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    Diwali

    The word Diwali has its origin from the Sanskrit word "Deepavali" which means "rows of light". Diwali is the festival that falls on the night of "Amavasya" (no moon) but the "diyas" we light gives us the message of spreading light and driving the darkness
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    Tags: Poaching, Steaming, Stew, Nutrition, Boil, Diwali


    Aiding Anorexia

    Anorexia is a common kind of eating disorder in which people have a strong fear that they will put on extra weight. Due to this fear, such kinds of people eat very little food and sometimes become very slim.
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    Tags: Clinical, Calcium, Selenium, Fatty Acid, Hat, Iron


    Panch Phoran (Bengali Five Spice)

    Bengali cuisine is unique due to the aroma and flavor of the blend of spices known as "panch phoran". "Panch" means "five" and "phoran" is "flavor" or "spice", hence the common translation Bengali Five-Spice.
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    Tags: Infection, Homeopathy, Dehydration, Insulin, Nausea, Cancer


    Cancer in Men

    Data from population based cancer registries in India show that the most frequently reported cancer sites in males are lung, oesophagus, stomach, and larynx.
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    Beauty Aids from the Kitchen Caboose

    Beauty salons offer a bewildering variety of treatments and almost every day one or the other type of skin care product is launched.
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    Nariyal Chawal


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    Ragi Mixture


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    Spinach and Baby Corn Soup


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    Egg Custard

    Serves: 2 Ingredients: 4 Eggs 1 cup Milk 1/4 tsp Salt 1/4 cup Sugar 1 teaspoon Vanilla Nutmeg Powder (Jaiphal) Method: Break the eggs into a big bowl and beat them using a mixer. Once the eggs are beaten enough, slowly add sugar,
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    Cataract

    Cataract is a cloudy area in the lens or lens capsule of the eye. Cataract formation can be viewed very similarly to hardening of the arteries. The human lens, which becomes a cataract, is really a series of membranes, much like those that line our b
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    Diabetes

    Diabetes is characterized by an abnormally high level of blood glucose in the urine. It results from relative lack of insulin which leads to abnormalities in carbohydrate metabolism and the metabolism of protein and fat. Ancient scholars of Ayurveda
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    Acidity

    Acidity is a common problem now-a-days. The excess production of acid by the gastric glands of the stomach, results in the condition known as acidity. It occurs when hydrochloric acid, an important constituent of digestive juices, makes its way upwa
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    Insomnia

    Insomnia literally means a complete lack of sleep. However, in practice it is used to denote a relative inability to sleep. In other words, it is difficulty in falling asleep or difficulty in remaining asleep, early final awakening or combination of
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    Cough

    Cough is a very common symptom of many respiratory disorders. The reason we cough is to get rid of the irritation on the surface lining (the mucous membrane) of the throat and upper respiratory tract. Such irritation may be caused by certain foods, s
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    World Cuisine - Italian Watermelon Granita

    Beat the HEAT with Granita Granita is a kind of semi-frozen Italian dessert more like a grainy slushie or sorbet. It is a simple, refreshing and exotic sounding dessert which is bound to impress everyone. Simple, as it usually consists of not more t
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    Know Your Sweeteners This Diwali

    Every Diwali, I am hounded by a series of queries by weight watchers regarding a good sugar substitute. After a bit of research, these are few facts I like to share with you about artificial sweeteners. You can thus decide, whether they are beneficia
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    Henna Handover

    Henna or Mehndi Over the years, henna has acquired the global status of a cultural cosmetic. Thanks to Lawsonia inermis – the small shrub, responsible for leaving behind a blazing trail of orange red lacework patterns or intricate designs on t
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    Better Than Fries- Try Sweet Potato

    Sweet potatoes are not a something that is on everyone’s weekly shopping list. Yet this root vegetable makes a surprisingly tasty and healthy snack when made into baked fries. Serve it as a side, as an appetizer or as a snack. Ingredients: Sw
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    Benefits of Butter Milk

    In the north, yoghurt is whisked with sugar or salt and roasted cumin seeds to make ‘lassi’ or ‘chaach’, the same drink is tempered lightly with mustard seeds and curry leaves to make ‘mor’ in the south. Ayurved
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Veg Wholesome Meal

A quarter plate of tomato basil penne with a teaspoon of cheddar cheese and an orange.

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