India has a tradition of stuffing its vegetables. Usually with a pungent masala and fresh ingredients, but sometimes even with mince meat. The stuffing of the sabzi turns simple vegetables into particulalry tasty delights.
Let's venture to deeper Tamil Nadu and sample two dishes that showcase the famous Chettinad cuisine -- a chicken curry and a rice pudding.
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Kodava food or cooking from Kodagu/Coorg in Karnataka is unique for reflecting its forest ecology, martial culture and agriculture, starkly different from the typical rice-and-coconut heavy coastal cuisines of South India.
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.
Italian cuisine is proof that great flavour doesn't need complicated techniques or hard-to-find ingredients.
Master making a stew from the North Eastern state.
Bangkok is a fast, 24-hour megapolis, full of joie de vivre and buoyance that you will be instantly smitten, like I was.
The non-veggies may not agree but vegetarian dishes can indeed be yummy. We bring you an exclusive excerpt from The Heart of the Matter by Gitanjali Gurbaxani with five recipes, which the author has kindly shared with us.
One of the jewels of desi-Chinese cooking, especially for vegetarians, is Gobhi Manuchurian. Sheetal Mahurkar makes the deep-fried delights with cornstarch-coated crisp florets that have been cooked up in a chilly-capsicum-soy sauce.
'It's a lifetime opportunity to cook for the most high-profile table of India. It's a matter of honour for me.'
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Two special dishes to include in your Onam feast.
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Quick and easy snack recipes for Shravan.
Bengali food... Who doesn't love it? Especially if you're a fish lover or hard-core non-vegetarian. Machh, mangsho, shorshe... If you've ever said "Machh-mangsho na thakle bhalo lage na!" then this roundup of Bong recipes, that will make feel like you're in a Kolkata kitchen, is for you. Ebar pet pujo hok!
This special biryani from north Kerala is known far and wide for its distinctive taste that comes from the use of a distinctive rice.
Homemade suhi can be as tasty as anything you can order at a restaurant.
Rediff reader Reshma Aslam shares some appetizing vegetarian soup recipes for the season.
Popular Indian cookbook chef Ritu Dalmia now offers a selection of vegetable yummies. We are bringing you recipes from her latest cookbook, one-a-day
Chicken mince, arbi, mushrooms and bok choy in one neat package. Delicious!
It makes for a wholesome bowl of love, taste and health.
Popular Indian cookbook chef Ritu Dalmia now offers a selection of vegetable yummies. We bring you one more recipes from her latest cookbook. Today it's Wok-fried mushrooms rolled in pancakes!
Chicken cooked up in a charred masala is a rural Maharashtra treat and tastes divine with rice or bhakri.
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Bewitching fragrances and a symphony of sounds would herald the arrival of Chauthi in the Someshwar home.
Popular Indian cookbook chef Ritu Dalmia now offers a selection of vegetable yummies. We bring you one more recipes from her latest cookbook. Today it's Wok-fried mushrooms rolled in pancakes!
Popular Indian cookbook chef Ritu Dalmia now offers a selection of vegetable yummies. We have bringing you recipes from her latest cookbook, one-a-day. Today it's Halloumi skewers with cherry tomatoes and onions!
Homechef Vindhya Karwa celebrates her mother.
An appetiser or meal far tastier than tandoori chicken.
This simple chutney can be served with kebabs and other starters.
These dosas are an excellent meal for Shravan.
These delightful idlis are great for breakfast or nashta.
Try this glass of cooling cucumber buttermilk.
You will be as smitten with this Singaporean soup as I was.
A refreshing, sweet-salty Mediterranean salad from home chef and food blogger Vindhya Karwa.
Earthy mushrooms, stuffed, pair well with the fresh cream and hung curd-cheese sauce.
Spice up your home menus preparing a creamy prawn curry and Bengali-style potatoes.
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