In India and Pakistan we do eat a few un-hulled lentils. This means that the skins of the pulses remain intact. The skins have high nutrient value. Hulling however improves the dietary value of...
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While we do know that cabbage with vinegar is considered as a good hangover remedy, there is a cabbage lore which probably precedes this remedial tactic. The lore goes as that Egyptian pharaohs would...
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I love that Engish film called Holiday. What I like about it the most is that I see myself comfortable in Kate Winslet’s English country setting as equally as I see myself in Cameron...
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There are two types of people in the world. Soup people and non soup people. Non soup people will resist a hot bowl of delish even when caught in a blizzard! To them a...
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Simplicity is my mantra in cooking. I try to come up with simple un-daunting recipes. I often think of some who are forced to cook, to table good food for their family but who...
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Middle Easterns, East Kenyans, Indians, Iranians, South East Asians and more people in the world eat the Samosa. It is quite the universal snack. Not the healthiest of snacks, but tastiest for sure, this...
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October weather in Mumbai is not much cooler than summer. While it is the festival season and the ladies of the city indulge in their traditional silk which is so different from the otherwise...
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Grapes are in season. I am sharing a good bodied, fruity, seedy, nutty and classy salad recipe. Black quinoa has a lot of character. They retain a loose flowy texture even when completely done....
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Fusion food seems to be coveted by good food audience. My sense is that it create a feel of being in tandem with the new keeping the sense of the classic old alive inside....
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We often find ourselves struggling to put together a sumptuous vegetarian snack, something off the beaten track yet mainstream. I have been working on coming up with a snack which is vegetarian yet eye...
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