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Diabetes and wine

Which wine is good for diabetes? View all The best wines for diabetics are dry red or white wines, which contain little to no added sugars and minimal carbohydrates, reducing the risk of blood sugar …

Chai Health Tea

8 Popular Tea Bag Companies that Contain Illegal Amounts of Deadly Pesticides

There’s nothing nicer than sipping on a warm cup of herbal tea on a cold midwinter’s day. But besides being tasty and warming, tea provides a host of different health benefits – that is, unless …

Beverages & Drinks Cinnamon Holi Milk Spices

Masala Milk

It is spicy, it is creamy and it is loaded with nutrients. It is made with the divine & nutritious mixture of almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios, watermelon seeds, poppy seeds, green cardamoms, cinnamon and cumin. …

Beverages & Drinks Chai Chai Recipes Spices Tea

Tea of India – Cutting Chai

Chai is the common equalizer in India – from the rich to the poor. No matter what their position in life, an Indian relishes a cup of tea. The rich ones have their tea served …

Beverages & Drinks Diarrhea Grains Rice, Dal and other Lentils Health Recipes Rice Rice water

Rice for Diarrhea

Recipe 2 handfuls of rice1 level teaspoon of salt 1 liter of water Boil all of the above together, cool and strain. Drink the water ! For centuries, boiled rice solutions were used to treat …

Beverages & Drinks Chai Masala Milk Mother's Day Persian Recipes Tea

Irani Choi or Chai ( Spice Masala Chai)

Serves 6 Ingredients Spice ingredients for one pot of tea: 1/2 of a star anise star 10-12 whole cloves 7 whole allspice or 1/4 tsp ground allspice powder *See photo below 1 heaping teaspoon of …

Happy Yalda
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Shab-e Yalda: When Light Shines and Goodness Prevails

Yalda on December 21 is celebrated in many parts of the world. Eating watermelon in the winter is believed to keep you healthy in the new year. Watermelon seeds are one of the items in …

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Saffron

  Yes, saffron is considered both a spice and a herb, often called a “herbal spice,” because it comes from the flower’s stigmas (spice part) but is used extensively in traditional medicine like other herbs, offering color, …

Effigies of Ravana on sale by the roadside at Jaipur India. They're burnt at the annual Dussehra festival in India.
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 Dusshera, Dasara or Dashain

dussehra. Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami, Dasara, or Dashain) is a Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. It is a gazetted holiday in India, which is marked on the 10th day of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) of the month of Ashvin (Ashwayuja), according to the Hindu calendar.

Vividh Vani. (Volume 1 & 2)
Beverages & Drinks Dessert Egg Free Ghee Gluten Free Grains Rice, Dal and other Lentils Oils and Fats Recipes Rice Toddy Vegetarian Vividh Vani by Meherbai Jamshedji Wadia

Sandhra

Parsi Sandhra – An ancient delicacy. Sandhra are fluffy white pancake like delicacy. They are made from rice flour that is kept to rise. You got to make them to know the taste of bygone days!

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Seven Ways to Celebrate Navroz

Navroze / Nowruz / Nooruz  Commemorated in a grand and elaborate fashion, preparations for  Navroze begin well in advance. Houses are cleaned to remove all the cobwebs and painted new. They are then adorned with …

Batervo, a dish made of mutton and toddy
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Batervo

One of the rarest dishes still calling for taari or toddy it is the Gujarati Parsi taari-no-batervo, a slow-cooked mutton stew made with reduced toddy. By Kurush Dalal

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