Wonder fruit kokum is finding new fans, thanks to some restaurants and skincare companies

A popular souring agent, kokum is being used by some chefs in every course.

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri

· May 17, 2018 · 11:30 am

Why Kerala’s Mappila cuisine needs evangelists like Abida Rasheed

The celebrated home chef is fighting the homogenisation of Malayali cuisine by introducing diners to Mappila food.

Sharanya Deepak

· May 05, 2018 · 11:30 am

Ignore celeb chefs’ paneer recipes and read this old cookbook if you want to learn Mappila cuisine

‘Malabar Muslim Cookery’, published first in 1981, is still cherished, especially by NRIs wanting to recreate a taste of home.

Anisha Rachel Oommen

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Aysha Tanya

· Apr 21, 2018 · 11:30 am

From Bengal to Gujarat, this is what Indians eat and drink to beat the oppressive summer heat

Sharbats, fermented broths and light, seasonal fruits and vegetables make for delicious dishes that also protect against the heat.

Priyadarshini Chatterjee

· Apr 19, 2018 · 11:30 am

From chicken korma to sarson ka saag: Can Indian dishes be turned into light salads?

Tara Deshpande Tennebaum’s book ‘An Indian Sense of Salad’ offers ways to make salads a regular feature on home menus.

Shirin Mehrotra

· Apr 08, 2018 · 11:30 am

An Indian-American woman who spent years rejecting Indian cuisine has become its unlikely champion

Preeti Mistry’s food is like her – of Indian origin. But it is also, like her, much more.

Sharanya Deepak

· Mar 23, 2018 · 11:30 am

To learn the secrets of East Indian food, you need to read this rare committee-written recipe book

‘The East Indian Cookery Book’ painstakingly documents family recipes, which are closely-guarded and only passed down through the generations.

Anisha Rachel Oommen

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Aysha Tanya

· Mar 16, 2018 · 11:30 am

How a Yemeni rice dish became Kerala’s favourite biryani

The popularity of Kuzhimanthi biriyani is a nod to Kerala’s historic ties with West Asia.

Anubha George

· Mar 09, 2018 · 11:30 am

Behind that viral video of a vada maker is a common sense idea and a determined Indian

From a kirana store to a Rs 200 crore company, PC Mustafa and his iD Freshfood have a come a long way.

Archana Nathan

· Feb 13, 2018 · 11:30 am

This recipe book is still a Bible for Syrian Christian cooks, 44 years after it was first published

The first part in a series that looks back at old community recipe books, which played a role as beacons in kitchens around India.

Anisha Rachel Oommen

· Feb 05, 2018 · 11:30 am

Fascinated by Kolkata and Bengali food, a British journalist wrote an ode to them in a cookbook

Anna Kochan came to Kolkata to volunteer. She went back a cookbook author.

Moeena Halim

· Jan 17, 2018 · 03:30 pm

On Makar Sankranti, the one thing that ties festivities across India is seasonal eating

From Assam to Tamil Nadu, Sankranti feasts mark the change of seasons and pay homage to the bounty of the new harvest.

Priyadarshini Chatterjee

· Jan 14, 2018 · 11:30 am