Chef par excellence Satish Arora recalls his days working as a chef to prime ministers to Chandrima Pal.
Ensure that the meals provided in their tiffins and snack breaks are colourful, says Dr Imran Patel.
A chatpata chaat to make your tastebuds do a dance.
For most consumer product players in the country, the upcoming festive season is being looked upon as the best platform to return into the black.
Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna, 47, is headed towards running for presidency of the United States, his Indian American colleagues in the US House of Representatives believe.
A healthy recipe with coriander seeds and nuts.
Test your knowledge of Indian street food with this fun quiz!
You can tuck into everything from spicy chaats to flavourful snacks to kebabs and, of course, desserts!
A quick side-dish that's a good addition to the dal-chawal combo.
What are you cooking this Diwali? Tell us!
With rising incomes, education, and health awareness in India, especially in the big cities, droves of people are saying no to sugar.
Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com captures scenes from Ayodhya hours before the pran prathishta ceremony.
As Prabhakaran was leaving his house, Rajiv Gandhi called his son Rahul and asked him to fetch his (Gandhi's) bulletproof jacket. He put the jacket on Prabhakaran's back and remarked with his usual charming smile: "Take care of yourself."
Mother's Day reminded me of how my mom learned to cook Indian food.
Kuch healthy ho jaaye iss Raksha Bandhan.
'My best memory is celebrating my birthday with a pani puri party with my friends.'
Do you know how to buy the best lady's fingers? Or choose the best cauliflower?
In the letter to the Bihar CM, the Bharatiya Janata Party MP and rural development minister said, 'Things which have no connection with Islam are being Islamised. Some institutions have become self-proclaimed in giving halal certificate and are giving halal certificate to companies manufacturing goods by paying huge sums of money.'
Meghalaya offers more beauty and adventure than you could dream of.
Make this dessert the hero of your Diwali menu.
Try this refreshingly light and wholesome take on the Andhra tamarind gravy.
The DMK has performed well in the general election and will get more seats than its rival, the AIADMK, in the by-elections. But this victory won' help them, reports A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com.
These deep-fried Corn Cheese Balls can be made from scratch in less than 40 minutes.
Lack of sleep, unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity and a stressful daily schedule stemming from demanding career paths to juggling multiple hats on the personal front are some factors that increase health challenges, especially in young Indians, notes dietician Sheryl Salis.
If you are fasting, you must steer clear of processed and packaged foods as they often contain additives, preservatives and excessive salt or sugar which can disrupt the purity and purpose of your diet, says dietician Ruchi Rai.
Useful tips from fitness expert Meenakshi Mohanty to ensure that you keep your health a priority during this time of decadent meals and excessive drinks.
Stick to gluten-free meals as often as possible. This includes bread, roti, random snacks, bready dishes like pizza (unless it is sourdough), crackers, etc.
Rajma makes far better kebabs than you imagined.
Why just eat noodles and samosa separately when you can combine them together for a tasty treat?
Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.
Adopting a healthy lifestyle as a family or even with friends will go a long way in curbing the dangers of midnight cravings.
'I always say you really cannot own a recipe.' 'In India, where, we have been cooking for thousands of years, how can you put a finger and say, 'This is mine'?'
Rava Ladoo, Besan Ladoo, Paneer Kheer and more. You can share yours too!
A peanut stuffed snack invented for winter evenings with garam chai.
Reader Sarani Tarafder tells us how to make Jalebis in 30 minutes.
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