Culinary herbs that we have in our kitchen can bring not only the aroma to cooking but also have medicinal properties. Once you know how to use them, they can…
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Pomegranate is not just a fruit, indeed it is a “super fruit” because it is packed with healthy vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. Its exotic taste, which is a blend of…
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It’s hot out there and as the mercury soars across the country, counteracting the hot, sticky summertime heat can be a big task. Most of us try to stay indoors…
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Tamil New year is a very important festival of Tamilians and is popularly known as Varusha Pirapu or Chithirai Thirunal. It is the first day of the Tamil calendar month…
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Summer is well at your doorstep and you have started feeling the on call of summer effects. Parched tongue, dehydrated body, fatigue and dried skin-oomph! You feel like sitting in…
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Easter is the time to enjoy and relish different delicacies after the lent days of prayer and penance. Since it is in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, people…
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Are you interested in spicy and aromatic food items? Do you have a taste for strong flavors, pastes and sauces? Explore the cuisine of Thailand and you will find innumerous…
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Wherever you turn, you hear about problems of heart and cholesterol! What actually happens to your heart and why are so panicked about heart disease? Is there any natural way…
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Hey! It is a world of diet control and health consciousness. You and I don’t want to be big and fat, but try to look slim and fit. What to…
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Garlic! The very name flavors sweet to some and pungent to many. The raw smell of garlic is unpalatable to many of us and we try to run away from…
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Makar Sankranti, the Harvest Festival in the North and the most favorite fiesta in the South of India is ever marked for its jubilance, festive spirit, celebration and pomp ,…
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Potato chips are famed to be the leading contributors to rapid weight gain and as such healthier alternatives are the need of the hour. This article gives you 5 healthy…
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Ingredients:Mutton – 1 kg, cubedBasmati Rice – 1 kgCurd – 1 cupBay Leaf – 4Black Cardamoms – 4 Green Cardamoms – 4Cinnamon Sticks – 4 Cloves – 8Shahi Jeera –…
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Ingredients:Black Chana – 500 gms, boiledCoconut – 1 1/2 cups, gratedSambar Onions – 75 gmsDry Red Chillies – 25 gmsCoriander Seeds – 25 gmsCurry Leaves – 1 sprigCoconut Oil –…
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Ingredients:Chicken – 500 gms, washed, cleaned, chopped into bite-sized piecesCorn Flour – 1 tblspOil – 30 mlOnion – 1, finely slicedGinger – 1 tblsp, gratedGarlic – 4 to 5 cloves,…
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Ingredients:Plantain Stem – 1 medium size (slender one)Red chilies – 2Salt as per tasteUrad Dal – 1 tspMustard – 1/2 tspOil – 2 tspCoconut – 1 tbsp, gratingsCurry Leaves –…
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Ingredients:Yellow Pumpkin – 2, bigCoconut – 2 tblsp, gratedRed Chillies – 4. cut lengthwaysMustard Seeds – 1 tspUrad Dal – 1 tspAsafoetida Powder – a pinchOil – 2 tspCurry Leaves…
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Ingredients:Chow Chow – 2, peeled, dicedOnions – 2, choppedOil – 4 tspMustard Seeds – 1 tspBengal Gram Dal – 2 tblspUrad Dal – 2 tspAsafoetida Powder – a pinchRed Chillies…
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Ingredients:Maida – 4 cupsDry Yeast – 2 tspSugar – 2 tblspOil – 2 tspLuke Warm WaterMilk for brushing Method:1. Dissolve the sugar in 1/2 cup of lukewarm water.2. Sprinkle yeast…
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Ingredients:Green Gram Dal – 1/2 cup, washedGreen Chillies – 1, halvedGinger – 1/2 inch piece, peeled, gratedJeera – 1/2 tspAsafoetida Powder – 1/4 tspTurmeric Powder – a pinchGhee – 1…
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Ingredients:Papaya – 4 cups, ripe, cut into small piecesSugar – 1 cupMilk – 2 cupRice Flour – 2 tblspGhee – 6 tbspCardamom Powder – 1/2 tspCashew nuts – few Method:1.…
