Rediff reader Kitava Tanwar shows us how to prepare a crispy snack for the festive season.
Here are some festive recipes to delight your loved ones this Makar Sankranti.
This festive season, Indian homes are mixing global luxury with personal touches using heirloom fabrics, handmade decor, and nostalgic menus to create celebrations that feel both grand and intimate.
The unique East Indian community of Mumbai is one of the city's oldest Catholic communities. Their Christmas celebrations have a distinctive blend of Portuguese influence, Maharashtrian roots and age-old family traditions.
Two special dishes to include in your Onam feast.
This special biryani from north Kerala is known far and wide for its distinctive taste that comes from the use of a distinctive rice.
The season of festivities and celebrations is here! Help help us celebrate it better with some mouth-watering traditional recipes!
Here's how to whip up four tasty treats for the festive season without packing in the calories -- or packing on the pounds!
A simple microwave recipe that will provide treats for your home New Year bash.
Make a simple, delicious jaggery and suji halwa in your microwave.
Jaggery and wheat come together to make the fastest and most perfect Diwali sweet.
Share your special recipes for the festival season.
The sweet taste of a laddoo is believed to attract prosperity and abundance.
Matcha tea lovers, this recipe is meant for you!
This traditional pulao is a key part of any Bengali comfort meal.
Fareeha Ahmed from Chennai shares a healthy recipe.
Tell us how you are preparing for the harvest season.
Chitau Pitha is a traditional rice cake prepared during festivals in Odisha for Chitalagi Amavasya or Chitau Amavasya celebrations.
Eating after fasts is about lightly-prepared foods, like sauteed green banana sabzi.
In Tamil Nadu a steamed, spicy delicacy, looking like a modak, is made for Vinayak Chaturthi.
Head chef Sagar Tithe and Sahil Timbadia, partner of Bonobo Bar and Restaurant in Mumbai show you how to cook up Spanish Chorizo Sausages for the festive season.
Jr Sous Chef Dhaval Ajmera of ITC Grand Central in Mumbai shows you how to make roast turkey breast this festive season -- don't miss it!
It's one big bowl of crunchy goodness.
Traditionally made from peanuts, this candy also comes in different variants now.
It is hard to resist this mouthwatering sweet dish.
Relish the goodness of carrots and nuts at its best.
We bring you a simple recipe to sweeten up the festive season.
Have some chatpata chaat is always fortifying.
A healthy recipe with coriander seeds and nuts.
Bewitching fragrances and a symphony of sounds would herald the arrival of Chauthi in the Someshwar home.
This special Maharashtrian sweet is made by the CKP community just before Ganesh Chaturthi.
A tad sweet, but chatpata too, this distinctive Mahrashtrian dish is a festive special.
We invited readers to share their festive recipes with us. Here is the next set of responses.
Whip up these delicious traditional preparations to celebrate the festive season.
The malai of a coconut is a unusually good addition to sama millet kheer
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