Indian cuisine

Regardless of whether you are still buying tomatoes, switching to purees which contain just around 40 per cent of the fruit, or ruing the price rise, fact is that the …

From the most delicate gyozas in Gion, to the fun izakayas of Hiroshima—a city that has transformed its tragic past to become quite the nightlife hub, to the modern sushiyas …

I was in London recently, curating a food pop up around India and UK ties in the run up to the coronation of King Charles this May. India and the …

With interest in India’s culinary culture at an all-time high, it is now amply clear to audiences both domestically and globally that “curry” does not exist in Indian cuisines. Instead, …

Of the many Holi delights that you may have indulged in recently, the oldest is possibly the malpua. Malpua is often regarded as the precursor to the more pervasive gulab …

At Shaharnama, a literary festival supported by Rajasthan Tourism and the Prabha Khaitan Foundation, where I was a speaker recently along with two of the leading lights of Indian restaurants, …

Last week, viewers of Shark Tank India would have seen a rather unusual pitch win—by a Delhi restaurant chain, Daryaganj, whose founder’s grandfather was ostensibly the chef who invented butter …

Plant Proteins is a big trend the world over today with an increasing number of millennial and Gen Z consumers turning to it for both health and environmental reasons. In …

This Makar Sankranti, the harvest festival marking an end to winters as the “sun enters Capricorn”, and celebrated all over India in different ways—from pongal to bihu and khichdi—you may …

India has been ranked among the top five countries in the world list of best cuisines for 2022, according to Taste Atlas. The ranking is based on audience votes for ingredients, …

Right in the heart of Singapore’s busy commercial district, home to many highly-paid expat Indians these days, is Lau Pa Sat, a popular hawker’s centre with street food to satisfy …

It is an eating joint like no other in the world as at Ahmedabad’s Lucky Tea Stall in Gujarat, customers enjoy their food sitting among trees and graves spread in …

One of the most common mistakes people, particularly foreigners not particularly acquainted with the diversity of Indian cuisines, make is to mistake spicy for chilli, and stereotype all Indian food …

As England, and some of the world, has stood riveted by the rituals of mourning around the death of queen Elizabeth II, and questions as to the relevance of the …

A few days ago, I had an Onam Sadya, a lavish vegetarian meal served on a banana leaf. The Sadya is a banquet cooked for special occasions like festivals and …

Bhim Chandra Nag—One of the 19th century pioneers who introduced Sandesh in KolkataSandesh, the beloved Bengali mishti and one of India’s best-known sweets, means “news”, when translated from Hindi/Bengali, and …