First food recipes: Pepaal ka raita
Peepal or Ficus Religiosa is a native Indian tree, considered holy in Hinduism and Buddhism. Its leaves are helpful in curing asthma, diabetes, …
First Food Recipes: beat the heat with Palash Sherbet
Palash or flame of the forest is a flowering tree native to the Indian subcontinent. Its flowers were traditionally used to make colours for Holi.…
First Food recipes: peepal ki bhaji with kokum
Peepal tree or Ficus Religiosa is native to India and is considered holy in Hinduism and Buddhism. Leaves of peepal are known to cure asthma, …
First Food recipies: makhane ka raita
This is the easiest way to incorporate Makhana or lotus seeds a super food into you diet. Health benefits of Makhana include good for the heart, …
Piu & Pom give you some thought for food
Piu & Pom—with their gifts of inquiry and insight—come to life from the pages of our kids’ supplement Gobar Times
The Return of the Black Chicken
Kadaknath is a rare breed of chicken, indigenous to Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. This black bird has been traditionally reared by tribal …
Purple my tea
Originally from Assam, purple tea has a low caffeine content, and filled with medicinal properties
Versatile vitaliser
From enhancing memory to curing leprosy, headache and cough, the thalkudi is a wonder plant, writes R C MISRA
First Food — Recipe Raw Papaya Salad
Recipe for Raw Papaya Salad, taken from the book 'First Food — A Taste of India's Biodiversity' by Sunita Narain and Vinha Varshney
First Food — Recipe Karanda Sabzi
Recipe for Karanda Sabzi, taken from the book 'First Food — A Taste of India's Biodiversity', by Sunita Narain and Vibha Varshney
First Food
Sunita Narain, Director General of the Centre for Science and Environment, talks about the book 'First Food — A taste of India's biodiversity'..
What does the Maggi controversy teach us about junk food?
A CSE study had earlier cautioned that such food contains excess amount of salt and is bad for health
Food contamination: FSSAI proposes inclusion of more products in new draft
Though setting stringent standards on metal content in food is a good step taken by the regulation agency, more needs to be done for the sake of …
More than food
Bihar’s healthy ‘sattu culture’. Make it yours
The desert delight
Guar ki phalli is not only drought-resistant but also nutritious
Protests against retail chains getting into fruits and vegetables
When business rules our kitchens
World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize
Organisation awarded not just for its previous humanitarian record but also for the role it will play in the post-COVID-19 world
International food standards revised; safe limit for lead reduced
Codex standards now also contain a prescribed daily intake value of potassium, a mineral known to reduce the risk of heart disease
Fungal friend
Carotenoid in a fungi keeps heart diseases, cancer at bay
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Tangy taste: Try a twist in your daal with heiribob this weekend
Little known outside the northeast, the Peel of a wild orange adds flavour to several dishes
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