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Tried and Tasted: Summer Coolers
Come summers, the mercury climbs steeply and leaves people thirsty and tired. Especially in the countries that lie on or near the equator, summers can be a rather difficult season to live through. To beat the scorching heat, people often tend to gulp down ... -
Currying Flavor with Curry Leaves
Curry leaves are the aromatic and versatile little leaves that can transform even an ordinary dish like upma or poha into a gourmet’s delight. They are a staple part of the Indian diet because of their distinctive flavor and visual appeal they add to the ... -
Peppered with Benefits
Think “Hot and Pungent” and what comes to mind is pepper, with its sneeze-inducing potency. Known world-over, black pepper is the world’s most widely used spice – and India’s most ancient one. Peppercorns were much prized as a form of commodity money and ... -
Cumin Out On Top Of Your Medicine Chest
Do Your Health a Flavor For millennia, India has been currying flavor – with cumin seed. Seeds excavated in India have been dated to the second millennium BC. The ancient Egyptians used it for both spicing their food as well as preserving their “mummies” ... -
Coriander: Your in-house doctor
The power-packed green, that must-have sprinkle of chopped green leaves that zings up your bowl of steaming soup or your favorite pav-bhaji, and also packs a lot of medicinal punch – coriander! All the parts ranging from leaves to stems, seeds and roots a ... -
Tamarind- Try Sweet and Sour
Tamarind – A Nutritional Powerhouse Tamar hindi or Indian date was the evocative name given by Persians and Arabs to the commonly found tamarind. Within the brittle, brown pod is a fleshy acid fruit that contains tartaric acid and pectin. Alternate Names ... -
Fenugreek- Goodness Herbaceous!
A Reservoir of Health and Beauty Fenugreek is a herbaceous plant with a long history of culinary and medicinal uses. Both the lovely, aromatic leaves and the distinctive, pungent-smelling seeds are used widely in India. The fresh leaves are used as greens ... -
Cereals | Pulses | Vegetables | Fruits
Cereals | Pulses | Vegetables | Fruits | Nuts | Spices | Milk & Milk Products | Sweeteners | Miscellaneous Picture Food Stuff Element & its Proportion Taste Effect on Constitution Some Facts Wheat Water (2) Earth (2) Sweet Decreases Vatta, Pitta ...
