Why do so many Indians eat cold, stale food at the start of spring?

In several cultures, there’s a tradition of feasting on day-old dishes during seasonal transitions to cool the body and fortify the immune system.

Priyadarshini Chatterjee

· Mar 16, 2019 · 11:30 am

Culture on a plate: These thalis offer a small glimpse of India’s culinary diversity

Thalis are rooted in geography. They absorb influences. They can have rules.

Pranjali Bhonde

· Mar 10, 2019 · 11:30 am

Cooking with leaves: How every Indian state adapted the age-old culinary technique to suit its taste

From sal to screw pine to sugar palm, Indians use a mind-boggling variety of leaves to cook their food in.

Priyadarshini Chatterjee

· Feb 26, 2019 · 11:30 am

Lassi, moringa, pepper: A Coimbatore man is winning awards by infusing Indian flavours in chocolates

Arun Viswanathan wants to demonstrate the versatility of Indian produce with his brand Chitra’m Craft Chocolates.

Sharmila Vaidyanathan

· Feb 24, 2019 · 11:30 am

Though religion and food are at loggerheads in India, a cookbook brings them together with humour

With its light-hearted focus on culture, history and cuisine, ‘Bhagwaan ke Pakwaan’ is an ideal read for today’s divisive times.

Anisha Rachel Oommen

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Aysha Tanya

· Feb 21, 2019 · 11:30 am

Winter food in India is incomplete without fresh beans like cholia and averakai

Have you ever tried hare channe ki barfi?

Monika Manchanda

· Feb 07, 2019 · 11:30 am

After Darjeeling tea, can Darjeeling coffee be the next big thing?

Long famous for their teas, the hills of North East and West Bengal are embracing coffee.

Tania Bhattacharya

· Jan 29, 2019 · 11:30 am

Winter food: Discovering Lucknow’s obscure black carrot halwa – and Delhi’s rarer white version

Both variants are markedly less sweet than the popular red gajar halwa.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jan 03, 2019 · 12:00 pm

An Indian chef is giving Las Vegas a taste of Kerala’s toddy shop food

With dishes like parotta beef fry and karimeen pollichathu, Hemant Kishore wants to highlight lesser-known Indian food in the US.

Sharmila Vaidyanathan

· Dec 22, 2018 · 11:30 am

A German married to a Bengali has won a major award for her food blog that combines the two cuisines

Beatrix Basu’s blog ‘Cooking for Elephants’ is a melting pot of flavours and culinary influences.

Priyadarshini Chatterjee

· Dec 13, 2018 · 11:30 am

A new cookbook shows there’s more to Rajasthani cuisine than Daal Bati Churma and Gatte ki Sabzi

‘Jodhpur: An Insight to a Gourmet Destination’ is a treasure trove of recipes and nuggets from the royal kitchens.

Chandrima Pal

· Nov 28, 2018 · 03:30 pm

This no-frills cookbook is the ideal beginner’s guide to South Indian food

‘A Cook’s Tour of South India’ by Vimla Patil is divided into six sections and features solid and reliable recipes.

Anisha Rachel Oommen

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Aysha Tanya

· Nov 21, 2018 · 11:30 am