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Pomegranate is a very healthy and delicious fruit. This ruby red colour fruit plays a very vital role in various illnesses like heart disease, cancer and other inflammatory conditions. It also benefits your body, mind and most prominently your skin. The fruit contains hundreds of tiny edible seeds called arils. Arils are packed with antioxidants, minerals, fibre, vitamins A, C and E and folic acid.                 Anar Dana Goli                                    Anardana Toffee               ...

Jeera or Cumin is a very common ingredient that you can find in every household in India. Indians use jeera in their dish to enhance the flavour of the dish, it has also got so many health benefits. Jeera has also got a special place in the world of spices. You can also make digestive churan or Jeera goli with the jeera seeds. Apart from taste, jeera has lots of health benefits and that’s why you should use it in your diet. Jeera or Cumin Seeds Health Benefits of Jeera: ● Promotes Digestion ● Is a Rich Source of Iron...

“Ek me 4 wali toffee” More than a decade back, this was what we used to call this candy. As children, this was the candy we could buy in plenty.  1 rupee=4 toffee A single rupee had the power to bring the power of riches to us back then.  When I find orange candy these days, it takes me back to my childhood. I remember my four-year-old self running down to the local shop at the end of the street whenever I had a one rupee change. That was all I needed to buy my favourite orange candy, which cost...

Fennel seeds are known as Saunf (Hindi), Peruncirakam (Tamil), Mauri (Bengali). Fennel is a flowering plant of the Foeniculum Vulgare family. Originally, the plant is seen in the Mediterranean regions and India. It is quite sought after spice in India DID YOU KNOW? Fennel is a concentrated source of minerals like Copper, Potassium, Calcium, Zinc, Manganese, Vitamin C, Iron, Selenium and Magnesium.  India is the largest exporter of saunf.    TYPES OF FENNEL SEEDS The fennel seeds are of two types namely, Foeniculun vulgare (herb) and Florence fennel (swollen bulb like stem used vegetable. NUTRIENT CONTENT Vitamin C  Vitamin E...

Hing or Asafoetida is the dried latex (gum oleoresin) exuded from the rhizome or tap root of several species of Ferula. It is also called "stinking gum", "devil's dung" or "food of the devils". It is widely used in every part of India, both in medicine and in cookery. DID YOU KNOW? Asafoetida is mentioned quite a lot in Jewish literature, such as the Mishnah. BENEFITS OF HING For our skin: A paste of hing with multani mitti and honey helps fight the signs of ageing.  It has great skin brightening and radiance properties. It is valuable for acne free...