Ahmedabad is home to the strangest of cuisines and is a city of contrasts, if you look beyond the tourist places.
Bring out your earthenware and clay pots, don your apron and get cooking!
It is a simple vegetarian spread 'with less spices and oil' for Prime Minister Narendra Modi while his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif is having halal meat dishes during their stay in Nepal for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Summit.
The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too.
Each region in India has its own culinary narrative that speaks through its distinct dishes. Each cuisine packs within itself, textures, layers, ideas and historical nuggets so that all of Indian food cannot be pigeonholed together to say that there is one Indian cuisine. A fascinating extract from Sonal Ved's Whose Samosa Is It Anyway?.
Several ingredients come together to create this savoury, fiery curry that will knock your socks off.
It looks like Hindi, which faces political opposition at the front door, is entering Tamil Nadu through the kitchen, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
A diet rich in vegetables and fruits can help regulate blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, prevent colon cancer, lower risk of eye and digestive problems, regulate diabetes and can help keep appetite in check, suggests Dr Eileen Canday.
'Asha atya remains down-to-earth and frank.' 'If she likes something, she will tell you to your face.' 'Ditto, if she doesn't.' 'She is full of life and energy, I have never seen her brood.'
Sachin Tendulkar loved the biryani so much that he wanted to have it the next day as well.
Presenting the best food pics shared by our readers this week.
'He was the one who set the agenda for the 1983 World Cup win with 89 in the first match against the West Indies, then top-scoring with 40 in the crucial match against Australia when we had to qualify for the semi-finals.' 'He played another brilliant innings of 61 against England in the semi-finals.'
You can enjoy Nadiya Sarguroh's take on Mutton Biryani with Raita or salad to balance all the masala and spice.
Dress up any fresh seasonal greens with an imli-dal-coconut koottu-style preparation.
From using Artificial Learning to Machine Learning to deploying drones food delivery platforms are going all out to reach the extra consumer, says Peerzada Abrar.
By refusing to follow the pack and remain politically correct, Aamir Khan has paid a price. A fascinating excerpt from Shobhaa De's new book, Insatiable.
'Professors can teach even when they are 90 because they don't lose their skill with words. Go deeper and there's spirituality in it.'
Lucinda Nicholas, who got evicted from the popular reality show, tells you everything you must know if you ever participate in Bigg Boss.
'Meditation will keep you calm.'
The prime minister touched the Pakistani prime minister's mother's feet.
There were many people who wanted to seek favours from her by offering lakhs and crores of rupees even through her family members when she was Odisha's transport minister. She never allowed any kind of corrupt practices to touch her department officials, family members or the supporters who have stood by her.
Instead of serving the mince and bread separately, Shumaila Chauhan gives the dish a makeover and serves the kheema inside the pav.
Readers share their foodgasm moments.
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Stuffed rice paper rolls are light, nutritious, unusual and yum.
Ajit Pal Singh tells us how and why he fell in love with Gujarati food.
Where paneer came to India from... How sambar got its name... Gulab jamun does not have Indian roots...
The author finds out what makes Vikas Khanna the poster boy for Indian cuisine
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
Just as the superstars of Indian cricket only play IPL and international fixtures and ignore the Ranji and Mushtaq Ali trophies in domestic cricket, Narendra Modi should play a very limited role in state assembly elections, argues Sudhir Bisht.
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Farsan, an Indian food company based in the east Midlands town of Leicester, has opened a new factory in Gujarat to produce snacks such as samosas and bhajis.
The book celebrates the model-turned-cook-turned author's spirit to live life, while giving the readers a peek into recipes close to her heart.
Though Moroccan food is rich with meat dishes, there are plenty of options for vegetarians.
A pinch of turmeric in a glass of milk or with honey in hot water would be ideal for the monsoon.
'Our recipes come from our real-life experiences and have a story behind them.'
Make healthy meat choices to protect yourselves from the harmful effects of unhealthy meats.
Gujarati popular dish kela methi nu shaak, mouth-watering chicken chettinad from Tamil Nadu, Punjab's dal makhani and Bengali dish Potol Dorma will be served at a private dinner hosted by President Pranab Mukherjee for visiting foreign dignitaries on Monday.
Readers share light, easy to digest preparations that have a cooling effect in the sweltering heat. Share yours too!
United Stated President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama served chicken samosa among other mouthwatering dishes at a White House reception hosted for ambassadors including Indian envoy Meera Shankar. Though samosa in India is a vegetarian preparation but in the West, where it has become one of the most popular Indian snacks, it is served with fillings of minced meat. But Obamas served samosas with chicken fillings with yogurt dip to his guests in White House.
