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Sama or samak rice is a great source of energy and has lesser calories than rice and when made into a traditional vrat pulau is very tasty.
You can also share your father's special recipe on the occasion of Father's Day.
Enjoy your chai with Maharashtrian-style coriander leaf fritters.
Give your cold coffee a delicious pep up with peanut butter!
Beetroot Rasam is a great soup for a chilly day or may be relished with steamed rice and poriyal/upperi/bhaji.
Ingredients like paneer, nuts, gulkand and coconut powder ensure these laddoos are a yum treat.
Make your Diwali lovelier with this flaky, sugary traditional snack.
Not all gravies for palak paneer need to be packed with onions, tomatoes. Try a methi-flavoured milky gravy.
A khatta-meetha amti with fresh coconut milk and undertones of garlic.
Gouri Venugopal's sambar is unparalleled as far her daughter Durga and granddaughter Maya are concerned.
A green banana fish curry for the vegetarian in you.
Try this traditional recipe with a delicious raw mango and coconut chutney.
Traditionally thukpa is made with buckwheat noodles and flavoured with yak meat or dried fish.
Welcome the king of fruits with an unusual cake.
Kerala Kootu is best enjoyed with steamed rice, but also goes well with rotis or crisp dosas.
An intriguing pulau that could be a great lunch fixture
Apples when stuffed, baked, and gussied up with a rum salted caramel syrup and ice cream, taste sublime.
Why throwaway leftover dal vadas when you can whip up a fresh dish with them?
A great breakfast option, they make for a tasty lunchbox meal as well.
Try making two not so preferable vegetables -- tinda and kadoo -- with these recipes.
Pair oranges and kiwi with muesli to create a wholesome breakfast.
Made in several parts of India, Gulgule is a deep-fried sweet usually enjoyed on its own.
Nothing is more sumptuous in its taste than fresh oranges added to a milky sweet pudding.
It's the Maharashtrian version of kadhi pakoras.
Jazz up your dinner menu with Kerala-style nethili or anchovies fish fry which goes well with steamed rice and a comforting bowl of dal.
With crisp edges and a soft centre, these malpuas are are improved by the addition of fruit.
Celebrate Thadri by rolling out this special Sindhi sweetbread.
Buttered prawns and the prawn head oil elevates a simple veggie soup.
With 7 per cent economic growth, India is not creating enough jobs as reflected by the number of applicants for vacant posts in some states, Reserve Bank's former governor Raghuram Rajan said and suggested the government needs to focus on promoting labour-intensive industries to generate employment. Rajan further said some Indians, especially those at upper level, are comfortable and have high incomes, but consumption growth from the lower half of the country has still not recovered to pre-pandemic level.
Adore Dalmia Sayani offers her late father's favourite recipe.
The Jagannath temple has fostered Odisha's regional cooking styles and preserved local food traditions.
Plan a nutritional treat for your bachhas on Children's Day.
This flavoursome curry is everything you would want on a lazy week night. Try it!
Best served hot with idli podi, these delightful fluffy idli balls make for an interesting snack with tea/coffee.