Corriander leaves - These leaves are used as a garnish and flavour enhancer to many dishes, especially curries. They are also grounded into a paste together with mint leaves to make the base of fresh relishes.Heat some water and steam the broccoli florets until just cooked. You should just be able to stick a fork into the side of the florets but th

I was first treated to this fantastic dish when I was studying at CSU Sacramento in the mid 80s. At the time, there was an Indian restaurant - the only Indian restaurant in town - that my friends and I visited every weekend.Modern treatments for obesity do not work for the common man. The exercises prescribed by the internet gurus are all artificia

India introduced the West to a plethora of exciting spices - many of which are very popular in Western Cooking. The Europeans introduced the art of bread making into India - and the Indians have invented some amazing breads that are truly their own. One such bread is the paratha.I must admit that nowadays I make this fish with a traditional tandoor

'Sweets' or 'mithai' are very special and generally made from the pure ghee. The sweet shops and other retailers are busy preparing the special Diwali sweets which are very high in demand. But these sweets you can also make at home.As soon as we eat even small quantities of starchy food, insulin is secreted. It may be very small, but cumulatively i

We see advertisements on TV and on the web about piles, so we know that they are common. But what exactly are piles? In short, they are enlarged veins under the skin. They can develop either in the anal canal inside of the rectum, or right outside the anal cavity.Constipation is known to be the most common cause of piles. It can also aggravate the