News for 'dried fruits'

The Turbaned Tornado: Fauja Singh's Inspiring Life

The Turbaned Tornado: Fauja Singh's Inspiring Life

Rediff.com15 Jul 2025

Overwhelmed by the loss of his youngest son in the 1990s, Fauja Singh found solace in running with a local club in Essex after moving out of India following the death of his wife and daughter.

Recipes: Millet Plum Cake, Gingerbread Cookies

Recipes: Millet Plum Cake, Gingerbread Cookies

Rediff.com26 Dec 2023

Bake a cake and cookies with millets this season.

How to make a Chocolate Christmas fruit cake

How to make a Chocolate Christmas fruit cake

Rediff.com22 Dec 2018

To make your Christmas celebrations cheerful, Chef Ranveer Brar has created some decadent treats.

How We Planned A Return-Gift-Free Birthday For Our Son

How We Planned A Return-Gift-Free Birthday For Our Son

Rediff.com7 Jul 2025

If you ask any young parent what they dread the most about planning their child's birthday, there'd be only one answer: Planning and buying return gifts, notes Divya Nair.

Shimla school drops Eid celebration plan after right-wing threat

Shimla school drops Eid celebration plan after right-wing threat

Rediff.com25 Mar 2025

A private school in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, withdrew its decision to ask students to wear "kurta-pajama" and bring special food for Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations after it sparked a row with a local right-wing organization and some religious groups. The school said it was intended as a cultural learning experience and that participation was voluntary. The school also condemned attempts to misrepresent the event as religious propaganda and urged individuals to remove false and inflammatory messages on social media.

How to buy fresh vegetables and fruits

How to buy fresh vegetables and fruits

Rediff.com14 Jun 2022

Sight, smell and touch will help ensure that you are picking up something fresh and ready to use.

10 Changes Your Body Goes Through During Menopause

10 Changes Your Body Goes Through During Menopause

Rediff.com9 Sep 2025

Here's how you can prepare yourself and your family to deal with menopause.

Recipe: Bethica's Chana Dal Modak

Recipe: Bethica's Chana Dal Modak

Rediff.com8 Sep 2024

Make this Ganesh Chaturthi a modak fest!

Seen Rahul Deewar Dravid?

Seen Rahul Deewar Dravid?

Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

Dravid imitated Amitabh Bachchan's look from the 1975 classic Deewar in a commercial for dry fruit company Farmley.

Chauthi At The Someshwars

Chauthi At The Someshwars

Rediff.com26 Aug 2025

Bewitching fragrances and a symphony of sounds would herald the arrival of Chauthi in the Someshwar home.

How Monsoon 2025 Turned Into A Nightmare

How Monsoon 2025 Turned Into A Nightmare

Rediff.com15 Sep 2025

IMD data shows in the 24 hours between September 1 and 2, Haryana received 806 per cent more rainfall than normal, Punjab 759 per cent, Himachal Pradesh 510 per cent, Delhi 740 per cent, Chandigarh a staggering 1,638 per cent, and Rajasthan 193 per cent.

IAF Widow Becomes Army Officer

IAF Widow Becomes Army Officer

Rediff.com19 Sep 2024

Her husband, Squadron Leader Kuldeep Singh, died in a helicopter crash in the Nilgiris in which India's first CDS General Bipin Rawat was killed.

Cold Rice Is Better For Diabetics

Cold Rice Is Better For Diabetics

Rediff.com7 Feb 2025

The process of refrigerating the rice overnight starch that is resistant to digestion and therefore it will not spike blood glucose levels.

2 Easy Breakfast Recipes

2 Easy Breakfast Recipes

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

Inaugurate your day with Chef Ranveer Brar's brekker recipes.

Saare Jahan Se Accha Review: Gripping Thriller

Saare Jahan Se Accha Review: Gripping Thriller

Rediff.com13 Aug 2025

The always dependable Pratik Gandhi finds a match in Sunny Hinduja and they are surrounded by a top notch supporting cast, observes Deepa Gahlot.

From Russia With Love

From Russia With Love

Rediff.com10 Oct 2025

Red Square and VDNKh easily rank among the most striking places I've visited -- both for their historical significance and architectural splendour.
My admiration for Russian culture, vision and ambition grew with every step as I clocked the miles, Nitin Sathe tells us after a visit to Moscow and St Petersburg.

Ram temple consecration: VIPs to get 'mahaprasad'

Ram temple consecration: VIPs to get 'mahaprasad'

Rediff.com21 Jan 2024

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has got 'mahaprasad' prepared for the VIPs coming to attend the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on Monday.

Eating Out? Order Smart, Not Strict

Eating Out? Order Smart, Not Strict

Rediff.com16 Jun 2025

After losing 18 kg, fitness coach Ambika Jain shares her story to help others understand that healthy living doesn't mean starving yourself or never eating out.

Recipe: Mayur's Khawa Poli

Recipe: Mayur's Khawa Poli

Rediff.com24 Apr 2024

C'mon have a midweek sweet surprise...

Christmas Recipe: Rich Fruit Cake

Christmas Recipe: Rich Fruit Cake

Rediff.com8 Dec 2021

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!

Christmas Recipes: Fruity Cake, Sweet Buns

Christmas Recipes: Fruity Cake, Sweet Buns

Rediff.com21 Dec 2022

Add more fun to your Christmas weekend.

Recipe: How to make Eggless Fruit Cake

Recipe: How to make Eggless Fruit Cake

Rediff.com25 Dec 2014

Spiced with cinnamon and cardamom, this fruity delight is sure to impress every one.

National winter games in Kashmir postponed

National winter games in Kashmir postponed

Rediff.com17 Feb 2025

Around 300 athletes were expected to compete in four snow sports -- ski mountaineering, alpine skiing, snowboard, and Nordic skiing -- in the games, which had been due to be held from February 22 to 25.

Recipe: Palada Payasam

Recipe: Palada Payasam

Rediff.com30 May 2022

The perfect finish to a Kerala-style meal.

Recipe: Chef Sabya's Orange-Kiwi Muesli Tumble

Recipe: Chef Sabya's Orange-Kiwi Muesli Tumble

Rediff.com4 May 2023

Pair oranges and kiwi with muesli to create a wholesome breakfast.

Want to make a healthy modak?

Want to make a healthy modak?

Rediff.com15 Sep 2018

Sadhana Saxena from Noida shared this healthy recipe.

Recipe: Hina Gujral's Panjiri Barfi

Recipe: Hina Gujral's Panjiri Barfi

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

This sweet is vegan, gluten-free and not very sugary.

Diwali Recipe: Spiced Pumpkin Halwa

Diwali Recipe: Spiced Pumpkin Halwa

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

Black pepper and jeera-accented pumpkin halwa will contribute special flavour to your Diwali feast.

Recipe: Khajoor Ni Pattice

Recipe: Khajoor Ni Pattice

Rediff.com27 Oct 2022

Alu cutlets, with a mildly sweet centre, are an unusual variety of sweet-salty snacks.

Makar Sankranti Special: Dryfruit ladoo and til chikki

Makar Sankranti Special: Dryfruit ladoo and til chikki

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

Home chef Siddhi Panchal shares two sugar-free recipes for the festival.

Easter Recipe: Neha's Chocolate Mousse Pancake Stack

Easter Recipe: Neha's Chocolate Mousse Pancake Stack

Rediff.com19 Apr 2025

Bring Easter in with a magnificent dessert at the end of your holiday repast.

Have You Tasted These Summer Fruits?

Have You Tasted These Summer Fruits?

Rediff.com28 May 2022

Sumit Bhosle sent us these pictures of fruits from his farm in Sawantwadi.

Say NO To Sugar! Try 5 Guilt-Free Alternatives

Say NO To Sugar! Try 5 Guilt-Free Alternatives

Rediff.com11 Nov 2023

You can replace sugar with healthier alternatives like dates, raw honey and coconut sugar to protect your health during the festive season.

Recipe: Sreeja's Kerala-Style Jackfruit Stir Fry

Recipe: Sreeja's Kerala-Style Jackfruit Stir Fry

Rediff.com3 Dec 2024

Jackfruit season heralds the arrival of its tasty stirfry on our tables or better as part of banana leaf meals

Initial hours were scary, thought we would die soon: Tunnel survivor on ordeal

Initial hours were scary, thought we would die soon: Tunnel survivor on ordeal

Rediff.com29 Nov 2023

The worker said there was a natural source of water in the tunnel but they had no clothes to change.

Delicious Food The Mughal Emperors Ate

Delicious Food The Mughal Emperors Ate

Rediff.com13 Nov 2024

The range of food at banquets at the Mughal court consisted of delicacies that commoners could not ever dream of.

Ajmer Dargah to hold vegetarian langar for Modi's birthday

Ajmer Dargah to hold vegetarian langar for Modi's birthday

Rediff.com12 Sep 2024

"In celebration of the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and in conjunction with 'Sewa Pakhwada', the historic and world-famous 'Big Shahi Deg' at Ajmer Dargah Sharif will once again be used to prepare and distribute 4000 kg of vegetarian 'Langar' food, continuing a tradition that has been upheld for over 550 years," an official statement from the Dargah authorities said.

5 guilt-free snacks that are healthy too

5 guilt-free snacks that are healthy too

Rediff.com5 Dec 2020

Fitness expert Paloma Gangopadhyay tells you how to binge watch your favourite movie without worrying about piling on calories.

'Umeed jagi hain': Trapped tunnel workers' kin

'Umeed jagi hain': Trapped tunnel workers' kin

Rediff.com21 Nov 2023

'I could not see my husband in the video...Whenever I get to see my husband, then only I can say he is safe'

Chana dal, daliya, khichdi for trapped tunnel workers

Chana dal, daliya, khichdi for trapped tunnel workers

Rediff.com21 Nov 2023

Earlier, on Monday, hot Khichdi was sent through this 6-inch pipeline to the stranded workers for the first time since they were trapped.