Two wonderful recipes from Pratibha Karan's The Book Of Dals.
You can slowly build up spices over six to nine months by adding ajwain, jeera, coriander, cardamom and cinnamon powders for flavouring different recipes, says Madhavi Bhardwaj.
Sweet potatoes, with a light seasoning using coconut oil, and a touch of fresh grated coconut, makes a grand combo with rotis.
Bethica unusually uses brown poha and green bananas to make crispy vadas.
As we await the monsoon, here's a perfect recipe to welcome the rainy season.
A dish is meant for those who would like something light, healthy that goes well with parathas or rotis.
Gajjar halwa made from this dark variety of carrots is slightly more earthy-tasting than standard GH.
Why throwaway leftover dal vadas when you can whip up a fresh dish with them?
A stir-fried preparation with gourd and Bengal gram.
These crispy masala vadas are called Chattambade in Karnataka.
This creamy, buttery gravy goes well with jeera rice or roti.
Jayanti Soni and her family return each year to Bhinmal, when they can, to celebrate Diwali in her family home.
Tomatoes, before they ripen, make a great sabji.
In Tamil Nadu a steamed, spicy delicacy, looking like a modak, is made for Vinayak Chaturthi.
If you make prawns, using this very precise and methodical recipe, it is sure to turn out like it came all the way from Kerala straight to your plate.
Millets, dal and a bunch of spices can be steamed together for an awesome version of this rice cake.
Give your favourite dal an upgrade with this recipe featuring a host of veggies.
Enjoy this healthy dal with steamed rice, jeera rice, naans or tandoori rotis.
Who would have guessed that hemp seeds could be so tasty?
Winter ushers in fat red chillies ideal for a exceptionlly tasty pickle.
Candice Pinto shows you how to make the classic lentil curry at home.
Bewitching fragrances and a symphony of sounds would herald the arrival of Chauthi in the Someshwar home.
A no-onion, no-garlic potato dish for Pitru Paksha.
Make your chai time exciting with deep-fried kachcha kela fritters!
Parathas made from buckwheat, water chestnut flour and alu have a different texture, and an altogether unusual taste.
Edamame + truffle oil + basmati rice = an exquisite combo.
Grab a small bunch of phodshichi bhaji the next time you spot it in the market and rustle up a healthy dish for your family.
Eating after fasts is about lightly-prepared foods, like sauteed green banana sabzi.
The humble soy nuggets -- called often soya nuggets --is what people reach out for from their kitchen shelves to make a quick, high-protein meals. And they are usually delicious.
Jackfruit season heralds the arrival of its tasty stirfry on our tables or better as part of banana leaf meals
These delightful idlis are great for breakfast or nashta.
Raksha Bandhan celebrations calls for rich, sweet fare to toast our siblings.
These healthy small bites can be either boiled or steamed and then stir fried.
Yoghurt and kheera or cucumber go together beautifully in this Pahadi raita.
Any time is an excellent time to eat moringa or drum sticks. Considered one of those wonder foods, it's good for blood sugar and is an anti-inflammatory and an anti-oxidant.
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