Found 138 Articles for Food & Beverages

Here is a recipe, which has No Onion, No Garlic - Salted vermicelli or namkeen seviya.One can enjoy it anytime during the day. It is light, tasty and can be made super nutritious and colorful with a lot of veggies.Ingredients1 cup vermicelli1.5 cups hot water1 carrot1 tomato10-12 peas1/2 capsicum8-10 groundnut1/4th tsp urad dal1/4th tsp chana dal1/4th tsp asafetida (hing)Salt to taste1/2 tsp red chili powder1/2 tsp dry coriander powder(optional)2 green chili curry leaves 5-61/2 tsp Mustard seeds3tbsp cooking oilTomato ketchup(for garnishing)Recipe1. In a non-stick kadhai (deep bottom pan); add oil, mustard seeds. Allow mustard seeds to crackle.2. Add thing, chana ... Read More

This recipe serves 2.IngredientsBrown bread (4 slices)American sweet cornHung curdLettuceRed cabbageBroccoliOlives(black and /or green)Red chili flakesSaltWhite pepperOlive oilMixed herbsPineappleCinnamon powderFried onionsBaked beansAmerican cheeseRecipePrepare the stuffing for the sandwich first.1. In a bowl, add Hung curd and the American sweet corn, shredded red cabbage, baked beans, some parboiled broccoli.2. Add some red chili flakes, white pepper, mixed herbs, cinnamon powder, and salt as per taste.3. Drizzle some olive oil along with olives of one’s choice (black or green).4. Cut two bread slices and evenly spread the mixture prepared. Place leftover ingredients like pineapple slices and cheese must be spread in the ... Read More

A person who wears un-ironed clothes suggests that he is lethargic and not interested in grooming well. No one wants to befriend such a person. These improperly maintained clothes make his mood even more slavish.Someone who wears dull colors always may be sad or a bore! No positivity radiates from that person and the clothes make him duller indeed. The one who always wears bright colors, full of flowers or meadows, is certain to be happy and maybe even contended with his lot.Thus, what we wear significantly influences how others perceive you and how they respond to you. When we ... Read More

Curd a staple dish used in almost every household. Most commonly curd is confused with its cousin the yogurt. Few people understand the difference between the curd and yogurt and their different ways of processing. There is, in fact, a significant difference between Curd and Yoghurt.CurdWhen some acidic substance like lemon juice or vinegar is added to milk, the milk protein gets tangled into solid masses called as curd. The water separated out is known as whey and which is drained off to retain only the curd. This process of milk coagulating to form curd is known as curdling.Curd can ... Read More

We might have boiled rice in our refrigerator cooked last night, but do not know how to make use of it. In such a case, we might either throw it or search some recipes which can be made out of that pre-cooked rice. Throwing any food item is not a good step that should be taken, so the recipes listed below might help in case one does not know what to do with that pre-cooked rice.Curd RiceThis is the easiest recipe that can be made out of boiled rice. Add beaten curd and 'tadka' to the rice. The 'tadka' is ... Read More

Dalia or broken wheat is very healthy. It is full of those benefits which even wheat has. It is, in fact, healthier than wheat flour. Dalia is a really wonderful food for people of all age groups. Therefore, it should be included in our everyday diet.Benefits of Consuming Dalia FrequentlyRich In Fiber: Dalia is very rich in fiber content. This is why it cures constipation and increases metabolism.A Complete Meal: Just like milk, Dalia is also a complete meal. It has loads of nutrients which make it apt as an ideal breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a dish for an evening ... Read More

Ragi is a healthy cereal crop also known as Eleusine coracana, or finger millet. But some people are not able to consume it frequently despite being aware of its nutritional benefits, and the reason being its bitter taste. Let us look at some interesting recipes using raagi wherein raagi does not taste too bitter.Ragi CookiesFor snack time, hogging on ragi cookies is a healthier alternative than eating maida cookies. Let us look at the recipe.In a bowl, add 1/2 cup ragi, 1/2 cup wheat flour, and 1/2 cup semolina. Mix these dry ingredients along with cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and ... Read More

Food blogging is fun. This is what is thought by many of us when we go through certain pictures of lip-smacking food in Instagram with various hashtags such as food porn, food lover, insta-foodie, food is love and so on.Struggle Behind Every SuccessWe must not forget that no success comes easy. It is rightly said that “Rome was not built in a day.” So, if one has to achieve laurels in life, one has to strive and pine, since there is no shortcut to name and fame.What Does A Food Blogger Should Do?1. Make Contacts: Clicking pictures with a DSLR ... Read More

Cereals like wheat, rice often get infected by pests like termites and other insects. It is thus significant to know the various ways and manners in which we can avoid this issue. This is how you can save your cereals:1. Natural Ingredients: Use cloves, cardamom and cinnamon sticks in the jar of rice you have for storage. But do not add a few of these in kilos of rice. 12-15 pieces of these in 1 kg of rice should be a safe ratio.2. Chemical Compound Addition: The other popular method is the use of boric acid. Boric acid is available ... Read More

Methanol is a clean burning drop in fuel and can replace both petrol, and diesel in transportation and LPG, wood, kerosene in cooking fuel.Why Is Methanol Essential?To sustain our energy needs in the future, alternative forms of energy is the only way out. Methanol will not just mitigate the environmental hazards, but also will help households reduce their fuel costs, and thus make more savings.How Would It Be Capitalised?Assam Petrochemicals Ltd to roll out country’s first methanol-based cooking fuel, which will be 30% cheaper than the conventional LPG fuel. It’s cleaner, greener and easily transportable. After China and Israel already ... Read More