Vadams or vatthals are popular South Indian crispies that go perfectly with almost all varieties of rice.
Consult our leisure guide for six ways to while away the evening.
If you are fasting, you must steer clear of processed and packaged foods as they often contain additives, preservatives and excessive salt or sugar which can disrupt the purity and purpose of your diet, says dietician Ruchi Rai.
With holiday season round the corner, we want you, our readers to share your best party preparations -- snacks, mocktails and appetisers -- with us.
'Have ghee with rice, roti or dal, and remember to enjoy and cherish its impact on your life and the life of your child.'
Make sure you do not use more than 2 teaspoons of sugar in a day.
Presenting the best food pics shared by our readers this week.
Consume foods that keep you hydrated, are light and easy on the gut, advises Sanya Narang.
Have you tasted Besan ke ladoo cookies?
In the weeks before their next exam, stressed-out college students may wish to add walnuts to their daily diet.
Paatra, a popular Gujarati snack, is also known as aloo vadi in Maharashtra and pathrode in Mangalore.
Rediff reader and food blogger Srividhya Ravikumar shares a scrumptious Kasi Halwa recipe. You can share yours too!
Korean recipes modified to help you recreate them easily at home.
Chef Ajay Chopra speaks of the nature of his business, his worst kitchen disasters and shares some of his meanest recipes. Read on and drool!
Sachin Tendulkar loved the biryani so much that he wanted to have it the next day as well.
Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
As the well-known breakfast snack is trending, we decided to bring you a couple of popular poha recipes from different states across India.
This Indian-style green curry chicken taco goes well with pickled radish.
Here's how to whip up a batch of crispy, delicious egg rolls.
With tomato selling at Rs 120 to Rs 160 per kilo, these desi curries will be your saviours.
Here's how to make butterless, flourless cashew cookies.
Hate beetroot? Try this delicious Beetroot Dhokla recipe.
Impress your mom with these indulgent desserts.
Rediff reader Shailja Gonsalves sent us this nutritious chaat recipe. Do you have a healthy recipe to share? Email it to us!
Bangalore Connection 1888 tries to reclaim a piece of the city's past.
Chana Batata is a Bohri style side dish and one of the most popular street snacks in Mumbai during the holy month of Ramzan.
Start-ups in the information technology domain are quite common these days. But three young entrepreneurs have ventured into a comparatively lesser known area of food: snacks. Arul Murugan, co-founder, Chloroplast Foods, tells Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com, how he is bootstrapping his start-up.
Women who snack at work consume 100,000 extra calories each year.
Misal Pav, the delicious Maharashtrian snack served at Mumbai's Aaswad restaurant bags the prize at the global Foodie Hub Awards in London.
Christened Smart Choice, PepsiCo launched the first such cafe in Chennai recently to promote its key category -- the health segment - which was marketed under the name Snack Smart.
Chef Zubin D'Souza's aphrodisiac cookbook Khana Sutra promises to give you a little nudge in the bedroom! As part of an ongoing series, here is an excerpt and recipe to shake things up.
Idea Cellular's latest advertisement takes the health route to push sales.
To avoid impulsive and excessive eating, it's important to turn away the smartphones, laptops and other distractions while you consume your meals.
If you're looking to make your cheese sandwich that much more delicious without too much of an effort, check out this simple alternative.
When Twinkle Khanna asked her celebrity friends what was in their dabba, everyone wrote in and sent their recipes as well. What does Katrina Kaif like to include in her dabba? She tells us here.
These should be your go-to food for slimming down.
Keep hunger and mindless snacking at bay with these 9 foods that will help you feeling full, for a longer time.
Explore ingredients that you may have never thought to use or need to use better.
Recipes by chef Sabir Khan, banquet tandoor chef at Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa Resort, Noida.
