Not everyone is a plant lover but there’s no denying the beauty plants lend to their surroundings. Even a doctor’s clinic can look inviting with well placed greenery and flowers. If you’re someone who isn’t too keen on spending time tending to plants, or isn’t confident in your keeping-plants-alive skills, take a minute to consider their air purifying abilities and then give succulents a shot. …
Best Practices for Cracking Open and Storing Coconuts
Coconuts are one of the most essential ingredients for any type of cooking in coastal India. Curries, chutneys, masalas and even rice, are quite incomplete with coconut or even its milk. The green coconut or tender coconut that’s popular for its sweet water and tender delicious white meat inside tends to be more expensive than the regular brown coconut used in cooking. The only difference …
Cabbage Thoran – Simple Delicious Eating Doesn’t Get Better Than This
Cabbage as a vegetable is so diverse and yet so polarising. According to this piece it’s one of the most hated vegetables in India along with the carrot. How sad for those who don’t eat it! JK Rowling once said, “If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.” So I say, “If you don’t like cabbage, you haven’t found the right …
9 Shows Worth a Rewatch on Amazon Prime
There is so much to watch on Amazon Prime India and if you find yourself spoiled for choice here are a few options totally worth a rewatch. Amazon Prime India has some fantastic options in shows and movies, be it Hindi or English. If you’ve watched it all or can’t seem to find what to watch while your food cools on your table, take a …
Six Reasons Ghee is Great For Your Skin
Ghee is one of those natural products that have stood the test of time in India. Sweets, dals, biryani, khichdi, chapati or even in milk, the addition of ghee makes it all so much better. Its over-arching properties have now caught on in the rest of the world, and the Internet is rife with the virtues of this superfood. From helping with constipation to clearing …
Rasam: It’s Easier Than Saying Pappadum!
A home-cooked meal without dal is quite incomplete. Whether it’s a simple moong dal with tadka, or an elaborate panchmel dal; hot dal with steaming rice and heavy glob of ghee on top is a combination we cannot resist. Dal is prepared in over 200 ways in India, each preparation more mouth-watering than the previous one. But, every home has their favourite dal that’s made …
Seven Hobbies That Are Easy Second Income Material
“If your money is not making money you’re doing something wrong.” “You should be making money even when you’re asleep.” We’ve all heard these financial pep talks and come away wondering, “so what DO I do?”. While each of us has a set of skills, and while it may not be of the likes of Liam Neeson, it’s still something to work with. Here’s a …
Gorgeous Skincare Options Sitting in Your Kitchen
The market is replete with skin care products and if I add up the hours I have walked the skin care aisles in supermarkets, I’d be slapping my forehead silly. Now this was before Amazon and Myntra and Nykaa and before imported brands became commonplace and accessible to everyone and yet home brewed options weren’t being explored actively. There came a time when I had …
An Avocado-rable Breakfast You Need To Try Today!
I found this easy recipe for a healthy breakfast and couldn’t help but be amazed at the simplicity. I’ve been trying to include healthy fats in my meals and every responsible literature I’ve read about healthy fats points to avocados and eggs. Now this buttery gorgeous green fruit is not native to India and is not available locally or from the next door “bhaajiwala”. You …
Saffron: The Queen of Spices
Ever tried making Biryani or Malpua without those gorgeous deep red orange strands of saffron? Isn’t quite the same, is it? The most expensive spice in the world is a luxury addition to Indian food and does what vanilla does to “Western” food. Lifts it. Its complex taste is nuanced, sweet, floral and yet earthy. The origins of this highly expensive spice is debatable but …