Cardamom(Elaichi) -The Queen of spices   What is cardamom? Cardamom is a spice that’s obtain from the dehydrated seed pods of various plants in the ginger family(Zingiberaceae) . The word “cardamom” is derived from the Greek word kardamomon. Cardamom is a warming spice which has sweet and pungent tastes, sharp flavor and

Chia Seed:-A nutritional powerhouse food What is chia seed? The word chia originates from an ancient Aztec language called Nahuatl which means Oily. Chia seeds are the edible seeds of a desert blooming plant that belong to mint or sage family known as salvia hispanica which is native to Mexico

Cookies and Biscuits: Differences, Recipes, and Techniques   What is a cookies? Cookie is an American English name, which was derived from the Dutch word ‘koekje’ which means ’little cake’. Cookies are loaded with flavours and take more time to bake, because of the thick batter and dense ingredients that

Corn cooking oil   What is Corn Oil or Corn germ oil? Corn oil popularly known as Corn germ oil or Maize oil is a cooking oil that is extracted from the inner part of the corn kernel. Due to its high smoke point properties and relatively cheaper than other

A Food journey of Mughlai Cuisine   Mughlai cuisine is an outcome of the Mughal rule in India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century. The flavours of Mughlai food vary from mild to spicy depending on the use of whole and ground spices. Belonging to the north of

Eggs cookery:Techniques, Uses, and Nutritional Benefits About eggs:- Most eggs are produced in large factory farms and are exposed to artificial light and live in small battery cages that are two or three rows high. Each cage can house from 3-10 chickens in very cramped space. Some plants today are

Fonio:- A novel food grain. What is Fonio grains:- Fonios is an ancient African grain belongs to poaceae family and considered as the smallest unit of millet grain. Its grain is small and nutty in flavour with pebble-like texture. Its appearance & texture is a cross between couscous and quinoa

A brief detail about Flavour & Taste in Food What is a Flavour? Flavour is the sensory impression of a food or other substance, and is determined mainly by the chemical senses of taste and smell. The flavour in food is generally are compounds of Mainly aromatic organic compounds such

All About Seafood Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans. Seafood prominently includes fish and shellfish. the term “seafood” is extended to freshwater organisms eaten by humans, so all edible aquatic life may be referred to as seafood. The harvesting of wild seafood is known

What is fenugreek? Fenugreek is the ripe dried fruit of an annual fragrance herb plant which belong to peas family called Fabaceae. Both seeds and plant of this herb is used in Indian cuisine. This plant leaves consisting of three small obovate to oblong leaflets and it produced flavourful seeds