Saturday, 7 January 2017

Cardamom - Ayurveda Straight From Granny’s kitchen




Cardamom is most commonly known as mouth freshener as it is a scented element. The other health benefits and easy uses of it are below.

1) Dry cough -

Take 3 cardamoms and roast them on pan till the fumes rise from it. As you see fumes are coming switch off the burner and cover the cardamom with a plate over it. After it cools down make fine powder of those roasted cardamom

Saturday, 31 December 2016

Clove - Ayurveda straight from granny’s kitchen



Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree and are commonly used as a spice. Here are the medicinal uses & home remedies of clove.

Saturday, 29 October 2016

Science of “Abhyanga-Snana” in Diwali

Diwali is festival of light. Diwali lantern, rangoli designs, fireworks, various delicious desserts, shopping , gifts etc is the common scenario at each and every household. But where we show this enthusiastic hustle-bustle in all preparations, there is one thing that everyone looks at it as a nightmare or a torture and it is the morning Abhyanga-snana ritual, where we have to get up early morning to get oil massage and bath. Though it seems a futile thing on outer side, have anyone wonder why our ancestors enjoined us to follow this ritual? If no then, lets take a brief look on this concept and lets know the science behind it.

Puranpoli - Science behind eating it in Diwali

India is a country rich in number of various cultures with full of festivals and rituals. There is legacy of speciality food preparations for all these festivals. Our ancestors apprised the method of preparations and the science behind these foods.

Now we are talking about festival foods and its Diwali time, so how can we forget about the delicious and famous “Puranpoli”. Yes Puranpoli is the royal dish of Maharashtra. So lets take a look why we eat puranpoli specifically during this festival? And what are the health benefits of it?