This is Highly Recommend, a column dedicated to our very opinionated editors’ favorite things to eat, drink, and buy. There are certain foods I remember tasting for the first time that immediately ...

North Karnataka is famous for its long-lasting chutney powders, perfect for the hot summer months when most dishes spoil quickly. This peanut and coconut-based ‘pudi’ is easy to make, stays fresh for ...

Flax seeds idli podi is a dry South Indian chutney powder made with roasted flax seeds and spices, offering fibre-rich flavour that suits weight-loss. The usual idli podi gets a quiet upgrade with the ...

As a child, I would resist that first bite of rice with bitter fenugreek powder and ghee, or the curry leaf powder my mother insisted on. We always had peanut chutney powder too—packed with idlis, ...

Hot, spicy, tangy, sweet, sour, bitter or a delightful combination of all, chutneys are robust flavor bombs that can transform a mundane meal into an extraordinary one. The word probably comes from ...

Curry leaves are believed to help with common digestive issues such as gas, indigestion and constipation.

The main dish may get the glory, but condiments are where meals find their bite. In Indian kitchens, jars of chutney, powders, and pastes wait quietly in the corner, ready to wake up a plate of rice ...