How to Cut and Clean Fish
- 08
- February
- 2013
Cleaning and cutting fish could be little bit of fishy until you master the technique. If you ever got a live fish, and still wanna make some progress in doing the mean job…here it is some of the pointers that may help you. If nothing works…no worries…persuade your butcher to do the job:) 1. Fish […]
How To Cut A Chicken
- 08
- February
- 2013
Butchering meat for consumption could be quite an art, if done properly. Additionally it brings a more serious karma feeling in you; henceforth…the frequency of killing an animal for food goes down. Besides, buying a whole chicken will be economically lot cheaper when compared to a special pack of chopped chicken. From my Biology background….slaughtering […]
How to Eat with Chopsticks
- 04
- February
- 2013
I love Chinese food. But for many years I had no idea how to use chopsticks! I happily dined in my own way, fork and knives. When I joined the International club at Oxford, MS. All my friends were from Asia…whenever we went out for dinner, I was the only one who kept asking for […]
Pahziya Saadham – Meen Kuzhmabu
- 04
- February
- 2013
What Oil Should I Use?
- 01
- February
- 2013
I assume that you want to cook, but you are too puzzled to chose from the the number of oil collection! If you are wondering…which oil to use, while making an Indian dish; you have come to the right place. Here is a complete fool-proof Guide to Indian cooking. Technically you can use any cooking […]
How to make papads in microwave
- 31
- January
- 2013
Alright, you have some papads (or popadams) at home and you are too scared to fry them in oil. You can always toast them in a microwave without pain. Lets, just place a paper towel on the microwave plate and spread two or three papads at a time, leaving enough room for them to expand. […]
How To Serve Food?
- 31
- January
- 2013
Here is a pictorial description of how to arrange food on a plantain leaf in a Tamil (Thamizh) traditional way.
Culinary Astrology – Birth Star and Diet!
- 31
- January
- 2013
Most Indians are highly dependent on Astrology for all the important decisions and events in their life. Indian marriages do not take place without a detailed consultation with one’s family astrologer. Now, don’t look at me like that…things are different in my home-country. Just like the way people have family doctors, most of us in […]
Native Green Leafy Vegetables – Pictorial Dictionary
- 31
- January
- 2013
English Botanical Name Tamil Hindi Telugu Solanum trilobatum Thoodhuvalai Centella asiatica Valaarai Brahmi Bacoba monnieri Neer Brahmi Eclipta prostrata Kasini Keerai Bhringaraj Wedelia chinenisis Manjal Karisilankanni Red Sorrel, Roselle Hibiscus cannabinus Pulicha Keerai Gongura Amaranth Tender Thandu Keerai Arai Keerai Siru Keerai Chota Thota Kura Baloon Vines Cardosperm halicacabum Mudakathaan Keerai Agathi Keerai Pala […]
Brain Foods
- 24
- January
- 2013
Can’t find your keys, again? Wondering why you headed to the pantry for? It could be a momentary memory loss or multitasking has made the brain fog a little. There is no denying that as we age, our body ages along with us and so does the brain. The human brain starts slowing down as […]
