You can substitute the chicken with paneer for a vegetarian kebab.
The lemon is marinated for six months in a jar with sea salt.
Two favourites from the celebrity chef's kitchen.
This rare dish derives its name from 'vetrilai', the Tamil word for betel leaf.
A traditional recipe from Gujarat, this savoury cake makes a great breakfast or an addition to a light dinner.
'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr Leo Varadkar who will step down as Ireland's taoiseach (prime minister) next week.
A fine alu curry for any mood or meal.
Warm, comforting, yum. Dig into these winter recipes.
A creamy raita made with grated bottle gourd, hung curd and spices.
Soup up this north Indian household staple with a chatpata ingredient.
The perfect roast chicken for a gourmet weekend.
This spicy fried fry served with crunchy curry leaves and sliced lemon is a crowd-pleaser.
A pinch of turmeric in a glass of milk or with honey in hot water would be ideal for the monsoon.
Some of the easily digestible spices during monsoon are garlic, asafetida, pepper, ginger, turmeric, cumin and coriander. They also provide excellent nutrition.
rediffGURU Nidhi Gupta, a physiotherapist with 20 years of experience helps diagnose and manage chronic pain. She also prescribes exercises to deal with pain and heal faster.
You would be surprised how wonderful homemade Pav Bhaji tastes and you can monitor the salt and butter.
Food blogger Sangita Agrawal's homemade Pindi Chana is an interesting recipe to try.
A rich and mouth-watering palak kofta recipe from Chef Hari Ballabh Singh of Tradition Saffron, Ozen Reserve Bolifushi's Indian hotel in the Maldives.
Looking for ways to make your leafy vegetables sing? This recipe is for you.
It's time you added this dish to your favourite dim sum list.
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has resigned as the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, sources said on Saturday, a day after he filed his nomination papers for the All India Congress Committee president's election.
MasterChef Australia contestant Sarah Todd's overnight Goan Pork vindaloo is perfect for an indulgent weekend meal.
Bhutte Ka Kees or stir-fried grated corn is a healthy, fast snack for tiffins, for after school or after work.
If you are fasting, you must steer clear of processed and packaged foods as they often contain additives, preservatives and excessive salt or sugar which can disrupt the purity and purpose of your diet, says dietician Ruchi Rai.
Stuffed rice paper rolls are light, nutritious, unusual and yum.
If you like chicken puff pastry, then you'll absolutely love this recipe.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Bollywood!
When you heart would like to throw health to the winds and craves for bite-sized treats that are packed with in unhealthy calories.
This curry is Bethica Das' take on an old Bengali recipe.
Three delectable recipes to try from the comfort of your home this winter.
Raise a toast with these fun cocktails by mixologist Sonali Mullick from Hitchki, the resto-bar chain.
Make a quick, easy, scrumptious breakfast with besan.
Shobhaa De recalls the splendid glowing Diwalis of her childhood.
Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
Two wonderful recipes from Pratibha Karan's The Book Of Dals.
His mother was so furious with him that she made him eat karela for lunch and dinner for an entire week.
'My God, we could win half the world over just by our food alone.'
