A beaming father Chandrapal, said that the son told his mom that he was confident of stopping the legendary MSD on his tracks.
'Why can I not access all these things -- Bhut Jolokia, Dalle, Kaachu, Bhakri, Ghari and everything else -- more easily?' asks Aakar Patel.
A piquant curry to jazz up steamed rice. Have it with papad.
As the 16th edition of the glitzy Indian Premier League is set to unfold, let's take a look at the driving force of the T20 league and what's in store in this edition.
'We have stopped eating sweets, chocolates, spicy and oily food. We are are taking low carbs and balanced diet and feeling better'
The papayas from Mumbai were too squishy, the chef raced through the streets of Goa in a police jeep to look for fruit ripened just right only to have security personnel puncture many a hole through them... a new book recalls in detail the struggle to procure and plate perfect papayas for Indira Gandhi during a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 1983.
Buttered prawns and the prawn head oil elevates a simple veggie soup.
Mother's Day reminded me of how my mom learned to cook Indian food.
A finger-licking dish of crabs and moringa leaves.
This favourite Holi dish can be made without deep frying the baras or bhalles.
Before winter ends, it's time to give undhiyu a try!
A large number of officials and support staff, who are directly associated with the Budget making and printing process, are now required to stay in the ministry and remain cut off from their families till the presentation of the Budget in the Lok Sabha.
An ensemble of musicians, some of whom played sursingar, mohan veena, dilruba and other rare instruments, regaled G20 world leaders during the ceremonial dinner hosted for them by President Droupadi Murmu.
It is hard to resist this mouthwatering sweet dish.
Mumbai-based culinary expert, recipe developer and food curator Gita Hari shares recipes for Kamala Harris.
Do you know how to buy the best lady's fingers? Or choose the best cauliflower?
This simplest of lentil recipes had with rice and some crispy onions makes for a deeply-satisfying meal.
Begin winter mornings with a berry brekker.
This flavoursome curry is everything you would want on a lazy week night. Try it!
Celebrate Thadri by rolling out this special Sindhi sweetbread.
This simple kind of upma, made from cracked wheat, is a great beginning to a day.
A popular South Indian sweet dish, it's made from rice flour, jaggery and grated coconut.
Sharjah-based food blogger Bethica Das shares her recipe for the classic Rajasthani rice-based dessert.
The star ingredient of many a delicious preparation is, of course, cheese!
Struggling to find ways to incorporate millets tastily into your diet? Chef Vicky Ratnani has got you covered.
Last year, MP's Ashutosh Sharma smashed an 11-ball fifty, breaking Yuvraj Singh's record for the fastest half-century by an Indian in T20 cricket.
Make this dessert the hero of your Diwali menu.
Although it is only going to be an interim budget this time, the Finance Ministry on Friday organised the ritual 'halwa' ceremony, which heralds the beginning of the quarantine for staff that will be associated with the preparation of the secret document.
Dates are known to be a good source of fibre and since the ordinary eating pattern is restricted to two big meals during Ramzan, dates ensure one doesn't get constipation and there is clear urination. It also has enough calories to satiate the peak of hunger after the fast ends.
Looking for party starters for New Year?
Picture this: A cozy, candlelit evening where it is just your sweetheart and you, with no annoying notifications crashing the party or stealing your attention.
A dish is meant for those who would like something light, healthy that goes well with parathas or rotis.
A popular Chinese green like bok choy does very well in soup too.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty enjoyed another memorable 'Evening in Paris', lifting the French Open badminton crown for the second time with a dominating straight-game victory over Chinese Taipei's Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan in the men's doubles final in Paris on Sunday.
A delicious fast, no-fuss one-pot dinner.
Officials are tight-lipped on the exact menu but it is expected to reflect India's culinary diversity.
Anthony Bourdain thought vada-pao was so good that all other Indian food could be dismissed. He was not wrong, says Aakar Patel.
As many as 125 students of two government schools in Uttar Pradesh were taken ill after consuming midday meals on Wednesday.
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