Dal, which encompasses legumes such as lentils, peas, and beans, is a category in South Asian cuisine almost as broad as ...

Rebecca Flint Marx is the former editor of Eater at Home. Her areas of expertise include home cooking and popular culture. Published in 1980, Julie Sahni’s Classic Indian Cooking was responsible for ...

Litchi season in India is short but vibrant, offering juicy, sweet fruit best enjoyed fresh or in diverse regional recipes.

Indian cuisine is known for its rich flavours, aromatic spices and comforting meals that bring families together. Many classic Indian dishes can be recreated easily at home using simple ingredients ...

Your mouth will water just listening to Madhur Jaffrey talk about the mangoes and peaches of her childhood. Her eyes glisten as she flips through one of her cookbooks featuring photos of India's ...

Banana flower may look intimidating initially, but across India, it becomes everything from soft curries to crisp cutlets packed with earthy flavour. Here’s what banana flower tastes like, how to ...

At the age of five, Julie Sahni began attending a school run by Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movement, in the North Indian city of Kanpur. Classes there trained her to be a perfect housewife. Born in ...