Walk into any supermarket in India today and the cooking oil aisle has never been more crowded. Cold-pressed, wood-pressed, expeller-pressed, virgin, refined, blended the labels compete for attention and most of them look similar enough that it’s easy to simply grab the familiar brand and... Continue reading
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Most Indian households think carefully about which cooking oil they buy. They read about cold-pressed versus refined, check the brand, look at the price per litre, and make a considered choice. But there is a second question that almost never gets the same attention: how... Continue reading
Raksha Bandhan falls on August 28 this year, and in the days leading up to it, kitchens across the country turn into small festival production lines. Mathri gets rolled and fried by the batch, shakarpara gets cut into diamonds and dropped into hot oil, namkeen... Continue reading
Onam is Kerala’s grandest festival, a ten-day celebration that marks the state’s harvest season and the mythical homecoming of King Mahabali. This year, the festival begins with Atham and builds toward Thiruvonam, the main day, which falls in the last week of August 2026. Homes... Continue reading
The food that seemed perfectly fine in April suddenly feels heavy. A meal that would have digested without a second thought in summer now sits in the stomach for hours. Bloating appears from nowhere. There is that persistent dull feeling in the gut that is... Continue reading
Ask any Indian parent what a healthy tiffin box looks like and the answers follow a predictable pattern. Roti. Sabzi. Some dal if there is a thermos. Maybe fruit. For older children, perhaps a sandwich on brown bread. The thinking behind it is consistent: lean,... Continue reading
If you grew up in a traditional Indian household or spent time in one you may have a memory that you cannot quite name. A grandmother doing something small after eating. A particular smell. A ritual that seemed to have no explanation beyond this is... Continue reading
That Slightly Bitter Taste in Your Oil? Your Kitchen Might Be the Problem. Most people find out their oil has gone rancid the same way. A dish tastes slightly off. There is a faint bitterness at the back of the throat that was not there... Continue reading
Your grandmother’s hair was healthier than yours and she never used a shampoo that cost ₹600. Think about that for a moment. No serums. No protein treatments. No hot oil sachets that promise the moon. Just a simple wooden bowl, a little oil, and a... Continue reading
Nobody thinks about cooking oil as a parenting decision. You spend hours reading about which school to pick, which hobby class develops better focus, which milk has the right calcium ratio. And then you fry the evening snack in whatever oil is on the shelf ... Continue reading
Walk into any Indian kitchen and there is a good chance you will find a sunflower oil bottle on the shelf. It is the country’s most widely used cooking oil. Doctors recommend it. Advertisements show happy, active families. The label says rich in Vitamin E... Continue reading
Every year, the same thing happens. The rains arrive. And within two weeks, half the office is down with a cold, someone’s child has a stomach infection, and the neighbourhood WhatsApp group is full of “which doctor to go to” recommendations. We treat this as... Continue reading