The Jagannath temple has fostered Odisha's regional cooking styles and preserved local food traditions.
Food blogger Siddhi Panchal shares her secret recipe.
Dr Smita Naram, co-founder of Ayushakti, explains how simple remedies like a warm cup of ginger tea can help reduce bloating and flatulence during periods.
These crunchy, sugar-coated puri-like sweets are a significant part of the mahaprasad offered at the Jagannath temple in Odisha.
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Winter ushers in fat red chillies ideal for a exceptionlly tasty pickle.
Mango shrikhand with garam puri is a classic combo.
An encyclopedia to the best Durga Pujo eating.
Serve them as a teatime or cocktail snack or a yummy side to a special meal.
Here's a soup overflowing with flavours, textures and proteins.
It's best enjoyed with boiled Goan rice and Goan-style bread or poiee.
This dish is sure to get your tastebuds grooving.
Pack a punch with this chutney that goes well with just about everything.
A Mumbai girl, who has grown up eating dabeli all her life, the dish is her absolute favourite.
It's time for some desi chaat with a burst of hatke flavours.
Surprise, surprise, your kids, who were no karela fans earlier, will love this recipe.
Durga Puja celebrations cannot be complete without serving this traditional Bengali mutton dish.
Spicy, crunchy, crispy and tangy, this chaat hits all the right spots.
The love-affair between kappa and meen gets a fresh twist.
Prep and marinate the paneer overnight or a day in advance so that you can whip this dish up in just 30 minutes before your guests arrive.
This steaming tomato shorba can be served at lunch or dinner.
The pungent masala of the Mutton Xacutti can be used to make a mixed vegetable dish too.
A special, handed-down-through-the-generations recipe of Yakhni Pulao.
Chicken Ghee Roast goes well with neer dosas, steamed rice, dosas, appams, idiyappams, plain biryani or chapattis.
A traditional homemade Bengali sweet, Rosh Bora is rarely found in sweet shops.
The lemon is marinated for six months in a jar with sea salt.
Bottle gourd is far more tasty than you realise especially when had in steamed dumplings along with Dahi Kadhi.
It also prevents acne, purifies blood and helps cure indigestion.
Made in several parts of India, Gulgule is a deep-fried sweet usually enjoyed on its own.
With tomato selling at Rs 120 to Rs 160 per kilo, these desi curries will be your saviours.
Mango-inspired creations for your weekend brunch.
Two favourites from the celebrity chef's kitchen.
It is packed with flavours of Indian spices, most interestingly betel leaves.
You'll find sweet and savoury versions of this dish in Himachal Pradesh.
On the lookout for fabulous thandai recipes for Holi?
Delicately flavoured with fennel, cardamom and kesar, this desi latte is bursting with oomph.
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