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A pudding can be either a dessert or a savoury dish at the heart of a meal — silky custards, milk puddings, fruit puddings and more. Here's our collection of every pudding recipe on the blog, with step-by-step photos and videos.
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Every masala powder, pickle, spread and sauce we make at home, gathered in one place. From homemade biryani masala to tangy mango pickle and quick weeknight sauces — the building blocks behind so many of our recipes.
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Cocktails are alcoholic mixed drinks made from one or more spirits combined with fruit juice, flavoured syrups, cream or other ingredients. Recreate your favourite bar drinks at home with our quick, easy cocktail recipes.
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Pakoras, vadais, cutlets, tikkis, sandwiches, baked snacks and crispy fries — this collection brings together everything we cook for that late-afternoon hunger or a weekend get-together. Each recipe explains the batter consistency, the oil temperature and the timing with step-by-step photos and video, so the result is golden and crisp without surprises.
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Breakfast kick-starts your metabolism and powers the day ahead — and studies link it to better memory, lower cholesterol and lower risk of diabetes and heart disease. South India has a deep bench of healthy breakfasts that make mornings shine; here are ours.
Cakes, cookies, custards, jellies, ice creams, pastries, pies, puddings, payasams, sweet soups and tarts — anything that brings a meal to a sweet close belongs here. A dessert does more than indulge: it helps satisfy cravings, balance low blood sugar after the main course, and nudges the brain chemistry that lifts mood. Every recipe below comes with step-by-step photos and a video so you can pick something for tonight and follow along with confidence.
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Seafood recipes that are simple to follow, full of flavour and light enough for everyday meals. From Tamil Nadu fish curry and Kerala-style molee to coastal stir-fries and prawn pulao, this collection pulls together our favourite multi-cuisine seafood dishes — each recipe with step-by-step photos and a video, so the spice ratios and cook times are easy to nail.
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Puttu — meaning "portioned" in Malayalam — is a beloved breakfast across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, parts of Karnataka and Sri Lanka. Steamed cylinders of ground rice layered with grated coconut, served hot with sweet sides like palm sugar and banana, or savoury curries of dal, chickpea, mutton, fish or chicken. Cooked traditionally in a two-chamber puttu kutti where water boils below and steam rises through the rice above. Here are our puttu varieties from the blog.
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Festivals are one of the best reasons to explore food — every cuisine changes every few hundred miles, offering something new and finger-licking on your plate. Good food is a foundation of genuine happiness, and these are the recipes we cook for Diwali, Christmas, Onam, Eid and every celebration in between.
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Air Fryer Roasted Peanuts | How to roast peanuts in an air fryer | with step-by-step photos, description and video. Making dry roasted peanuts in an air fryer is incredibly simple, resulting in uniformly browned and perfectly cooked nuts without the need for any added oil.
The Amazing Chocolate Cake Recipe | Chocolate Base Cake | with step-by-step photos, description and video. This is a really easy yet exceptional chocolate cake that truly tastes of chocolate.
Basic Pancake Recipe | Light and Fluffy | with step-by-step photos and description. Indulge in the ultimate fluffy pancake experience with our unbeatable recipe.
When to use which one. This post explains the differences between baking soda and baking powder and how interchanging one for the other may affect your baked goods
Kerala Banana Fritters | Pazham Pori | Ethakka Appam | with step-by-step photos, description and video. A popular snack in the South Indian state of Kerala.
The Perfect Chocolate Ganache Recipe | Using 2 ingredients | with step-by-step photos, description and video. Use this as your complete guide for making homemade chocolate ganache.
Bitter Gourd | Pavakka Fry | Karela Fry | with step by step photos and videos. A very simple and crispy dish that goes well with rice.
Medu Vada | Urad Dal Vadai Recipe | in Table Top Grinder | How to shape Vada | Crispy Uzhunnu Vada Recipe | with step-by-step photos, description and video.
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