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Amritsari Kulcha Among World's Best Dishes

Amritsari Kulcha Among World's Best Dishes

Rediff.com12 Dec 2025

From Vori-Vori to Arroz Tapado and Punjab's kulchas... This is what the world loves to eat!

Recipes: Manipur's Ooti and Eromba

Recipes: Manipur's Ooti and Eromba

Rediff.com29 Jul 2025

Characterised by simple flavours and local ingredients, Manipuri cuisine is about fish, rice and green leafy vegetables.

Eid Recipe: Reshma's Arabian Pudding

Eid Recipe: Reshma's Arabian Pudding

Rediff.com31 Mar 2025

A silky, creamy dessert made from milk and cream that melts in the mouth.

Recipe: Mother-In-Law's Sambar

Recipe: Mother-In-Law's Sambar

Rediff.com7 Aug 2025

Does your mom or mother-in-law rustle up an exquisite sambar. Hemant Waje's does. Here is her recipe.

10 Traditional Indian Christmas Recipes

10 Traditional Indian Christmas Recipes

Rediff.com23 Dec 2024

In the days leading upto Christmas, cooking and baking reaches a peak at so many homes across India. Try these authentic Indian recipes for the holiday season.

Recipe: Bethica's Bengali Sweet Tomato Chutney

Recipe: Bethica's Bengali Sweet Tomato Chutney

Rediff.com11 Apr 2025

The Bengalis have their own special variety of spicy-sweet tomato chutney usually had at the end of a meal.

Recipe: Bethica's Bun Dosas

Recipe: Bethica's Bun Dosas

Rediff.com20 Mar 2025

A sister or cousin of paniyarams, these are akin to large pan-fried idlis but are dosas. And utilise millets.

5 traditional recipes to bring in Parsi New Year

5 traditional recipes to bring in Parsi New Year

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

Usher in the Parsi New Year with delicious dishes, says Mini Ribeiro.

Recipe: Traditional Gatte Ki Sabzi

Recipe: Traditional Gatte Ki Sabzi

Rediff.com5 Nov 2024

Dumplings of chickpea flour in a yoghurt gravy with rotis make for a simple, tasty meal

Recipe: Traditional North Indian Jackfruit Pickle, Mango Pickle

Recipe: Traditional North Indian Jackfruit Pickle, Mango Pickle

Rediff.com15 May 2024

What tastes better with dahi-rice, dal-chawal or puris than the season's newly-made home pickle?

5 Special Recipes For Lohri, Sankranti And Pongal

5 Special Recipes For Lohri, Sankranti And Pongal

Rediff.com13 Jan 2025

This week much of India will be in celebration, bringing in Sankranti, Pongal and Lohri. Here are traditional, easy-to-make recipes for those auspicious days.

Bringing The Festival Spirit Home

Bringing The Festival Spirit Home

Rediff.com22 Sep 2025

This festive season, Indian homes are mixing global luxury with personal touches using heirloom fabrics, handmade decor, and nostalgic menus to create celebrations that feel both grand and intimate.

Recipe: Shristi's Odia Kurujathaka Khaja

Recipe: Shristi's Odia Kurujathaka Khaja

Rediff.com5 May 2025

These crunchy, sugar-coated puri-like sweets are a significant part of the mahaprasad offered at the Jagannath temple in Odisha.

Recipe: Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese

Recipe: Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese

Rediff.com3 Jan 2025

Satisfy all your pasta cravings with this delicious vegan pasta!

Recipe: Nadiya's Chole Chaat

Recipe: Nadiya's Chole Chaat

Rediff.com11 Oct 2023

A chatpata chaat to make your tastebuds do a dance.

Recipe: Hina Gujral's Panjiri Barfi

Recipe: Hina Gujral's Panjiri Barfi

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

This sweet is vegan, gluten-free and not very sugary.

Recipe: Bethica's Basanti Pulao

Recipe: Bethica's Basanti Pulao

Rediff.com20 Nov 2024

This traditional pulao is a key part of any Bengali comfort meal.

Ulundu Kozhukattai, Tamil Nadu's Savoury Modaks

Ulundu Kozhukattai, Tamil Nadu's Savoury Modaks

Rediff.com22 Aug 2025

In Tamil Nadu a steamed, spicy delicacy, looking like a modak, is made for Vinayak Chaturthi.

Recipe: Vidhya's Banarsi Laal Mirch Achaar

Recipe: Vidhya's Banarsi Laal Mirch Achaar

Rediff.com26 Nov 2024

Winter ushers in fat red chillies ideal for a exceptionlly tasty pickle.

Recipe: Vidhya's Bhang Ki Chutney

Recipe: Vidhya's Bhang Ki Chutney

Rediff.com25 Oct 2024

Who would have guessed that hemp seeds could be so tasty?

Holi Thandai: 15-Min Recipe

Holi Thandai: 15-Min Recipe

Rediff.com12 Mar 2025

Every round of tossing colour and playing Holi is punctuated with a tall cold glass of Thandai.

Diwali Recipe: Jayanti's 20-Minute Sukhdi

Diwali Recipe: Jayanti's 20-Minute Sukhdi

Rediff.com1 Nov 2024

Jaggery and wheat come together to make the fastest and most perfect Diwali sweet.

Recipe: Bethica's Rui Macher Rezala

Recipe: Bethica's Rui Macher Rezala

Rediff.com25 Oct 2024

A fragrant, spiced yoghurt-cashew curry is the place for fillets of rohu.

Recipe: Nadiya's Traditional Mutton Biryani

Recipe: Nadiya's Traditional Mutton Biryani

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

You can enjoy Nadiya Sarguroh's take on Mutton Biryani with Raita or salad to balance all the masala and spice.

Odia Recipe: Shristi's Chitau Pitha

Odia Recipe: Shristi's Chitau Pitha

Rediff.com4 Apr 2025

Chitau Pitha is a traditional rice cake prepared during festivals in Odisha for Chitalagi Amavasya or Chitau Amavasya celebrations.

Goan Prawn Balchao: 20-Min Recipe

Goan Prawn Balchao: 20-Min Recipe

Rediff.com21 Feb 2025

A traditional Goan dish, balchao pickle is a hot and spicy mix.

Why Stock Tips Won't Build Wealth For You

Why Stock Tips Won't Build Wealth For You

Rediff.com3 Sep 2025

Real wealth isn't built on random bets; it's built on disciplined, guided portfolio strategies that can withstand market ups and downs, says Ramalingam Kalirajan.

Chauthi At The Someshwars

Chauthi At The Someshwars

Rediff.com26 Aug 2025

Bewitching fragrances and a symphony of sounds would herald the arrival of Chauthi in the Someshwar home.

Recipe: Bethica's Chana Dal Modak

Recipe: Bethica's Chana Dal Modak

Rediff.com8 Sep 2024

Make this Ganesh Chaturthi a modak fest!

Recipe: Bethica's Barnyard Millet Kanchipuram Idlis

Recipe: Bethica's Barnyard Millet Kanchipuram Idlis

Rediff.com18 Sep 2024

Millets, dal and a bunch of spices can be steamed together for an awesome version of this rice cake.

7 Simple But Savoury Chicken Curry Recipes

7 Simple But Savoury Chicken Curry Recipes

Rediff.com28 Jan 2025

Spice up your lunch or dinner with these traditional hot chicken curry preparations

Recipe: Bethica's Hyderabadi Burfi

Recipe: Bethica's Hyderabadi Burfi

Rediff.com17 May 2024

Time to surprise your family and friends with a really unusual dessert.

Recipe: Anas' Classic Cheeseburger

Recipe: Anas' Classic Cheeseburger

Rediff.com17 Oct 2024

Hankering for an asli burger? Go for it!

A Traditional Kerala Meal For Sreejesh

A Traditional Kerala Meal For Sreejesh

Rediff.com12 Aug 2024

The customary naadan or home-cooked meal is rather memorable fare.

Diwali Recipe: Shilpi's Makhane Ki Kheer

Diwali Recipe: Shilpi's Makhane Ki Kheer

Rediff.com29 Oct 2024

Diwali Recipe: Shilpi's Makhane Ki Kheer

Traditional Mango Recipes

Traditional Mango Recipes

Rediff.com8 Jun 2021

These recipes will remind you of your grandmother's cooking.

Recipe: Sandhyarani's Steamed Hilsa

Recipe: Sandhyarani's Steamed Hilsa

Rediff.com27 Sep 2024

Enjoy flavourful Odia-style hilsa!

Recipe: Have You Tried Assam's Pitha?

Recipe: Have You Tried Assam's Pitha?

Rediff.com24 Feb 2025

Pitha is a snack, which can be had with Chole Chaat or just a cup of tea.

Wow! A 150 Year Old Ganpati Tradition

Wow! A 150 Year Old Ganpati Tradition

Rediff.com11 Sep 2024

Rediff readers tell us how they are celebrating the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in their homes.

Recipe: Mayur's Black Masala Chicken Gravy

Recipe: Mayur's Black Masala Chicken Gravy

Rediff.com28 Nov 2024

Chicken cooked up in a charred masala is a rural Maharashtra treat and tastes divine with rice or bhakri.