India orders 95 biryanis per minute: Swiggy

Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

So Swiggy offered 35,056 varieties of biryani to its users, says Peerzada Abrar.

'It's a huge honour winning MasterChef'

'It's a huge honour winning MasterChef'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

MasterChef Australia Season 13 winner Justin Narayan speaks about his Indian roots.

Diet watch: Khari or Marie biscuits?

Diet watch: Khari or Marie biscuits?

Rediff.com14 Nov 2006

Sachin will be back: Ponting

Sachin will be back: Ponting

Rediff.com23 Oct 2003

'Having failed in the Test series, he could be the most dangerous man in the ODIs', said the Australian captain.

Idli makes way for Utthapam in Rashtrapati Bhavan

Idli makes way for Utthapam in Rashtrapati Bhavan

Rediff.com25 Jul 2007

The 72-year-old Pratibha Patil loves Utthapam and Dal but avoids spinach and potatoes.

The Great Indian Kitchen review

The Great Indian Kitchen review

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

The Great Indian Kitchen is one of the most powerful films Divya Nair has watched in recent times. One that will unsettle you long after you've watched it. And that's why everyone -- married or single, man or woman -- must watch it.

Why Amma's canteen must be replicated nationwide

Why Amma's canteen must be replicated nationwide

Rediff.com27 May 2016

Sanjeev Nayyar visits an Amma canteen in Chennai, and comes back impressed

How I fought fatty liver and lost 16 kg in 75 days

How I fought fatty liver and lost 16 kg in 75 days

Rediff.com6 May 2019

Narayanan, 33 from Chennai shares his story.

'I am so lucky to be calling myself an Indian'

'I am so lucky to be calling myself an Indian'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

The home-chef put Indian cuisine on the world map with her cooking experiments on MasterChef Australia.

It doesn't matter that Kamala Harris is half-Indian

It doesn't matter that Kamala Harris is half-Indian

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

What the Indian economy looks like next January will influence her view on India, not her genetics, notes Shekhar Gupta.

Crouching bears, hidden tigers

Crouching bears, hidden tigers

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

Shubir Rishi/Rediff.com continues his jungle adventure and narrates his last day at the Kanha National Park.

Periyar: A walk in the woods

Periyar: A walk in the woods

Rediff.com24 Nov 2015

A treat lay in store for wildlife enthusiast Suchismita Banerjee at Lake Palace Resort on the Periyar Lake.

Fat to fit: This lawyer lost 23 kg in six months

Fat to fit: This lawyer lost 23 kg in six months

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

Amit from Belgaum, Karnataka shares his weight loss journey.