What is Uttapam? Uttapam is a thick, savoury South Indian pancake made from the same fermented rice and lentil batter used for dosa and idli,
Sundal is a traditional South Indian snack made with boiled legumes such as chickpeas, green gram or black chickpeas, tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves, chillies
Ada Pradhaman is a beloved traditional dessert from Kerala, made with rice ada, jaggery and coconut milk, and finished with ghee-roasted cashews, raisins and coconut. It
The first time I had real Dal Baati Churma was at a roadside dhaba somewhere between Jaipur and Udaipur, where the baatis were roasted over
The first time I had puliyodarai was from a temple prasadam plate, wrapped in a banana leaf, and I remember thinking no restaurant version had
Let’s learn how to make Kaju Katli at home. What is Kaju Katli? Kaju katli, also called kaju barfi, is a classic Indian sweet made
Every time I’m rushing between errands, I make a beeline for the nearest vada pav stall. There’s something about that spicy, garlicky potato fritter squeezed
Growing up, adai was the answer to “there’s no dosa batter left”. My mother would just soak a handful of different dals, grind them fresh
There’s nothing quite like standing at a Mumbai street cart on a rainy evening, watching a mountain of butter melt into a sizzling pan of
Moong dal halwa is a dense, glossy dessert made by slow-roasting ground split yellow moong dal in ghee until it turns deep golden, then simmering
