Leafy greens are an essential part of Indian cooking, showing up in everyday meals as well as in unique regional specialities.
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.
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.
Food blogger Ramapriya Suresh shows you how to make a traditional pineapple pachadi or raita.
This spicy fried fry served with crunchy curry leaves and sliced lemon is a crowd-pleaser.
Crunchy cabbage, yoghurt-based makes Mor Kuzhambu served with ghe rice, fried fish and rice papad makes for a satisfying dinner.
Swati Sodhi, 36, a mum of two, tells us how she went from 92 kg to 60 kg in a year.
The perfect roast chicken for a gourmet weekend.
Two South Indian recipes to be served with rice.
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'I love beaches and hence I love my swimsuits.'
'Once the common man realises that living in harmony, respecting, loving and protecting each other is the real meaning of secularism, and treating everyone equally to safeguard our Constitution and motherland is patriotism, there will be no opportunity for communalism.'
Navratri celebrations in Chennai are not only about Golu dolls, Saraswathi Puja or Ayudha Puja. These days, Durga Puja and Dandiya Raas too are regular events in the city, reports S Saraswathi.
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