Lotus seeds have been a part of the diet for a long,long time.This is what I learnt when I was looking up for information about Lotus seeds. I have seen lotus seeds when we were in China and found them to be used a lot in their dishes. Right from soups to porridge and even…
All about millets and 50+ recipes! A few years ago Oats was the word that was on everyone’s lips including mine[And it’s on my lips even now!]. Then it was quinoa and now it’s the millet! Many blogs have millet recipes and mine has too but it was restricted to Ragi and Bajra. Almost 6…
I had a chance to taste this exotic fruit when we lived in China. As an avid food blogger, I started trying out dishes with this and that was after my land lady introduced me to this fruit!! Here are some interesting recipes to try… Post Views: 1,409
Our ancestors were indeed very thoughtful to have added this leaf as a part of the daily life. In earlier days, the wife used to fold betel leaves and pass it on to her husband after the noon meal. In the wedding, even today, betel leaves are placed in the dining hall so that people…
Gulkand or Gulquand is nothing but sweet rose petal preserve.It can also be called Rose Petal Jam.This preserve is famous in India and Pakistan. The preparation of Gulkand involves mixing sugar and Damask rose petals and exposing them to sunlight for more than 6 hours a day and this goes on goes 3-4 weeks. On…
