Traditionally Thali is a meal usually served as lunch /dinner consisting of Rice and Roti / phulka / chapatti, Vegetable gravy curry, seasoned toasted curry (dry vegetable curry/ or chicken or egg in case of a non-vegetarian thali) Dal, Curds, fried crispies Pickle and Chutney. Amount of rice and roti varies depending on regional staple… Continue reading Division of Traditional Indian recipes and Multiplication of global ingredients in recipes = Globalization of Indian nutritious recipes and diet
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Day 5 of Navrathri reap the benefits of Banana
Day V of Navratri – Mata Skanda Mata With a gradual meal of complex carbohydrate on day four, today – day five is time again to rest your gut with some good dose of fructose and vitamins and fiber and yes an energy booster. Maa Skandmata is the mother of Kumar Karthikeya. Banana is… Continue reading Day 5 of Navrathri reap the benefits of Banana
Day IV of Maa Durga Navrathri
Treat yourself to some delicious complex carbohydrate (when simple sugars + Starch+ Protein from Milk solids – and deep fried in Ghee) this is digested slowly and absorbed gradually with out causing spikes in your blood sugars even if you are a diabetic! So for once just enjoy your prasad to glorify your health! Yes… Continue reading Day IV of Maa Durga Navrathri
Day III of Navratri- ! Make the most of this day by offering your prayers to Maa Chandraghanta and consume plenty of milk based foods !
Day -3 of Navratri – Maa Chandraghanta The third day of Navratri is dedicated to Mata Chandra ghanta who carries the half form of Moon on her head is the third form. She is clam like Moon i.e. Chandra. She fulfils all the wishes and provides relief from worldly pains. She gets pleased by offering… Continue reading Day III of Navratri- ! Make the most of this day by offering your prayers to Maa Chandraghanta and consume plenty of milk based foods !
Day II of Maa Durga Navratri. Unleashing the systematic body detox through Navratri Bhog / Prasad offered to divine form of woman Maa Durga (Mother Durga – Hindu Goddess)
The Second day of Navratri – Mata Brahmacharini As per Hindu calendar it’s still the first day of Pratipada today 2Oct 2016. If you have followed the prasadam of ghee for first day, now this is the time to take simple foods like sugar and fruits on 2 Oct 2016 , the second form of… Continue reading Day II of Maa Durga Navratri. Unleashing the systematic body detox through Navratri Bhog / Prasad offered to divine form of woman Maa Durga (Mother Durga – Hindu Goddess)
Unleashing the systematic body detox through Navratri Bhog / Prasad offered to divine form of woman Maa Durga (Mother Durga – Hindu Goddess)
Each one of us might have surely come across several method of body detox in the recent past, signifying how it refreshes mind and body wellness and energizes different center in the body. However as we look back into the religious traditions, we actually welcome various Gods close to every 3 months and celebrate a… Continue reading Unleashing the systematic body detox through Navratri Bhog / Prasad offered to divine form of woman Maa Durga (Mother Durga – Hindu Goddess)
Gowri Ganapathi Celebrations – Bengal Gram & coconut Salad
I was completely absorbed in the preparations for Gowri (Maha Lakshmi/Jeshta Gowri ) Pooja celebrations which fall on 4,5 and 6 days of Ganesh Utsav that was on 21, 22 and 23 of Sept 2012 this year. Yeah and was also part of making several traditional Prasadam /Naivedhyam over these three days and of course… Continue reading Gowri Ganapathi Celebrations – Bengal Gram & coconut Salad
Laddu Laddu and more Laddus for Bappa!
Lord Ganesha is offered several forms of laddu /laadu during Ganesh utsav as he is fond of laddus. Seems like we have borrowed his sweet tooth for these Ten days! 🙂 After Modak its long list of laddus starting with mothi choor laddu, boondi laddu, besan laddu and rava laddu that are are commonly prepared… Continue reading Laddu Laddu and more Laddus for Bappa!
Smile the Universal Language – World Oral Health Day !
What is more universal than the beauty of a smile? “From Boston to Beijing from Caracas to Cairo, a smile on a person’s face speaks the common language of happiness and hope. “This universal language has many facets to it however good oral health is key to our smile. The world celebrates oral health… Continue reading Smile the Universal Language – World Oral Health Day !
Hypertension and Hyper tempting pickles!
Can a single day go with no salt or low salt in our diets? If we could celebrate one day in a year with salt free diet to bring awareness about Hypertension to people at large? Not just by celebrating every 17th of May the world hypertension day on podiums, health camps and lectures and… Continue reading Hypertension and Hyper tempting pickles!
If you have diabetes please eat rice, banana and Ghee but eat the right way !
Here comes another important day the world diabetes day especially for Indians. With 40 percent of Indians being prone to diabetes call it syndrome x/metabolic disorders/lifestyle changes etc . Typically in India diabetics are asked to stop eating rice, banana and ghee. The first thing once needs to understand is that eating rice / idly… Continue reading If you have diabetes please eat rice, banana and Ghee but eat the right way !
Twinkling Three for Suphala Care
Suphala turns 3 tomorrow dedicating this year to my Gurus and teachers! Guru Saakshath Parabrahma ! Guru is God! I sincerely bow with heartfelt gratitude to all my teachers and a big Thank you to Suphala patrons, and followers for making it bigger year by year. Sincere Regards to my teachers, on Teacher's day and Always...… Continue reading Twinkling Three for Suphala Care
Two Twinkling years of Suphala Care -Anniversary Offer
Dear Friends, Suphala turns 2 years (on 5 Sep 2014) and has been successful in bringing health, happiness and wellness through the holistic Nutrition and wellness sessions online and in person. Thank you to all our patrons. Your support enthusiasm and participation has helped us grow from small 30 members to a wonderful 350 +… Continue reading Two Twinkling years of Suphala Care -Anniversary Offer
My Book Holistic Food For Happiness now available on Flipkart
PICKLES VERSES CHUTNEYS
An invariable ingredient in any Indian thali is pickle and also a chutney if you are from southern part of India. The history of pickles dates back to more than 5000 years.Coming to the war of pickles and chutneys which one is the best, to arrive at a conclusion let me walk through basic… Continue reading PICKLES VERSES CHUTNEYS
MIND MAKE OVER FOR A BEAUTIFUL YOU–INSIDE & OUTSIDE!
MIND MAKE OVER FOR A BEAUTIFUL YOU –INSIDE AND OUTSIDE! The ancient Indian Teacher/Guru of Economics and Political Sciences had rightly said “the world’s biggest powers are youth and beauty.” Perhaps we are following this a little more closely than ever before. We are in a makeover world to retain youthfulness and beauty in everything… Continue reading MIND MAKE OVER FOR A BEAUTIFUL YOU–INSIDE & OUTSIDE!
Party world and the food misused for decorations !
India is very famous across the globe for her vibrant and colourful way of celebrating life events. One of the popular title for celebrating Indian weddings is "Big Fat Indian wedding!" There was a time an average wedding had a fixed budget and major portion of it was allocated to food on the wedding day. I remember as a child in any wedding… Continue reading Party world and the food misused for decorations !
The Party World and Pinata Cake overload!
The globalisation had opened the doors for international food chains and local markets to gear up to fill our tummies with all the possible junk on earth and ensuring empty pockets and health wise making us humpty dumpty ! As a kid of 1980’s I remember there were more of traditional foods prepared… Continue reading The Party World and Pinata Cake overload!
A Milestone in Indian Health Care !
A milestone in Indian Healthcare ! The 35 years of battle against Polio comes to an end ! Feel more gratified as I had been part of this mega programme for an important clinical research project and worked closely with WHO team. The experience was memorable one and I feel lucky to get an opportunity to serve… Continue reading A Milestone in Indian Health Care !
Lets not confuse but infuse patients to eat just right!
"The recent research finding has led to alarming interests from heart patients asking "so can we eat a pack of wafers since sugars are dangerous for heart while fatty foods are fine !" I am sure many folks like me are struggling hard to help patients understand what is required and how much is required… Continue reading Lets not confuse but infuse patients to eat just right!