Indian Food Guide and Kitchen Tips

A simple Indian Food blog providing you kitchen tips, cooking ideas and everything you wanted to know about Indian Cuisine. Including tips that inspire people to Cook, Taste and Enjoy not only Indian Food but also Chinese, Continental, Thai, Mexican and other World Cuisines.

• Understanding Dietary Fats

  I'll preface this article by saying that it'll help you only if you read it with an open mind to accept some of the facts that defy the thinking that all fats are bad for us. That's because amon...

• Using the Food Pyramid in the Preparation of Food

  The food pyramid is the basic tool in identifying the right amount of food to be taken per food category. However, most people do not follow the dietary guidelines in the food pyramid and just ...

• 10 Knives Every Cook Must Have

  All good chefs need to have suitable cooking aid to make their culinary skills exemplary. A chef should have a complete know how about kitchen knives and their uses. There are many kinds of knives t...

• 5 Delicious and Healthy Casseroles

  Eating well doesn't have to taste bad. We've all tried those "healthy" dishes that taste more like wet cardboard than a real meal but it doesn't have to be like that! If you are watching your weight o...

• Kitchen Queries Answered

  We all love to eat potato fries, but we also know how unhealthy they can be. So how we can prepare and eat fat free fries. Yes, we would all like to enjoy fries without feeling guilty. T...

• Easter Dinner Ideas

  Easter is a popular time of the year. It comes just after Christmas that sometimes it may feel like the families that were just there to celebrate never left and now they need to be fed and e...

• 5 Tips for a Healthy Kitchen on a Budget

  Food prices are projected to increase as much as 3.5 percent in 2012, causing many families who are already on a tight budget to scrimp and save even more at the supermarket. Every penny counts when y...

• Health Benefits of Green Tea

  We all know that green tea supplements are good for health but if we ask for the reason, some people probably won’t have the answer. We all say like an expert that one should always dr...

• Top 5 Foods to Avoid

  Which food around us is harmful for our health? Which food cannot be taken too much? Below, authoritative experts in England make a careful analysis. To have a much healthier life, spend a few minutes...

• How to Cook a Romantic Meal

  A nice meal isn't just about the food, it’s about the atmosphere, the ambience and setting the scene. This post is for of those romantic guys and girls out there who want to do something a bit...

• Using Wine to Balance Heat in Spicy Cuisine

  Traditionally, people drink wine with sweet and savory foods common to a eurocentric palate. However, for wine-lovers who do not limit their culinary worlds to european fare, it is a relief to fin...

• Fusion Food - Blending Of Traditions

  Tandoori marinated lamb served with dal kandhari sauce and sautéed apples, lasagna of salmon and caviar pasta served with tomato stew and creamy herb sauce, grilled prawns with basil sauce an...

• 10 Tips to make the Best Smoothies

  Here are 10 simple tips that will help you to make a tasty smoothie at home. Use the freshest possible, ripe ingredients. Over-ripe or damaged fruit will not improve by being made into a smoothie...

• Top 10 Benefits of Smoothies and Juices

  Using fresh fruits and vegetables in prime condition ensures optimum nutritional value. Smoothies are an easy and delicious way to increase your intake of fruit and vegetables - a direct way...

• The Goodness of Oats

  The ancient Romans regarded oats as a weed fit only for horses and Barbarians. Scottish settlers introduced oats to the US in the 1600′s, and today Russia is the largest producer of oats. ...

• Idli Steamers

  Idli (pronounced /'idli/), is a form of rice cake indigenous to Southern India. Idlis are prepared in steamers specifically designed for rice cake preparation and are called, fittingly, idli ste...

• The Health Benefits of Coffee vs Tea [Infographic]

  Coffee or Tea? There is a growing body of research to suggest that both are good for you in different ways. Hand in hand with Oxygen, running water and sliced bread is without a doubt tea and coff...

• Amazing Bananas

  Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose - combined with fibre. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that jus...

• Health Drinks - A New Fitness Mantra for Health Conscious People

  There is an increasing demand for natural and organic products, something you consume or use for surface application. It is the same audience that has now begun to demand products of this nature...

• Turmeric - The Wonder Medicinal Plant

  In the event of a small emergency arising due to a knife-cut or a burn in the kitchen, guess what an average Indian housewife will do! Well, no prize for answering. She will find the closest and...

• Spice Up Your Diet

  There are varieties of chillies worldwide. What we generally use in India is the regular red chilli, capsicum and bell peppers. Chilli is reported to be a native of South America and is widely d...

• 7 Do's and Don'ts of Freezing Indian Food

  Though lots of Indian dishes can be prepared quickly, there’s never enough time in the lives of working and always tired parents. Nothing is quick enough. I’ve found a very good w...

• Fibre Rich Foods

  Fibre refers to the indigestible portion of plants, the substances usually present in the cell wall that gives plants their structure and form. All plants in their natural state contain a special ca...

• How to use Olive Oil in Indian Cooking

  Does the taste and flavour of olive oil bother you while you are constantly bombarded by the information that it is the healthiest oil which can bring down the cholesterol levels and help in sheddi...

• The Magic of Fenugreek Leaves

  Fenugreek may not be as regularly mentioned as its fellow herbs, the basil, coriander leaves and rosemary. Its seeds may not seem as popular as other culinary spices like turmeric, chilli powder et ...