Himachali cuisine is simple and hearty. It's seasonal and robust too, being deeply-rooted in mountain life and shaped by cold climate and slow-cooking traditions.
The Sindhi version of India's beloved rice pudding is thicker and more velevety.
Maamouls are classic Middle Eastern cookies that have a festive appeal even before you take a bite.
Kodava food or cooking from Kodagu/Coorg in Karnataka is unique for reflecting its forest ecology, martial culture and agriculture, starkly different from the typical rice-and-coconut heavy coastal cuisines of South India.
Let's venture to deeper Tamil Nadu and sample two dishes that showcase the famous Chettinad cuisine -- a chicken curry and a rice pudding.
A rustic spin on your favourite Palak Paneer.
The milky bread-based sweet is softened by sugar syrup and garnished with pistachios.
Christian communities across different states of India have unique family recipes for home-cooked meals to celebrate Christmas,
'The recipe is very simple with very few ingredients, but the end product is just amazing and mouthwatering. They are visually very attractive with their vibrant dark pink/red colour.'
Kashmiri cuisine is predominantly non-vegetarian, but also has some flavourful and unique vegetarian dishes.
Try a delightful meat-free version of this well-loved Parsi dish, that gets its dhamaka from a pungent spice paste.
Election times in India are also Laddoo Times. Politics and laddoos have always gone together and laddoos really come into their own post chunavs.
The biryani, happily, was the very definition of simple. light-textured, with a subtle tomato-ey twang, it reminded me a lot of a North Indian pulao. The flavour whack came from the sweet-sour Khatta Baingan simmered in a gravy of tamarind, jaggery, fried mustard seeds, and spices, served with it.
Create a shrikhand using dragon fruit and enjoy the awesome results.
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana do a different kind of rice-jaggery-coconut sweet for Ganesh Puja -- steamed balls that taste just as delightful.
Fresh fruit juices to see you through the summer.
Two special dishes to include in your Onam feast.
A soft, juicy mithai, totally delicious, that 'hails' from the eastern part of India, especially Odisha.
The Jagannath temple has fostered Odisha's regional cooking styles and preserved local food traditions.
We ask chefs and home cooks for their rainy season specials.
Chenna Poda translates to mean burnt cheese. That's precisely what this delightful sweet is.
This sweet dish from Odisha is the perfect representation of the region's rich culinary heritage.
Enjoyed best during Raja, it's a unique dessert from Odisha.
The Bengalis have their own special variety of spicy-sweet tomato chutney usually had at the end of a meal.
Tomato? Yup, tomato is the mainstay of this gorgeous halwa.
This special biryani from north Kerala is known far and wide for its distinctive taste that comes from the use of a distinctive rice.
Gajjar halwa made from this dark variety of carrots is slightly more earthy-tasting than standard GH.
These recipes are so easy to make that you might reconsider the need to buy sweets on Raksha Bandhan.
Odisha makes a softer, richer version of rosogolla that originates from near Puri.
Breathe easy, digest better, and boost your mood! Here are 6 compelling reasons to make cardamom a part of your everyday routine.
Chitau Pitha is a traditional rice cake prepared during festivals in Odisha for Chitalagi Amavasya or Chitau Amavasya celebrations.
Add a sweet note to your Independence Day celebrations with these milky desserts.
Halwa can be created from anything, from mung dal to doodhi and carrots. Potatoes make for a wholesome halwa.
Make a simple, delicious jaggery and suji halwa in your microwave.
A zesty, fragrant chicken curry for a lovely Sunday lunch.
Eat meat the way Mughal emperors did and cook up a storm and win hearts with this mutton delight.
The malai of a coconut is a unusually good addition to sama millet kheer
This sweet that uses edible gum and nuts is a winter favourite.
A flavourful twist on traditional Indian kheer!
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