These Kerala-style accompaniments will add a pop of colour and an authentic touch to your Onam spread.
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Rice goes down far lighter and smoother in summer when turned into a cooling Thayir Sadam.
Two South Indian recipes to be served with rice.
Readers share their favourite rainy day recipes with us. You can too!
This versatile lentil salad can be a whole meal by itself or an accompaniment to a light evening repast.
Trumponomics, poor growth, and high valuation certainly don't make a bullish recipe for Indian markets, warns Debashis Basu.
Here's an Indo-Italian treat: Spicy Prawn Spaghetti with South Indian flavours.
Readers send in their yummy Diwali recipes. Share yours!
A mildly-spiced, sans too much garam masala 'hotel'-style potatoes with peas in a thick gravy that goes well with butter naans.
It is easy to make, crunchy to eat and requires no cooking.
Crunchy cabbage, yoghurt-based makes Mor Kuzhambu served with ghe rice, fried fish and rice papad makes for a satisfying dinner.
Readers share recipes for Majjige Saaru, Chicken Curry and Pumpkin Tonic. Share yours too!
Who knew Egg + Coffee would make such a stunning pairing!
Indian sailor Vishnu Saravanan is taking an unconventional approach to prepare for the Paris Olympics.
'I had got some offers from the South and most of them were negative roles.' 'I used to think that whatever I would play, the character would stay inside me and corrupt my value system.' 'So I was very scared of getting out of character, especially negative roles.'
Seven cups of ingredients are used to make this popular sweet.
We invited Get Ahead readers to share their mango recipes with us -- great ways to enjoy the king of fruits in the sweltering heat. As part of an ongoing series, we present three such responses.
We publish readers' responses to our recipes invite. Here's how to prepare Steamed Upma Dumplings, Vegetarian Pizza, Mutton Kassa, Pepper Spinach Chicken and Meethi Tomato Chutney.
This sweetened flatbread is made during festivals or as a weekend snack/breakfast.
Reshma Aslam tells us how to whip up a popular South Indian dish for breakfast.
The US is currently Earth's most powerful country and a certain latitude of understanding -- a world view -- is popularly expected from its leadership. From a country identified with freedom, constitution, debate, democracy and the likes of Abraham Lincoln even as it had the most powerful military around, the US, following Trump's actions, seemed repositioned as militarily powerful with other qualities secondary, observes Shyam G Menon.
Every aspect of Navratri is associated with delectable dishes that are relished across the country during these divine nine days -- from lip-smacking savouries to wholesome sweets.
The dish is packed with aromatic spices and has a great bite to it.
Younger cheetahs that are habituated to management vehicles and human presence are preferred candidates for relocation to India, international experts involved in Project Cheetah have told the government based on lessons learnt from the initial experience in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park.
Have you tasted Besan ke ladoo cookies?
Some food historians believe idli was derived from some steamed rice preparations from Indonesia.
Explore ingredients that you may have never thought to use or need to use better.
The customary naadan or home-cooked meal is rather memorable fare.
The best summer foods of India
The Hundred-Foot Journey is reduced to plot holes and factual inaccuracies of surprisingly epic proportions, writes Nishi Tiwari.
Master the art of hassle-free cooking and satisfy your sweet tooth in a jiffy.
Write in to us with instructions on how to prepare your favourite rainy-day foods and we'll publish your recipes right here on rediff.com.
Satisfy your food cravings with these unique stir-fried recipes.
The lemon is marinated for six months in a jar with sea salt.
Bang in the middle of Chennai, A Ganesh Nadar experiences a culinary delight that brings back fond memories of his childhood.
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Dr G Padma Vijay's latest book has recipes for all.
Rediff reader Charu shares these quick and easy snacks recipes to enjoy this Diwali!
