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Since ancient times, Indians have used all kinds of vegetables for pickles. Back in those days, pickling was a way to preserve food for...

The world of Achaar is filled with variety! Some people like their pickles sour… some like them sweet… and some prefer spicy ones....

Pickling is a process in which a fruit, vegetable or meat is preserved for long-term use. The great thing about pickle – especially...

Earlier this month, legendary chef and food writer J Inder Singh Kalra – better known as Jiggs Kalra – passed away. This recipe is a...

Usually, the hot summer sun in India slows you down… you feel listless and tired. As the mercury rises, the level of activity drops all...

In an earlier post, we told you about one of our food writers who was thrilled to find her great grandmother’s diary containing a...

On this blog we have looked at fruit pickles, vegetable pickles and meat pickles – now it’s time to try something with nuts! Yes, let’s...

On many occasions – and across many posts – we have described the many, many variations of the traditional North Indian Mango Achaar ...

Mango Achaar may indeed be the nation’s favourite pickle but let’s not forget that India has a mindboggling array of pickles – and the...

One of our food writers from Mumbai had the good fortune of finding – in an old unused cabinet in her ancestral home – a diary written...

Today we are going to make a pickle that’s a bit different from the rest. This is an Eggplant Pickle – a popular Achaar in Bengal and...

The practice of pickling began in India… way back in 2030 BCE according to food historians. It developed quite naturally. Mustard grew...

Let’s turn the heat up with this sizzling pickle – made with Green Chillies. This traditional Achaar is very popular in Gujarat. Try it!...

The pickling season is here, and all over India some amazing traditional Achaar is being created in almost every home. With fresh raw...

Pickling – known in India as making Achaar – is both an art as well a science. The “art” element is something that you have already seen...

This is a traditional vegetarian dish from Punjab – a delicacy with Indian Cottage Cheese ( Paneer ) in a rich tomato gravy. It’s called...

Would you buy Carrots without the Vitamin A that they are known to contain? Would you consume Cucumbers that were specially created to...

Across centuries of evolution, the culinary art of Kashmir has reached a heightened level of elegance and splendour. Using the rich array...

In the culinary arts, there are many processes that take a lot of time. For instance, the process of marinating used in many meat dishes...

India has had a long and passionate love affair with Kebabs . They arrived around 1200 CE via warlords from ancient Afghanistan who...