Health Benefits of Curry Leaves (Kadi Patta): India’s Everyday Superfood
I cannot remember a single tadka in my mother’s kitchen that did not involve a handful of curry leaves going into hot oil first. They are so common in Indian cooking that it is easy to overlook them, but these small, glossy leaves are quietly doing a lot more for us than just adding flavor. […]
Health Benefits of Jaggery (Gud): India’s Traditional Sweetener
Every festival season in my house, the sugar jar sits mostly untouched while the jaggery box gets refilled twice. My grandmother never really explained why – she’d just say “gud is better for you” and leave it at that. It took me years of actually reading up on it to understand she was onto something […]