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Gourmet cooking sans sweat and fears with DIY food kits

Prabalika M. Borah Bring down long hours in the kitchen for restaurant-style stellar meals with DIY food kits

Is F Factor Diet good for health?

Susan Joe Philip This diet created by Tanya Zuckerbro combines high-fibre foods with lean protein at every meal

Mithai box from Bhawan

Bhawan: When street food comes home

Rahul Verma Bhawan brings us small plates from across India, even as travel seems difficult

Watch | What makes Turkish coffee special?

The Hindu Net Desk A video on Turkish coffee, that made it to UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Students around India are turning towards the baking business: here’s how

Padmaja Jayaraman

Shorteats | Pickles with a twist: How lockdown helped these innovative cuisines pick up steam

Shonali Muthalaly Be it the sharp scent of mustard or the aroma of dried shrimp in chilli oil, creative cuisine has picked up steam during lockdown. Now, for an innovative meal, just twist open a jar

Senthil Murugan, proprietor of Patchi Raja Vilas and Sri Lakshmi Vilas in Othakadai, learned how to make wheat halwa and other traditional snack recipes from his father Paramasivam Pillai. Photo: Nahla Nainar/THE HINDU

Delicious dessert: Othakadai’s gooey wheat halwa is a firm favourite among foodies

Nahla Nainar Tirunelveli halwa might sound more familiar, but the version made in Madurai district’s Othakadai town has its own, pilgrim-like following

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Mondelēz launched a new variant of its popular Dairy Milk chocolate with 30% less sugar, last month. On the website, they claim the new variant doesn’t rely on artificial sweeteners, colours or preservatives but instead includes more fibre.

India’s chocolate story

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Gourmet cooking sans sweat and fears with DIY food kits

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Is F Factor Diet good for health?

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Bhawan: When street food comes home

Watch | What makes Turkish coffee special?

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Students around India are turning towards the baking business: here’s how

Delicious dessert: Othakadai’s gooey wheat halwa is a firm favourite among foodies

Tirunelveli halwa might sound more familiar, but the version made in Madurai district’s Othakadai town has its own, pilgrim-like following

Pickles with a twist: How lockdown helped these innovative cuisines pick up steam

Be it the sharp scent of mustard or the aroma of dried shrimp in chilli oil, creative cuisine has picked up steam during lockdown. Now, for an innovative meal, just twist open a jar

International Chocolate Day | Is chocapocalypse here?

Chocolate is probably the most-loved confection in the world. But the bitter truth is that we are staring at an acute chocolate shortage a few years down the line. As we celebrate International Chocolate Day on September 13, let’s take a look at how chocolate is made and how climate change could impact its production.

Coffee, with a side of community concern

Spot some unusual décor at the Bengaluru café, Cuppa, as empty tables turn display spaces for artists and designers

Malai pao, meat feasts and ice cream: My grandfather’s joy in eating

My grandfather was a man of prodigious appetites and he ate voraciously, in a sort of private orgy of delight

The Oberoi Gurgaon brings dhaba food home

At a time when a trip seems almost impossible, The Oberoi Gurgaon delivers the taste of Amritsar in boxes

One Kerala family’s lockdown project — a book of recipes — is also a compilation of memories

How one family compiled its sentiments and recipes spanning multiple generations, continents and cultures, creating a legacy that is now being turned into an e-book

Growing apples in the tropics

Not all apple trees need the mountains to flourish. Some do just fine on balconies, and are becoming popular in low-altitude cities like Mumbai, Pune and Bengaluru

Takeaway in a COVID-19 world: thoughtful curation and packaging win

In a country still grappling with COVID-19, it may be a while before you can cook for friends gathered at your dining table. The next best thing: ordering meals thoughtfully curated and packed with celebration in mind

Now get quarantine meals at your doorstep

Hotels and restaurants are offering customised subscription meal plans for people under home quarantine

Cuts like a knife

The tool that occupies the high table in the kitchen

From New York style pizzas to Turkish coffees, these Chennai-based chefs are enhancing your café experience at home

As restaurants reopen, diners who are tired of isolation, begin to eat out again. However, if you prefer takeaway, or your couch, you can still grab a fork and travel the world

Food photography emerges as a popular COVID-19 lockdown activity

The COVID-19 lockdown has turned kitchens into creative spaces, prompting home cooks to upskill, guided by professional photographers

Now, ready-to-cook organic greens in Chennai’s supermarkets

Nallakeerai’s organic greens now come in ready-to-cook format: they are cleaned, sorted, and delivered packed in banana leaves

The proof of a kabab is in its bite

Arq is a Gurugram outlet that home delivers Awadhi food

This short Malayalam TV series presents Onam recipes as songs

Cookery series ‘Singing Chef — Oru Paattu Paachakam’ on Surya TV presents 10 recipes for Onam in the form catchy numbers

The new brew rules with Maverick & Farmer coffee roasters

Bengaluru-based Maverick & Farmer introduces cold smoking and fermenting in their quest for experimental coffee blends

How to prepare the mainstay of classic ada pradhaman fresh from the kitchen

The jaggery-based payasam is a perennially popular Kerala dessert

Dum-ka-roat for the faithful

As Muharram approaches, Hyderabadis make a beeline for the traditional dum-ka-roat

Singapore Food Festival goes virtual for 2020

Age-old bakeries, Michelin-star bars, sessions on the harvesting of durians... here’s how this year, the fest is reaching out to global tourists in their homes instead of drawing visitors in

Go for payasams with a fruity punch this Onam

There is more to payasams than milk, jaggery and sugar. This Onam, relish them with a fruity twist

Where do the banana leaves for our meals come from?

The banana leaf, on which the sadya is had, is most in demand during Onam in Kerala

Onam sadhya, at your doorstep

Celebrating Onam in Chennai? Stay safe in the comfort of your home, and order in an elaborate sadhya for the family

From masala kalakki to mutton uppu curry, rounding up the ‘Spice Boys’ of Chennai

As diners slowly return to comfortingly familiar restaurant spaces craving their pre-pandemic social life, kitchens offer the flexibility of combining dine in and takeway

Want a traditional Onam sadhya? Here's what you can order this year

Despite the pandemic bringing about lockdowns and physical distancing, restaurants are innovating to ensure that customers enjoy sadhya this year

Dried fish is a much-loved alternative to fresh fish across the country

Many have turned to dried fish as an alternative to the fresh variety during lockdown, with its versatility making it popular across the country

Watch | Going back to edible plants

Going to the grocer in the time of COVID-19 has become a stressful affair. So consumers have been looking at alternatives to procure vegetables.There

Filter coffee or instant?

Coffee makes all things better. But hey, are you in the filter kaapi gang or do you prefer your beverage instant?

My grandma, the reluctant cook

Her cakes are legendary, her mutton curry is a crowd-pleaser but the one dish I always go back to is grandmother’s humble idli

Delhi food: The magic of a wok and some sauces

The Purple Plate caters Oriental and Indian food in Delhi-NCR

Home brewers’ choice of caffeine kick

Coffee geeks are making the most of lockdown by experimenting with equipment and technique in a quest for the perfect brew

Sreeveena S from Kerala’s capital has a huge fanbase for homemade ‘chakkavaratti’

The IT professional started selling the jam-like preserve prepared from ripe jackfruit during the lockdown

Hotels and caterers in Thiruvananthapuram are upbeat about the Onam season

They have opened bookings for Onasadya kits that have the entire spread of the grand feast

Omana is the star attraction of Village Cooking – Kerala, a YouTube channel that focusses on ethnic recipes of Kerala

The channel, launched by siblings Amjith S and Abhijith S, showcases traditional food and cooking practices

Kochi’s one-stop curry shop

Curry World, a lockdown launch promises festivity all year with sadya dishes

Artisanal confections for Onam

Bakers give traditional Onam sweets a contemporary twist

Searching for ready-to-cook ravioli? Check out these services supplying artisanal pasta

Several people have decided to put the knowledge gained from trips to Italy and their friendships with Italians to good use during this time

Keep an ear out for Sanjeev Kapoor

Undeterred by lockdown and flailing restaurants, one of India’s earliest celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor is strengthening his brand by diving into audio books

A virtual food tour

Chef Garima Arora’s non-profit Food Forward India brings delicious traditions from around the country to your inbox

Bread turns canvas to create edible art

Bread turns canvas as home bakers use the luxury of extra time in the lockdown to create edible art

Chennai’s street food ventures are remarkably resilient during the pandemic

There is no stopping Chennai’s small food ventures: from Sundari akka’s Marina beach fish fry to Mylapore’s Jannal bajji shop. Despite months of lockdowns, and all the challenges associated with COVID-19, they are busy again. We join the queue

Have you tried these artisan coffee brews from Chennai?

Undeterred by the challenges of 2020, Chennai’s artisan coffee roasters have been scouring the country for beans with character; finding unexpected stories and intriguing flavours

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The updated guidance by CDC on September 18 says that the virus most commonly spreads through “respiratory droplets or small particles, such as those in aerosols, produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, sings, talks, or breathes”. Representational image.

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President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates the Visitor’s Conference on Implementation of National Education Policy 2020 on September 19, 2020. Photo: Twitter/@EduMinOfIndia

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A transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. Photo: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases via AFP

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The Lok Sabha on September 20, 2020.

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Rajeev Sharma, who has been arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with a case under the Official Secrets Act. Photo: Delhi Police via PTI

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Construction workers on a building site in Dubai, 2006

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BJD's Bhartruhari Mahtab speaks on the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

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TMC MP Derek O'Brien attempts to tear the rule book as ruckus erupts in the Rajya Sabha over agriculture-related bills, during the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi on September 20, 2020. Photo: RSTV/PTI

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