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The other day I was looking for all-purpose vessel/ kadhai to cook vegetables, rice, gravy etc and I came across a stainless steel cooker cum vessel. It has a thick bottom which prevents burning but surprisingly takes …
Keeping water in a copper bottle/jar overnight or for 4/5 hours helps to purify water. This has been proven with the scientific experiment. Spiritually, it is believed that water has memory. Since it travels through various pipes to reach your tap, it may acquire negative …
Dark circles around the eyes are caused primarily due to lack of sleep, frequent cold, stress, or deficiency of iron. I would like you to try the following remedies for your eyes and check if this helps. Adequate sound sleep at least 5/6 hours per …
Gram flour/ chickpeas flour/Bengal gram flour (‘Besan’/ ‘chana dal’ in Hindi/Marathi) acts as a natural cleanser to our skin. You can apply it on the face or on full body. Chickpeas look like following. Its flour (shown below) is easily available in grocery stores or on …
This is an easy recipe for a strawberry milkshake. It will fill our stomachs for 1 to 2 hours. It is better to buy strawberries when in season. In India, the strawberry season is from November to March. Cooking time: 5 minutes Ingredients for 1 …
Many years ago, during the monsoon, I saw a tiny sparrow out of my bedroom window. It was raining heavily and there she was, shivering in the rain, sleeping on a very small …
Sesame Peanut Vadi/Soft Chikki Ingredients: Sesame seeds: 1 cup Grated Jaggery: 1 cup Roasted peanut powder: 1 cup Ghee: 2 tablespoons Cardamom powder: 1/2 tablespoon Process: Roast the sesame seeds on a low flame for 2/3 minutes, until they change their color to golden, and …
Makar Sankranti is a festival for harvest in India and it is celebrated in the month of January every year. There are many recipes for this occasion which mainly consist of sesame, peanut, and jaggery. One of the important recipes is Sesame Laddu which I …
Ragi/Finger millet is gluten-free, rich in calcium, contains Vitamin D. I am sharing links to videos of various recipes of Ragi. Recipe1: Ragi Idli Credits: https://youtu.be/GkGtpOibW6s Recipe 2: Ragi Roti/Bhakri …
The following chia and gondh recipe will help to make your bones strong and also to recover faster from bone injuries or pain. You can buy 100 grams of chia seeds (‘Sabja’ in Hindi) and gondh (‘Gond’/’Dink’ in Hindi/Marathi), to begin with. Put 1 spoon of …