Maamouls are classic Middle Eastern cookies that have a festive appeal even before you take a bite.
Bethica Das experiments with cranberries to make an enticing kind of Tamarind Rice.
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Kadhis made from yoghurt have many avatars all over India. It takes on countless forms. Creamy and thick in the north with the addition of besan and malai-wallah dahi. Coconut-rich in the south or the thinner Mor Korumbu. Much sweeter in the west.
'The recipe is very simple with very few ingredients, but the end product is just amazing and mouthwatering. They are visually very attractive with their vibrant dark pink/red colour.'
Election times in India are also Laddoo Times. Politics and laddoos have always gone together and laddoos really come into their own post chunavs.
Create a shrikhand using dragon fruit and enjoy the awesome results.
Ramanunni Nair's spicy chicken recipe can be served up with rice, rotis or Malabar parottas.
You can't go through life without a jar of South Indian tomato chutney in the you fridge.
A stunning book on the Kumbh. And a recipe.
Chef Varun Inamdar's recipe for Chitranna is mildly spiced, nourishing and can be eaten over a few days.
This special biryani from north Kerala is known far and wide for its distinctive taste that comes from the use of a distinctive rice.
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Does your mom or mother-in-law rustle up an exquisite sambar. Hemant Waje's does. Here is her recipe.
A sister or cousin of paniyarams, these are akin to large pan-fried idlis but are dosas. And utilise millets.
Hitesh Harisinghani's mother learned to make sambhar from his nani. Packed with vegetables, it has a dash of sweetness from the jaggery, and sour from tamarind and tomatoes.
A fragrant, spiced yoghurt-cashew curry is the place for fillets of rohu.
Millets, dal and a bunch of spices can be steamed together for an awesome version of this rice cake.
A marriage of stuffed eggplant or brinjal and South Indian-flavoured rice has a new outcome.
Soft on the inside, crisp on the outside, falafels taste divine eaten piping hot, dipped in hummus or rolled in pita or a flatbread.
Over the years, with some amount of experimenting, I have learnt exactly what freezes well and what does not.
Bored of rava upma? Try this savoury pancake recipe.
A finger-licking dish of crabs and moringa leaves.
Gouri Venugopal's sambar is unparalleled as far her daughter Durga and granddaughter Maya are concerned.
Have you ever eaten as satisfying a breakfast as potato fried up with tapioca pearls?
These delightful idlis are great for breakfast or nashta.
Phirni can taste astoundingly good with nutritious black rice.
Simple, easy laddoos to up the festive mood.
Drizzle some chilly sauce or tomato ketchup for added flavour.
Swap your regular dosas for a healthier option that's nutritious.
Why throwaway leftover dal vadas when you can whip up a fresh dish with them?
Dr Rajeshwari Panda, head of the dietetics department at Medicover Hospital, shares a list of foods that promote gut health.
You will be as smitten with this Singaporean soup as I was.
Stop frying your masala fish. Eliminate excess oil by baking it.
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