Health & Food

Paya Soup is the lamb trotters’ soup cooked with Indian spices in Indian style, a delicacy that every non-vegetarian household would love to taste once in a while. It holds not only a high place in soup family but also the tastiest and healthiest among all soups. Whether it is growing children or new mothers, recuperating patients or undernourished ones, this amazing soup works like magic! Though...

Of all the world's major religious groups, Muslims are the least likely to have sex outside of marriage, new research found. And as a country's Muslim population grows, the rate of premarital sex declines for all residents, even non-Muslims, according to the study. Researchers analyzed the responses of over 620,000 people (ages 15-59) who were interviewed as part of the Demographic and Health...

With the advent of the holy month every Muslim household gets into special Ramadan related activities. As the entire month is filled with blessings, forgiveness and mercy, Muslim families observe fast during the day and offer special prayers in the night. Ladies cook special dishes for Suhoor and Iftar meals for the family members and also to share with neighbors. Ramadan dishes differ from...

I was talking to my friend from Chitradurga and he says, ‘back home, we eat bread only when we are sick. It’s easy for us to digest light food like bread or starch water’. It got me thinking. Food is culture specific. The food we eat here as a snack was eaten by a sick person in some other part of the country as an energy boost. And then, it got me thinking again. In the summer, most of us can’t...

Tehri is a popular rice dish cooked with the chunks of potatoes. It is a popular main course item in the North Indian daily menu and cooked in every household. Sometimes this delicious rice preparation is also called Aloo Pulao. There are various ways to prepare this dish, some add seasonal vegetables, carrot chunks, green peas, etc. which makes the dish not only yummy but colorful too. Here is a...

Chilli Chicken is one of the Indo Chinese dishes (also known as Chicken Chilli) that most of us have craving for, from time to time. There are plenty of variations of this preparation and each one differs in taste, aroma and appearance. Some chefs even include roasted and crushed cashew nuts to make it real rich and crunchy. Here I have used a simple method with modified recipe for the ease of...

Here goes the basic recipe for the delicious Yakhni Biryani, a meat and rice dish of marvelous taste. It is a classic North Indian dish cooked differently and holds high place in party menu. It gets its name from the Yakhni - the meat stock - it is cooked in. Ingredients - group 1 1. Lamb/Mutton: 1 Kg 2. Onion (medium size, chopped lengthwise): 3 - 4 Nos 3. Turmeric powder: a very small pinch 4...

Ingredients set 1 (for marinating) King fish: 10 - 12 pieces of medium size Edible Oil: 3 tablespoon Chilli powder: 1/2 tablespoon Turmeric powder: 1/4 tablespoon Biryani Masala: 2 tablespoon Lemon juice: 1/2 cup Salt: to taste Ingredients set 2 (for preparing fish) Biryani Masala: 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves (cilantro): One and half cup (chopped) Mint leaves: 10 - 12 leaves (fresh) Ginger...

Shami Kabab is a delicious lamb/meat preparation, very popular among all types of Kababs in Indian subcontinent. Easy to prepare and can be stored in refrigerators for real long time. A good accompaniment for any kind of meals and even served as snacks with evening tea. Children love them and hence Shamai Kabab is a great idea for children’s lunch-box too. There are different ways to make Shami...

Coriander Chicken (Murgh Dhania Masala) Boneless chicken preparation cooked in cilantro based thick green gravy. Delicious and easy to cook, a very good accompaniment to all kinds of Indian rotis, idly or even rice. Here goes the simple ingredients and step-by-step cooking method: Ingredients - group 1 Chicken: 500 - 600 grams (boneless - washed) Oil: 3 tablespoon Curry leaves: 10 leaves - fresh...