It's spicy, buttery and utterly delicious.
Quick, flavourful, wholesome... This egg recipe is a lifesaver when you come home on an empty stomach!
Yoghurt and kheera or cucumber go together beautifully in this Pahadi raita.
This sweet is vegan, gluten-free and not very sugary.
Mango and walnuts is a great dosti, especially inside curried chicken sandwiches.
Punjabi cuisine is one of India's most runaway popular. It's got an enormous following world over too. Who can resist khasta naans floating in makhan? Or creamy Butter Chicken? And the rich paneer delights? Or Dal Makhani?
Love for pasta is growing by leaps and bounds in India, especially amongst younger generations. In Mumbai, for instance, there are roadside stalls on main thoroughfares selling Penne Alfredo and other types, as per their colourful menu banners. We are getting more experimental, although we need a little mirchi on whatever pasta we tuck into. A few select recipes for passionate pastawallahs...
This sweet dish from Odisha is the perfect representation of the region's rich culinary heritage.
India has gained a worldwide reputation for its scrumptious flatbreads, some of them stuffed, courtesy TasteAtlas polls. While Alu Parathas are, hands down, the nation's favourite, there are many, many kinds of stuffed parathas out there.
India has gained a worldwide reputation for its scrumptious flatbreads, some of them stuffed, courtesy TasteAtlas polls. While Alu Parathas are, hands down, the nation's favourite, there are many, many kinds of stuffed parathas out there.
Cake is the answer, no matter the question. Because a good day always ends with cake. Be it either a tiny delicious tidbit of a cupcake. Or an elegant, unfussy tea cake. Else maybe a drippy, triple-layered chocolate masterpiece. Learn how to make them all.
The mango season is upon us and in India we use mangoes to make everything, starting from a breakfast juice, to a midday summer cooler, to a currry, in chaat, in parathas, in rice, as dessert or ice cream, as chutney and pickle. Every bit of a mango is used in different stages of ripening as well.
Yet another one of India's wonderful flatbreads, this variety of thalipeeth, which contains protein and fibre-rich rajgira or amaranth, makes for a filling and appetising breakfast, discovers Hitesh Harisinghani.
Date palm jaggery and tapioca go into making this delicious pudding.
Diwali Recipe: Shilpi's Makhane Ki Kheer
Simple. Refreshing. Healthy. Mayur Sanap/Rediff.com perfects his version of the tasty Maharashtrian drink.
A healthy recipe with coriander seeds and nuts.
Discover the wonderful variety of pulau dishes in this flavourful collection. Each type of rice preparation offers tradition, home-style goodness and loads of taste, of course, in every forkful.
Mango shrikhand with garam puri is a classic combo.
Eggplant, also known as brinjal, aubergine, baingan and kathirikkai, is a most misunderstood and underrated vegetable that rocks a pulau, fish curry, stir fries, pasta, sandwiches and tastes soooo good just fried, as the Bongs will roundly tell you.
Avocado, one of the healthiest fruits, has a bland but signature flavour that accommodates brilliantly the zesty Indian ingredients that Mayur Sanap adds to his chutney recipe. The result is this creamy, buttery, spicy condiment that goes well as a side with a variety of dishes.
Corn rotis fried in ghee with white butter-topped mustard greens has a firm place in culinary heaven.
Chitau Pitha is a traditional rice cake prepared during festivals in Odisha for Chitalagi Amavasya or Chitau Amavasya celebrations.
This delicious bowl of coconut milk kheer is hard to resist.
Crispy corn tortillas don't have to always be matched with guacamole or salsa. How about a walnut and bean topping, with mango salsa?
Hearty foods from a Sindhi rasoi will always have meat, usually mutton. They will also showcase a wide variety of sabziyan, especially beeh or lotus stem which is very dear to Sindhi hearts.
A raseela aloo that incorporates nutritious drumsticks.
It's the Season For Biryani. During Ramzan many might have already dug into the best of biryanis. But as Eid al-Fitr approaches and the faithful wait for the moon, preparations will begin for the most glorious editions of biryani of all.
From Uttarakhand comes a simple, tasty meal.
Earthy mushrooms, stuffed, pair well with the fresh cream and hung curd-cheese sauce.
Nature gives us instructions. When the mercury crosses 32C: Drink Lassi! And the whipped mango versions are the best.
Nuts, whiskey, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, cream... Can anything be more wicked?
Have some chatpata chaat is always fortifying.
Learn how put your air-fryer to best use. Many a deep-fried delight can become magically no-oil or less-oil dishes with this wonderful appliance. Everything from crispy snacks to satisfying main courses do well in the fryer, allowing you to eat healthier without sacrificing on taste.
