FIRST FOOD: Culture of Taste

Communities across India have found innovative ways to use seasonal produce that grows locally. The book brings to you a collection of nearly 50 …

We have the right to know what we feed our children

Genetically modified ingredients found in baby food

First Food recipe: healthy and easy Makhana breakfast

Makhana or fox nut is traditionally eaten during religious fasting in India, but due to its immense health benefits, it is now relished across …

First Food recipe: delicious dessert mango curd with ramdana

Ramdana are the seeds of chaulai or amaranth. They are a source of calcium, protein and amino acids, also rich in iron, magnesium and Vitamin A, …

Watch: how to detect adulteration in milk

Some easy home tests to detect common adulterants like water, starch and detergent in milk, which can be performed under two minutes at home

First Food recipes: Bhang ke Pakode

Bhang has its place in Ayurveda—used to improve digestion, irritable bowl syndrome, insomnia and muscle pain. A simple recipe of bhang …

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