'Silence after the storm'..the last few days of high decibel sound, screaming and running around the road to burst crackers has finally come to rest. Even the intermittent spell of rain did not dampen the spirit of festivity for my kids & hubby for whom my garage was the make shift center for bursting crackers. And no, I will not crib about the land, noise, water and air pollution which was left after the festival of lights was over. When I am not able to influence anyone in my home even after 16 years of marriage, against indulging in sugary sweets, oily savories and buying crackers at exorbitant prize (which could actually get me a dedicated server for God knows how many years) then who am I to complain...'to each his own'.

Indians love their spices. Now that may scare off even the most experienced of cooks if he happens to be of a different country. The idea is to get your basics right and stop believing that all Indian food contains 'curry powder'! A lot of Indian dishes can be cooked with little or no masalas as well.
 

 

For many people in the world, disease is a direct result to lack of nutrition and poverty. In our society, we have the unique opportunity to learn about how to be moderate in our eating habits. Disease comes from lack of moderation, eating to much or making inappropriate food choices according to our body type. By expressing gratitude toward food, we can impart different thinking, emotional make-ups, feelings and moods. Through the medicinal understanding of food, we can speed up the healing processes of different disease and/or imbalance through restricted eating, fasts, and detoxification therapies.

Amla is one those homely materials which is used in India for prevention of hair pigment and whole hair care. It is also called gooseberries. It is a valuable hair tonic and very much helpful for enriching hair growth and hair pigmentation. At first these fruits are cut into pieces and then they are dried in shade. After that they are boiled in coconut oil till they are like scorched like thing. The mixture is now like black oil and it is very much helpful for preventing the onset of graying of hair.

Alum (phitkari) - Apply alum powder at the area of the Best ghee in india to arrest blood loss and give antiseptic cover as well. Alum is a very common home remedy for wound.

 

 

People clean their houses ready for Diwali so that when they welcome the Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity into their house it is tidy, they also decorate it with lights and colourful Rangoli patterns. It is traditional to wear new clothes at Diwali and to buy lovely jewellry in honour of Laxmi.

Random Tip for Dull Skin: To improve a dark and dull best ghee from india complexion, take 1 tablespoon of gram flour, pinch of turmeric powder, few drops of lime juice, 1/2 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 tablespoon milk. Mix the ingredients together. Apply the mixture to your skin. Leave it on for half an hour. Wash off with water.