The most popular and typical antidote to India's brutal summer heat is buttermilk. And it takes many delicious forms across India.
Pair this with bhaat or steamed rice for a simple, sumptuous meal.
Mayur Sanap experiments with the classic Kashmiri eggplant dish that has tamarind as its star ingredient.
Several ingredients make Goan food deliciously stand apart: Very fresh seafood. The use of organic vinegars and sometimes feni (the typical Goan liquor) too. Grated coconut. Signature masala pastes. Many types of meat.
Unresolved succession plans and informal ownership structures are fuelling bitter family fights across India's corporate boardrooms.
There's no reason why you can't recreate street chaat recipes in your kitchen and make them healthier and more hygienically.
Warm, flaky gujiya, that are just mildly sweet, are so Holi. Although they are just as popular at Diwali too.
Every round of tossing colour and playing Holi is punctuated with a tall cold glass of Thandai.
Every round of tossing colour and playing Holi is punctuated with a tall cold glass of Thandai.
It's not so hard to incorporate a variety of health-giving, glorious greens in your daily meals. Eight recipes that show you how.
Our sweets feature now often on international food sites. The New York Times carry their recipes frequently. So does BBC Food. Cook's Illustrated made Indian sweets their cover feature late last year. TasteAtlas highlighted kulfi and rasgullah places. World over folks are discovering just how delicious our sweets are -- so creamy, so milky, so enjoyable.
Is tomato the most loved vegetable maybe after potatoes? We need tomatoes in much of what we cook, be it pizzas, pastas, soups, curries, sandwiches, salads, dals, rasams, sabzis, raitas, sambars. Tomatoes provide health with taste -- they have plenty of antioxidants that help fight inflammation.
Real wealth isn't built on random bets; it's built on disciplined, guided portfolio strategies that can withstand market ups and downs, says Ramalingam Kalirajan.
Have you ever tried tossing up a simple chickpea salad with a wine and apple cider dressing? It bumps it up to the gourmet category.
Quick, flavourful, wholesome... This egg recipe is a lifesaver when you come home on an empty stomach!
Steamy weather brings a surfeit of fruit, especially in India. Each of them lends flavour and quality for drinks sipped when the mercury goes haywire.
Steamy weather brings a surfeit of fruit, especially in India. Each of them lends flavour and quality for drinks sipped when the mercury goes haywire.
A hara mince uses a paste of fresh coriander and other herbs to give it its colour and distinctly different swaad.
March 21 is World Tiramisu Day. It's the day to honour that extraordinarily light, melt-in-your-mouth, boozy dessert that originated in northern Italy (some say the region of Veneto, some say further east in Friuli-Venezia Giulia).
Diwali Recipe: Shilpi's Makhane Ki Kheer
A soupy, spicy, tasty soul-warmer to light up monsoon days.
Yoghurt and kheera or cucumber go together beautifully in this Pahadi raita.
The runaway popular Cilbir, poached eggs served with hung yoghurt, is made umpteen ways in Turkey. Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com seasons with paprika and fresh dill.
The runaway popular Cilbir, poached eggs served with hung yoghurt, is made umpteen ways in Turkey. Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com seasons with paprika and fresh dill.
Whether you're a peanut lover or just looking to add more protein options to your menu, you have come to the right place. Choose from any of these 15 recipes for a tasty dish that toasts the humble singdana or mungfali.
This sweet is vegan, gluten-free and not very sugary.
It's spicy, buttery and utterly delicious.
The most satisfying venture is to turn leftovers into tasty, fresh dishes. Kitchen recycling has its own joy. It reduces food waste, saves time and calls for great culinary imagination.
These delightful idlis are great for breakfast or nashta.
Darker varieties of millets are rich in beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant that your body turns into vitamin A to boost your immunity, according to WebMD. A good source of fibre, protein, prebiotics, cooking with millets, an ancient grain, is the enlightened way.
The most satisfying venture is to turn leftovers into tasty, fresh dishes. Kitchen recycling has its own joy. It reduces food waste, saves time and calls for great culinary imagination.
When the urge for pakodas starts up every variation of this irresistible snack deserves to be savoured. And believe us when we say the varieties are limitless. All species taste best with a steaming cup of chai.
Try out this drink on days when the heat is unbearable.
Mushroom soup that gets its creaminess from healthy nuts.
Bengali food... Who doesn't love it? Especially if you're a fish lover or hard-core non-vegetarian. Machh, mangsho, shorshe... If you've ever said "Machh-mangsho na thakle bhalo lage na!" then this roundup of Bong recipes, that will make feel like you're in a Kolkata kitchen, is for you. Ebar pet pujo hok!
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