
The Science of Fermentation: Why Idli and Dosa Batter Rises
I used to think the rise in idli batter overnight was basically magic – one day it’s a flat, watery mix of rice and dal,

I used to think the rise in idli batter overnight was basically magic – one day it’s a flat, watery mix of rice and dal,

With Onam around the corner and sadya spreads all over my feed, I keep noticing the same detail in every photo: no plates, just banana

The first monsoon rain always makes me crave a plate of hot pakoras and masala chai, but my grandmother had a different reaction – she’d

I used to skip the tadka step when I was in a hurry, tossing raw cumin and mustard seeds straight into the dal. It never

My mother’s cure for almost everything growing up was a glass of warm turmeric milk – a scraped knee, a cold, even just a rough

Soaking rice before cooking, letting dal sit in water for a few hours, leaving almonds in a bowl overnight — these are things most of

How We Went From Ghee to “Heart-Healthy” Oils and Back Again If you ask anyone above 60 what they cooked with growing up, chances are

Turns Out, We’ve Been “Biohacking” Since Before It Had a Name Intermittent fasting has taken over wellness conversations globally over the last several years, framed

Gut health has become a big topic lately, but a lot of what’s being talked about now was already part of Ayurveda for centuries. My

“Where do vegetarians even get their protein from?” is a question I’ve heard more times than I can count, usually from people who’ve never actually