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Indian food

Nasi kandar and South Indian mess-style restaurants target gaps in the Singapore market

(Clockwise from top left) Co-owner Sirajudeen Abuthahir at Nasi Kandar Saddam, Meal Sotong and Meal Ayam Madu at Yaseem Nasi Kandar restaurant, Ramnad Ponni Mess co-owner Mohamed Ansar Ali at his South Indian mess-style eatery, and Madurai-style Mutton Briyani, Bun Parotta and Paruthipal at Kumar Mess.
(Clockwise from top left) Co-owner Sirajudeen Abuthahir at Nasi Kandar Saddam, Meal Sotong and Meal Ayam Madu at Yaseem Nasi Kandar restaurant, Ramnad Ponni Mess co-owner Mohamed Ansar Ali at his South Indian mess-style eatery, and Madurai-style Mutton Briyani, Bun Parotta and Paruthipal at Kumar Mess.

Future of Komala Vilas in doubt as iconic restaurant remains shut after 2 months

The shuttered Komala Vilas vegetarian restaurant on March 16.
The shuttered Komala Vilas vegetarian restaurant on March 16.

Field Notes from Kolkata

Of fish and fowl: Non-vegetarian food spices up political debate in India’s West Bengal state

Bengalis buying fish at one of Kolkata's many neighbourhood fish markets on March 11. The Bengali love for fish is legendary.
Bengalis buying fish at one of Kolkata's many neighbourhood fish markets on March 11. The Bengali love for fish is legendary.

2 PhD students get more than $250,000 from US university after ‘pungent’ Indian food complaint

Complaints about food smells have long been used to suggest that certain people are inferior, said a food studies scholar.
Complaints about food smells have long been used to suggest that certain people are inferior, said a food studies scholar.

Iconic Indian restaurants Rang Mahal and The Song Of India mark new chapters

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Chef Manjunath Mural, 51, Group Director of Cuisine, The Song of India Group, holing Kashmiri Wazwan Lamb Rack Sizzler costs $18, at Indian Saaga restaurant on the first floor of 38 Race Course Road on Oct 28, 2025. 

Feature on new/revamped Indian restaurants.

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
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Chef Manjunath Mural, 51, Group Director of Cuisine, The Song of India Group, holing Kashmiri Wazwan Lamb Rack Sizzler costs $18, at Indian Saaga restaurant on the first floor of 38 Race Course Road on Oct 28, 2025. 

Feature on new/revamped Indian restaurants.

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

In protein-deficient India, McDonald’s, Bollywood and cricket fuel wellness craze

McDonald’s has joined India’s biggest dairy Amul to promote protein as a daily nutrition need for young and old, not just a gym fad.
McDonald’s has joined India’s biggest dairy Amul to promote protein as a daily nutrition need for young and old, not just a gym fad.

Food Picks: Modern Indian with a Western twist at Firangi Superstar

Firangi Superstar has added new items to its menu.
Firangi Superstar has added new items to its menu.

Why has India vowed to protect its farmers in the face of tariff threats?

Farmers remove grass from a paddy field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, August 1, 2025. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Farmers remove grass from a paddy field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, August 1, 2025. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Food Picks: Thevar’s luxe new home in Mohamed Sultan Road with $298 tasting menu

Mysore Spiced Rack Of Lamb at Thevar
Mysore Spiced Rack Of Lamb at Thevar

Food Picks: New a la carte menu at Revolver

Hamachi collar from Revolver.
Hamachi collar from Revolver.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.