Mango Dahi Vada Shots Ingredients: Vada: 1 cup soaked, split white urad dal, ½ inch chopped ginger, 2 chopped green chillies, ¼ tsp red chilli powder, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar, oil, 1 cup warm water Mango yoghurt: 1 cup hung (or Greek) yoghurt, 1½ cup mango pulp, 1 tsp sugar, ½ tsp salt […]
Today’s Children – Spoilt or Misunderstood? Practical tips to raise today’s children. Being a parent is probably one of the hardest jobs in the world. And being a decent enough parent is even harder. Even more so, today! Sometimes it feels like an Olympic sport. Life can seem like a never-ending list of this or […]
Vermicelli Shrikhand Cups This innovative dessert can be easily made at home & will enhance your style of serving food at home. Shrikhand is a popular dessert made in Maharashtra during festivals. It’s derived from Shir + Khand – Shir or Milk (curd is prepared from milk) + khand or sugar. Ingredients 200 gm vermicelli, […]
All You Need to Know About Cancer Here’s a lowdown on the dreaded disease and the current treatment processes. Did you know that cancer is an ancient disease with the earliest evidence of bone cancer found in Egyptian mummies? The word cancer triggers an instant reaction of terror and misunderstanding amongst devastated patients and their […]
Baked Puran Poli Roll This Holi quick fix results from my love for recycling and reusing. We roll leftover rotis with a rich, fragrant puran filling made with chana dal, jaggery, saffron, cardamom, coconut, and nutmeg! Baked or air fried until golden brown and garnished with rose petals and edible gold foil/varq, these puran poli […]
9 Tips to Build Your Nest Egg A brief guide on how to save and invest wisely. In an age ridden with unlimited wants and limited resources, retirement planning can prove to be quite a difficult task. However, it must certainly be a serious consideration. The average Indian makes enough money to meet their […]
Peru chi Chutney Guava (Peru) chutney is a spicy, tangy, and slightly pungent Indian accompaniment made using fresh guava, coriander, and a few other simple ingredients. It is a winter specialty in India when fresh crispy guavas are available in abundance. This chutney is loaded with fibre and is rich in antioxidants. Serve it as […]
Seasonal Food and its Impact on Our Diet Eating seasonal and local produce has proven to be beneficial for health. Let’s see how. India has three primary seasons: summer, winter, and monsoon. Additionally, we recognise six sub-seasons: Vasant, Grishma, Varsha, Sharad, Hemant, and Shishir. As the weather transitions with the seasons, our bodies also respond […]
Bhogichi Bhaji Ingredients: 1 tbsp carrots, peeled and diced, 1 tbsp diced sweet potatoes, 1 tbsp diced tender baby potato, 1 tbsp diced purple brinjal, 1 tbsp raw green jowar gram, 1 tbsp tender peas, 1 tbsp tender peanuts, 5 bers washed and stems removed (optional), 1 tbsp diced purple yam, 1 tbsp diced elephant […]
How Thought Leaders Taught Me to Dream Big What we decide about our life has a huge impact on how it unfolds. If our approach remains limited to learning from a few books, getting a job, getting married, having children and then retiring, it would be a great injustice to our capabilities as human beings. […]