Homemade Chai Masala
When you drink a mug of tea for literally everything, you tend to spice it up. That’s where chai masala comes in. Chai is not a beverage. It’s the soul,…
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Take a deep dive into the spices that enliven our food every day.
Such commonplace ingredients, but we rarely delve into how they bring all that jazz to our dishes. That’s what I attempt here – demystifying spices.
From where does cinnamon come to what are the health benefits of turmeric, from what’s the best way to store cardamom to how to add more depth to bakes with chai spice, get to know more about regular spices.
Nutmeg: Nuances With extraordinary Benefits
They say to leave the best for the last. If that is the case, then nutmeg is precisely the spice to wind down my spice series which began with Cinnamon. Nutmeg or Jaayaphal in…
Continue readingFenugreek: Nutrition In Every Seed
Ages back, when my love for healthy cooking was new, I realised that cuisines have covert markers. Each ethnicity used a specific ingredient to make their dishes taste just-so. For Indian…
Continue readingCLOVE: The Boss Spice Of Flavours
When I am not cooking, I am reading about it, and the other day, a few words caught my attention “in the battle royal of sweet spices, clove would win…
Continue readingMustard Seeds: A Moutain Of Benefits
There are plenty of things I loved about the U.S., and I still do miss my days there, even after so many years. But if I had to pick one thing about…
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