There’s some enlightenment that the almond is not a nut: it’s a fruit, a drupe to be precise. What does it matter? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Fruit, dry fruit, seed, fake nut, drupe….the almond […]
Are you crazy about health and healthy food? Then go nuts with ‘cashew nuts’. The kidney-shaped seeds that hang to the bottom of the cashew apple are cashew nuts. It is delicate in flavour. It is firm but has slightly […]
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April 24, 2017
Embrace the Magic of Gram Flour
Gram flour, also known as Besan, is made from ground chickpeas. It can also be made from raw or roasted gram beans. The roasted variety has more flavour whereas the raw tastes slightly bitter. Gram flour is a magic flour. […]
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April 21, 2017
Multi Grain Atta And The Total Control of Diabetes
India has the dubious distinction of being the diabetes capital of the world with an estimated 50 million (five crores) people suffering from type 2 diabetes. Why is this? Diabetes is not a sweet deal Insulin is a hormone produced […]
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April 10, 2017
Ginger- Garlic Paste: Tantalise Your Tastebuds
The sizzle and splutter as a dollop of ginger-garlic paste hits the hot oil and the aroma that wafts through the air: this is like the bugle call that the kitchen is open, the cooking’s on and all’s right with […]
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April 3, 2017
From Fat to Fit- Five Jowar Flour Recipes
The first time I tasted jowar rotis was at a friend’s home. I thought ‘wow!’ When she showed me how they make them, I thought ‘double wow!’ The expert who was on the job was patting and turning and patting […]
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March 28, 2017
Peanuts: Healthier than Meat and Eggs?
If you are an Indian and ‘vegetarian by birth,’ chances are that your parents must have tried the egg route to robust health. Mine did. We had a separate pan and a separate stove, and cooked eggs outside the kitchen, […]
Pappadam, Pappadom, Poppadam, Poppadom Puppodum, , ….This is not a tongue-twister challenge: these are just some of the (musical) alternatives for the more popular PAPAD , the all pervasive savoury add-on that completes and complements an Indian meal, serves as […]
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March 13, 2017
10 Common Misconceptions about Herbal Honey
Honey has been eaten by humans since time immemorial. The ancient Greeks believed it to be the food of Zeus, the king of Gods, and the twelve gods of Olympus: they called it ambrosia or nectar, the food of immortality. […]
Reminiscing about the good ole days of summers and grandmas is never complete without a throwback to the passionate pickling that was the highlight of the season. Our mothers might have been busily cracking the whip about impending class final […]
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