Recipes

Pasta experiments: Learning to be mindful and indulgent from Italian nonnas and Stanley Tucci

My foray into Italian cooking somewhat resembles – at least on a visual level – the kind of pasta I saw on TV as a child, when I spent hours watching cooking and travel shows with my mother.

This week’s menu – Panini Greco, chana dal gosht and uttapam

Shaheen Peerbhai, grade-A foodie and chef extraordinaire, has put together this week’s daily menu planner with touches from Greece, China and of course India.

Kunal Kapur's new cookbook to be released on 15 March; will explore chef's childhood memories

Kunal Kapur In The Kitchen will be published by Om Books International.

This week’s menu: The ultimate veggie burger, Filipino macaroni salad and pindi chana

Shaheen Peerbhai, grade-A foodie and chef extraordinaire, has put together this week’s daily menu planner with touches from France, the Philippines and China.

This week’s menu: Kashmiri chilli potatoes, shakshouka and sloppy Bombay Joe

Shaheen Peerbhai, grade-A foodie and chef extraordinaire, has put together this week’s daily menu planner.

Knowing a mother through her food: Read an excerpt from Balli Kaur Jaswal's Sugarbread

In Sugarbread, through the young protagonist's observations, the author delivers prose that not only captures the tangles within a family, but also turns food and delicious recipes into powerful metaphors depicting complex emotions.

Christmas cuisine: A guide to heirloom recipes from all over India

Christmas, as a festival, certainly has a very strong connection with food. From the quintessential rum cake (albeit with a twist) to a full Naga feast, delicate kul-kuls, to salted meat and mutton stew — we got foodies from all over India to share their favourite Christmas recipes, and memories. These traditional dishes are made as per heirloom recipes, handed down from one generation to the next.

9 Months Episode 10: Find out how to cook healthy and balance those nutrients

In this episode, we use various ingredients, dish up interesting, healthy recipes, and show you how to balance your sugar and salt intake.

Mumbai Mobile Creches' e-cookbook documents food memories of the city's migrant women

With their e-book Food Memories of Migrant Women, Mumbai Mobile Creches (MMC) aims to capture the cultural multiplicity and the migrant perspective, through the documentation of several regional recipes from across India.

The Mughal Feast: A fascinating chronicle of the royal repasts and recipes of Shah Jahan's time

Nuskha-e-Shahjahani recaptures the nostalgia of the Mughal era, presenting the recipes and unveiling the mystique of the royal kitchens during Shah Jahan's reign