"Selling old wines in new bottles with double the kick !" was one of the mails in my mail box. This is how a reader has described my Rock N Rolls series. "Though the contents are age old (chapatti and a subji), packaging & presentation is new & innovative" she added.

Curry leaves in coconut oil can be boiled for making an excellent hair tonic. It is used to stimulate the growth of hairs and bringing back black pigments of hair, which is very much desired.
 

 

I know there's been some controversy over whether anything butter-related could be healthy. Even some Indian restaurants have fretted over whether to drop Desi Ghee in favor of vegetable oils. But like most unwarranted health scares, I predict this too will pass.

The best ghee can be obtained only in case you have best milk supply at home. The milk should have enough cream. Following procedure could help in obtaining the best clarified butter.

Females should not take too many pain killers during menses as that hinder the flow of blood and might leave swelling in uterus. So the best home remedy for pain in legs and back and lower abdomen is taking a hot water bottle and putting that in the body part where required.

 

 

Add a fistful of lentils (pulses) viz. green grams-whole or split-and equal quantity of rice, cooking them into a thick gruel then add a pinch of turmeric and salt to taste along with half a spoon of coriander powder and a little cumin seed powder plus a little red chilly powder. If you so desire, a very small quantity of asafoetida can be added for flavouring. Lo and behold, Khichri is ready to eat for two people. You can garnish it with coriander leaves and a pinch of roasted cumin seed powder. You can put a finely chopped tomato to give a twist to its taste. Finely chopped green chillies website can send it soaring on Scoville scale of hotness.

You can use red gram as pulse or even black gram, as it is eaten on Makar Sankanti (the day of the Sun's sidereal transition from Sagittarius to Capricorn during the winter solistice-14 January-in India).

Yogurt - This is used in a lot of dishes. It is also a cooling contrast to spicy dishes. Some people prefer making their own yogurt rather than buying from shops or supermarkets.