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Christmas in India: What’s cooking around the country?
by Nidhi Murthi December is here, and so is Christmas, our favourite winter day of the year. Food and stories are the important ingredients that connect us in a celebration. Let us explore how different Indian regions celebrate Christmas with their unique festive foods. Bebinca According to legend, a Portuguese nun named ‘Sister Bebiana’ from […]
Khar: The Astringent of Assam
By Shakthi Bharathi and Himasweeta Sarma According to Ayurveda, there are six tastes known as the ‘rasas’. Each rasa plays its own role in boosting health and influencing the taster’s mood. Thus, the perfect meal has to contain all six rasas: salty, sweet, pungent, sour, bitter, and astringent. Astringents, the last of these, are peculiar. […]
Sundakkai: The Bitter Berry
By Shakthi Bharathi According to Ayurveda, there are six tastes known as the ‘rasas’. Each rasa plays its own role in boosting health and influencing the taster’s mood. Thus, the perfect meal has to contain all six rasas: salty, sweet, pungent, sour, bitter, and astringent. Bitterness often gets a bad reputation as the smell of […]
Kokum: The Versatile Fruit
By Shakthi Bharathi According to Ayurveda, there are six tastes known as the ‘rasas’. Each rasa plays its own role in boosting health and influencing the taster’s mood. Thus, the perfect meal has to contain all six rasas: salty, sweet, pungent, sour, bitter, and astringent. ‘Sour’ is a combination of the first three—it has the […]
Raja Mircha: The King of Chilies
By Shakthi Bharathi According to Ayurveda, there are six tastes known as the ‘rasas’. Each rasa plays its own role in boosting health and influencing the taster’s mood. Thus, the perfect meal has to contain all six rasas: salty, sweet, pungent, sour, bitter, and astringent. India has been invaded time and again for its greatest […]
Jaggery: The Healthy Sugar
By Shakthi Bharathi According to Ayurveda, there are six tastes known as the ‘rasas’. Each rasa plays its own role in boosting health and influencing the taster’s mood. Thus, the perfect meal has to contain all six rasas: salty, sweet, pungent, sour, bitter, and astringent. India, known for its festive sweets as much as its […]
Kala Namak: The Black Salt
By Shakthi Bharathi According to Ayurveda, there are six tastes known as the ‘rasas’. Each rasa plays its own role in boosting health and influencing the taster’s mood. Thus, the perfect meal has to contain all six rasas: salty, sweet, pungent, sour, bitter, and astringent. Salt, the first of these, has always been valuable […]
The Invention of Gadbad Ice Cream
By Sinchana Shetty During the summer season, when the craving for ice cream is higher than the temperature, some go for the classic Gadbad Ice Cream. Popularised in Mangalore, packaged versions of this ice cream can now be found in every store. But do you know how this iconic ice cream came to be? It […]
Comic of The Month
Shiva Parvati
A powerful demon threatens the gods in their heaven. They need a savior, who, Lord Brahma decrees, will be the son born to Shiva and Parvati. But Shiva, a badly-dressed, untidy, solitary ascetic, seems to enjoy bachelorhood. Even Parvati's unmatched beauty aided by Kama, the god of love, seems unequal to the task of enchanting the stern lord. This illustrated classic is based on Kumara Sambhava of Kalidasa.
