Toxic colourings are being used as these are easily available, comparatively cheap and above all look attractive and fascinate buyers, especially children. But they could be carcinogenic. Toxic effects of these colours may include diseases like paralysis, brain damage, vomiting, diarrhoea, giddiness and food poisoning.
Two homemade treats that will transform your Christmas celebration into a glorious one.
Plagued with constant tummy woes? Gastroenterologist Dr Jose Filipe Alvares advises how to tackle them in this informative chat.
The RSS will also offer special prayers to protect cows.
An interesting version of the classic puran poli.
Chef par excellence Satish Arora recalls his days working as a chef to prime ministers to Chandrima Pal.
Congress supporters celebrate the Supreme Court's interim order to stay Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case.
Sharjah-based food blogger Bethica Das shares her recipe for the classic Rajasthani rice-based dessert.
All about India's favorite summer beverage/dessert indulgences.
Make this dessert the hero of your Diwali menu.
It's that time of year -- gajar halwa days!
Indian sweet, snack, and restaurant chain group Bikanervala, with revenues of over Rs 3,000 crore, is working towards an initial public offering (IPO) for its food company in the next three years. Before that, it could also bring in private equity (PE) investors. The low-profile Aggarwal family-owned group company, Bikanervala Foods (which also sells under the brand name Bikano), operates in the snack business.
Before you bid goodbye to the monsoon, try this super-crunchy, delicious recipe on a rainy day.
Make track and field events more attractive and marketable, says Neeraj Chopra
Can you refuse this wonderful after-dinner indulgence?
This simple kind of upma, made from cracked wheat, is a great beginning to a day.
Mother's Day reminded me of how my mom learned to cook Indian food.
Get ready to rustle up a banquet for your sibling on Raksha Bandhan.
At Jolly Aikara's Mumbai home, Onam is as big a day as Christmas and Semiya Payasam is still a hot favourite.
Even as the dust settles on one election, glory in Thiruvananthapuram has come with a new question on the horizon: Who will be UDF's candidate in the next Lok Sabha election given Shashi Tharoor has said 2024 would be his last? It isn't a vacancy that can be easily filled, points out Shyam G Menon.
Absolute indulgence in a glass and the last mango recipe you must try as this mango season peters to an end.
Laapataa Ladies is gentle yet firm in calling out the hypocrisies colouring everyday mindsets and prejudices without acquiring the high-handedness of a crusader, observes Sukanya Verma.
A popular Chinese green like bok choy does very well in soup too.
A finger-licking dish of crabs and moringa leaves.
Why should the festival add to your calories?
What can you do with common leftovers -- bread, coconut chutney, dal, rice, rotis.
Tuck into this luscious kulfi and chase away the summer.
The GST rates for all but six items were finalised at the first day of the two-day meeting of the GST Council, headed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising state representatives.
Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.
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.
The prime ingredient in Nannari Sherbat is sarsaparilla syrup, made from a tropical root or vine,
Spongy, light mawa cake that will leave you asking for more.
Every aspect of Navratri is associated with delectable dishes that are relished across the country during these divine nine days -- from lip-smacking savouries to wholesome sweets.
Welcome the God of wealth, prosperity, wisdom and knowledge with his favourite food -- sweets!
Nothing spells summer like a big, generous platter of aamras puri.
Now that the coconut has won its title back as a tree, you may want to try out some coconut recipes.
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