Dal is not just a staple in Indian homes. It is an emotion, a memory, and in many ways, a reflection of regional habits. This ...

Easy recipes to try for Puthandu Puthandu, also called Puthuvarusham is the very first day in the Tamil calendar and will fall on April 14 this year.

1. To begin with the recipe, we first need to make salna paste. For this, heat peanut oil in a large vessel, add fennel seeds, peppercorns, cinnamon stick, cloves and star anise and let them splutter.

This recipe came to me via a Tamil relative and we have it on at least one Sunday in a month, with the weekly dose of rice, appalam, rasam or mor-kuzhambu and raita.

Hazeena Seyad is known in Tamil Nadu for writing recipes in both English and Tamil. Her latest book is “Ravuthar Recipes”. A simple attempt by a housewife through her 25 years of married life ...

In 2019, Tamil Nadu's most famous temple food or prasadam became only the second temple food after the Tirupati Laddu to secure a GI (Geographical Indication) tag. This sweet preparation tastes quite ...

Ammini kozhukattai, a savoury snack made once a year during Ganesh Chaturthi in Tamil homes, is the most popular seasonal food item in Deepa Balasubramaniam’s home in Mumbai. On Ganesh Chaturthi ...