The unique East Indian community of Mumbai is one of the city's oldest Catholic communities. Their Christmas celebrations have a distinctive blend of Portuguese influence, Maharashtrian roots and age-old family traditions.
From coastal rasois to hill homes, festive dishes are usually special to a family and so are the grand meals that families gather for and sit down to eat either on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day.
How the world dines on Christmas.
Recipes that we learned from our Mothers are almost sacred for us, especially when we no longer have them with us anymore. Here are 14 wonderful Mummy recipes Our Mummies often don't write their recipes down but every time our Ammas make a particular dish, it's more spectacular than the last time they made it! Without doubt, right? We were fortunate to get a few of our Ammis to jot down how she made a certain oh-so-yummy preparation
A train ride for Christmas? Why not?!
In this new series on modern marriages, Payal* tells Divya Nair how she coped with the unexpected challenges that followed her impulsive marriage to her best friend.
After her stint in The Ba***ds Of Bollywood, Anyaa Singh is now all set to feature on the big screens with Border 2. She is quickly emerging as one of those girls whose style feels fresh without trying too hard.
As the year winds down, regardless of what it may have been, the belief is that the next year will be better, and that is what gives December its edge.
Step into the world of wholesome eating and try these delicious ragi recipes, where ancient grains meet modern flavours.
Add more fun to your Christmas weekend.
Time to bring out your chef's hat and whip up a Christmas delicacy that's no-fuss, no-sweat and utterly deicious.
The German and British sides, along with the Indian soldiers, met at halfway points, on no man's land and gave the Indian soldiers sweets and Christmas trees and they offered biscuits and cognac in return.
Glimpses of Santa Claus from Brazil, Germany, Greece and Hungary.
Have a special dish that you have been cooking every Christmas?
Bollywood celebrates the Christmas weekend with their families.
'Such things happen, and not everything deserves a reaction. I played and played well and that's what matters.'
These cookies are great for dunking in a warm glass of milk.
After two years of muted festivities due to COVID-19, crowds thronged churches across the country this Christmas on Sunday for special prayers as people celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ.
Get cookie baking this Christmas! Make scrumptious cookies for the season
Tell us what you are cooking for Christmas this year. Share your recipes and photographs.
Dhoom Dhaam is a medley of midnight shenanigans that oscillate between jumbled screenplay and out-of-place crusading, notes Sukanya Verma.
Christmas was celebrated across the country on Saturday, but the festivities were low-key for the second year in a row due to Covid, with churches and other events witnessing lower footfalls, people avoiding large get-togethers and the administration in some areas imposing certain curbs.
It's time to share your favourite Christmas recipes!
What are you cooking this Christmas? Tell us and share your joy! Send us your best Christmas recipes!
Chef John Macedonius Fernandes of Out Of Pao shares his special Christmas recipes.
A festival as special as Christmas calls for a special recipe.
Lucas Bergvall scored his first goal for Tottenham Hotspur to give his side a surprise 1-0 victory over holders Liverpool in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final on Wednesday.
Christmas cocktail by Executive Chef Sheriyar Rustom Dotivala of The Resort, Mumbai.
Her pastelitos are a twist on thumbprint cookies and are inspired by Miami's Cuban community.
Reader Saraswat from Keonjhar shared this recipe of Meethe Chawal ahead of Christmas.
Shifra Menezes shares her Christmas wishlist with us -- and you can too!
Good, bad, evil, we saw a gamut of emotions on display in their most stirring form as actors reiterated their worth.
Presenting a traditional recipe from the state of Tamil Nadu.
Special Christmas cocktail recipes shared by Gurpreet Singh, beverage manager of The Westin Mumbai Garden City.
Chitra R shares some traditional festive recipes from Tamil Nadu.
United States First Lady Melania Trump unveiled this year's White House Christmas decorations, choosing the theme 'Time-honoured traditions' -- a nod to 200 years of traditions at the executive mansion -- for her design aesthetic. The decorations include 53 Christmas trees, 71 Christmas wreaths, more than 12,000 ornaments and a 160 kg gingerbread reproduction of the White House.
Christmas seemed to have come early for Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha with party workers bursting crackers and distributing sweets as trends for the Jharkhand assembly elections showed the Congress-JMM alliance ahead of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. "People have voted for change," Congress spokesperson Pranav Jha told reporters at the Congress office, anticipating a victory for the opposition alliance. Elections were held over five phases between November 30 and December 20.
Hazel Daniel tells us how Anglo Indians celebrate Christmas.
Ivan Crasto offers his family's recipe for Goan semolina cake and Chocolate Fudge.
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