Dosa is often tastiest when made using a dal-rice batter and frying it crispy in plenty of ghee. That's not to say that dosas made without heavy amounts of rice and ghee can't taste rather yum too and make for nutritious light breakfasts.
Bethica unusually uses brown poha and green bananas to make crispy vadas.
Does your mom or mother-in-law rustle up an exquisite sambar. Hemant Waje's does. Here is her recipe.
From Vori-Vori to Arroz Tapado and Punjab's kulchas... This is what the world loves to eat!
Hitesh Harisinghani's mother learned to make sambhar from his nani. Packed with vegetables, it has a dash of sweetness from the jaggery, and sour from tamarind and tomatoes.
Turn green tomatoes, a healthy, glorious-looking winter produce, into a flavoursome chutney. Mayur Sanap's Hara Tamatar Chutney is as versatile as it is delicious!
A simple, one-pot dish of fragrant basmati rice, spices and fresh fish.
It's the ultimate recipe to try with tomato prices skyrocketing.
Jayanti Soni's wonderful-tasting Green Tomato-Chilly Sabzi is made from unripe tomatoes and the large green Bhavnagiri chillies and a bouquet of mixed spices. Says Jayanti, "This dish is relatively low in calories, making it a healthy option for those watching their weight."
How to make a satisfying comfort food from leftovers.
The use of freshly-made mango pickle makes all the difference to this recipe for a yum paneer starter.
Try this simple and wholesome sabji recipe of ridge gourd with Bengal gram.
Stuffed Karela or Bharwa Karela is a much-favoured dish. Bitter gourd is given a neat slit, deseeded, filled with a spiced onion-tomato-garlic stuffing, before frying.
Winters call for a heartening rasam made from this healthy legume.
Chef Karan Bhane of Kaitlyn's Beer Garden, Mumbai shares two special monsoon recipes.
Swap your basic paneer mattar for delicious, creamy, melt-in-your mouth koftas.
Adding greens to your dal transforms it into to the best companion for your rice.
The tangy tomato soup is an excellent recipe for hunger.
You can't go through life without a jar of South Indian tomato chutney in the you fridge.
Light on the stomach and super tasty, this salad is perfect on a hot day.
A meal of hilsa curry with vegetables mixed in, poured over steamed rice, can make your Sunday perfect.
This dish is for fans of creamy, coconut milk-based soups.
If you are tired of eating the same old sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and carrots combo, here's hope.
A soupy, spicy, tasty soul-warmer to light up monsoon days.
When the creaminess of avocado melds with the tang and spice of chilly jam and feta on toast, we have a winner.
You can slowly build up spices over six to nine months by adding ajwain, jeera, coriander, cardamom and cinnamon powders for flavouring different recipes, says Madhavi Bhardwaj.
Two Mumbai chefs share their favourite recipes with us
No vegetables in your larder? Never mind. Worry not. Use peanuts.
A raseela aloo that incorporates nutritious drumsticks.
Have some chatpata chaat is always fortifying.
You can make this milky paneer dish in less than 30 minutes!
These kebabs on skewers or a super Sunday special.
Millets, dal and a bunch of spices can be steamed together for an awesome version of this rice cake.
Popular Indian cookbook chef Ritu Dalmia now offers a selection of vegetable yummies. We have bringing you recipes from her latest cookbook, one-a-day. Today it's Halloumi skewers with cherry tomatoes and onions!
