Blogs — Know Your Ingredient

  We have all read in the previous blog post about the benefits of millets over the traditional grains like wheat and rice. Millets are super easy to cook just like rice - One cup of raw millet makes over 3 cups of cooked millet. Nutritionists say that it is good to shock your body sometimes by eating different types of foods and doing different exercises. It helps increase your metabolism. Not that we need a reason to explore types of foods - am I right? So we thought why not give a millet twist to some of the dishes that we...

Pickling and Fermenting - an ancient form of preservation, which was used because there were no refrigerators, has now become the biggest trend in the food world. Tons of people are experimenting with fermentation and local companies are selling their artisan fermented products in grocery stores.  Chefs across the world are experimenting in their restaurants different flavor combinations for preserving veggies to serve as a side or add them for a punchy flavor in their dishes. Apart from being a trend in the food world, pickled/fermented foods are loaded with probiotics, which help to promote the good bacteria in the...

Famously known as the Black Diamond of the kitchen, Truffles are exotic and mouthwatering that are equal parts delicious, expensive, and rare. Hunted for, obsessed over, threatened by climate change, counterfeited, imitated, and used as a precious garnish at some of the world's best restaurants, truffles are every bit as complex and mysterious as they are rich in taste and odor. They're also somewhat of a culinary enigma. Expensive restaurants all over the world use truffles as a garnish to elevate their dishes. Since fresh truffles are so difficult to find, substitutes like Truffle Oil, Salt, Pate, etc. have become increasingly...

Are you obsessed with tea like we are? Here are 5 ways you can include Tea in your meals besides that regular cuppa that we all enjoy every day: Replace stock for tea in your soups Sometimes the desire for soup comes on strong, but the pantry or freezer is short on stock. Have no fear; get busy steeping! Dragon Well green tea and Lapsang Souchong black tea are the two types of tea to keep on hand for brewing your own substitute stock. The green tea works well with vegetables, fish, and poultry, lending its savory, more mellow notes....

We are always on a lookout to try new grains in our daily diets. Besides its always good to mix it up a little - isn't it?. Eating your regular grains like your wheat and rice every day can get pretty boring. With the wide array of choices available to us nowadays why not try something new. As we are noticing, it is becoming trendy to bring the old back to new. Be it fashion or even food. Everyone has started reinventing what the grandmothers used to wear or cook by giving it a modern twist. Millets are no exception. These grains were used in...