'They say our mothers lay the early foundation on which we build our dreams and lives. This holds true for me.' Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak tells us about his mom's wonderful cooking.
Presenting the best food pics shared by our readers this week.
We ask you, dear readers to tell us what is your favourite summer food.
Lauki's high-water content makes it the perfect summer vegetable.
The backless silhouette seems to be back in vogue these days, and Bollywood's divas prove it.
The genesis of India's most-loved dish may go to canny cooks in the Mughal era, notes Sandeep Goyal.
Sure the rains have hit parts of South India, but as the country continues to be under the heat spell, Harnoor Channi-Tiwary belts out these dishes to beat the sun!
Stuffed with plenty of crunchy veggies, this dish requires very little cooking.
When in Landour, discovers Supriya Newar, one of the most important things to do and that too in large measures, is to do nothing at all.
Readers share light, easy to digest preparations that have a cooling effect in the sweltering heat. Share yours too!
It's time to stock up on basil, mint and Indian gooseberries.
With scorcher days ahead, you must be looking for ways to avoid the heat. Here are few!
'There cannot be anyone like Air Marshal Keelor -- he was so difficult to emulate.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes War Hero Air Marshal Denzil Keelor PVSM, KC, AVSM, VrC who passed into the ages last month.
Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma.
Ben Duckett said England deserves credit for inspiring players in the opposition camp to bat aggressively in Test cricket.
This light, tasty preparation can be eaten with ghee rice or even by itself.
Vinesh Phogat locked Paris Olympics quota in the women's 50kg category, reaching the final at the Asian Olympic Qualifier without conceding a single point.
Presenting the best food pics shared by our readers this week.
The star ingredient of many a delicious preparation is, of course, cheese!
Make the most of the mango season till it lasts.
Seeking the services of American psychologist and mental conditioning coach Peter Harberl, following a disappointing Asian Games, has played a significant role in the Indian women's hockey team's turnaround in the ongoing FIH Olympic Qualifiers.
Indian billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Anand Mahindra, Apple CEO Tim Cook and corporate leader Indira Nooyi were among the guests. CEOs of Google, Microsoft and Adobe -- Sunder Pichai, Satya Nadella and Shantanu Narayen -- also attended the event.
Rediff.com makes an assessment of the biggest gambles made by the leading Premier League teams this summer.
Sarah Todd's bhel puri was a treat for the MasterChef judges's taste buds.
It was more wonderful than you could possibly imagine.
Bantoo can now afford to laugh when he jogs his memory 32 summers back to April 20, 1991.
Rediff reader Alok Agrawal tempts us with his delicious food pics.
Surprise, surprise, your kids, who were no karela fans earlier, will love this recipe.
Badla, bhoots and a barrage of detective dramas bombard the streaming platforms this week. Sukanya Verma lists everything you can see or skip.
'Pakistan is an incredible cricket nation. We feel lucky to get to come back here after a whole generation didn't get the chance to play any cricket over here.'
Each region in India has its own culinary narrative that speaks through its distinct dishes. Each cuisine packs within itself, textures, layers, ideas and historical nuggets so that all of Indian food cannot be pigeonholed together to say that there is one Indian cuisine. A fascinating extract from Sonal Ved's Whose Samosa Is It Anyway?.
Nothing spells summer like a big, generous platter of aamras puri.
Presenting the best food pics shared by our readers this week.
'Rishi is brought up with Indian values -- Indian qualities like respect our parents, respect our uncles -- but he is more British.'
Buttery papparadelle buried under a wild mushroom sauce and topped with shavings of fresh Parmesan cheese is a meal made in heaven.
Sukanya Verma makes a fun and filmi list of things we miss.
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