Jaggery

Organic cotton dhoties | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement From a 21-dish onasadya with avial(vegetables made with coconut and milk), olan (ash gourd with beans in a thick coconut milk gravy), kichadi (gourd in yoghurt curry), pachadi…

In order to maintain a healthy lifestyle, doctors and health experts emphasise controlling sugar intake. According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), eating too much-added sugars can contribute to health problems such…

By Dr Mukesh Goel Artificial sweeteners, especially erythritol, have been linked to heart disease. Is that true? According to a recent research by Cleveland Clinic, the impact of artificial sweeteners like erythritol have been found to…

Express News Service There is only one umami in India. It’s called chatpata—a lip-curling mix of khatta, meetha and teekha,” grins Dane Fernandes, Executive Chef, JW Sahar Mumbai. The sovereign of Goan flavours, Dane…

Sankranti, Pongal, Lohri... no harvest festival in the country is complete without the use of ‘gud’ or jaggery. Fans know that the texture and taste of this traditional sweetener differ from region to region, lending a distinct flavour to…

How to eat wise through the year and beyond for sustainable health is what the 2022 food planner, Parampara, tells you The fear of food and festivals, taking to fad diets for weight loss, fasting for long hours, feeling guilty after a…

Winter is upon us and the nip in the air calls for everything warm and cozy. It is that time of the year when we love spending days in our blankets, enjoying hot chocolates or garam chai. Amidst all things good and positive, winter also…

Foodies know that certain dishes taste extra delicious when they are enjoyed at a particular time. Pakodas taste extra crispy when we are surrounded by monsoon rain showers, gajar ka halwa just melts in our mouth in the cold breeze of…

The winter season calls for a variety of dishes that can be prepared with jaggery or gur. Most of us have seen our moms preparing barfis and other desserts with gur when the temperature dips. Well, that's because gur carries a wide range of…

It's winter and all that most of us want at the end of a long day is a bowl of warm, rich, decadent dishes. And there is really no dearth of options of hot dishes and even desserts that will fill your heart and stomach. But this time…