Conscious Lifestyle

Naini's Food Sense: Fats and Oils

Naini's Food Sense: Fats and Oils

For years our grandmothers told us to eat cow’s ghee as an aid for the whole body. We believed fats were bad, and now we are finally realising the need...

Naini's Food Sense: Fats and Oils

For years our grandmothers told us to eat cow’s ghee as an aid for the whole body. We believed fats were bad, and now we are finally realising the need...

Naini's Food Sense: Spices

Naini's Food Sense: Spices

I like to think of spices as the magic ingredients that make the art of cooking enjoyable and culinary creations full of flavour. The spice box in my kitchen always...

Naini's Food Sense: Spices

I like to think of spices as the magic ingredients that make the art of cooking enjoyable and culinary creations full of flavour. The spice box in my kitchen always...

Book Review: Culture of Taste

Book Review: Culture of Taste

This is not your average recipe book. This is a compendium of knowledge that explains how nature lies at the heart of our culture, food, and nutrition. The Centre of...

Book Review: Culture of Taste

This is not your average recipe book. This is a compendium of knowledge that explains how nature lies at the heart of our culture, food, and nutrition. The Centre of...

5 Indian Foods To Keep Your Body Warm During Winter

5 Indian Foods To Keep Your Body Warm During Wi...

Both Ayurveda and ancient Chinese medicine seem to agree that foods we consume have a certain predetermined effect on our body. Broadly, foods can be categorized according to their “warming”...

5 Indian Foods To Keep Your Body Warm During Wi...

Both Ayurveda and ancient Chinese medicine seem to agree that foods we consume have a certain predetermined effect on our body. Broadly, foods can be categorized according to their “warming”...

7 Foods You Can Eat When Fasting For Navratri & Shraavan

7 Foods You Can Eat When Fasting For Navratri &...

“Fasting” literally means abstinence or a conscious reduction of select or all foods and/or drink for a specified period of time. You will agree, however, that modern day fasting is...

7 Foods You Can Eat When Fasting For Navratri &...

“Fasting” literally means abstinence or a conscious reduction of select or all foods and/or drink for a specified period of time. You will agree, however, that modern day fasting is...

5 Delicious Ways You Can Include Makhana in Your Diet

5 Delicious Ways You Can Include Makhana in You...

Not all of us know that the Phool Makhana or Foxnut is, actually, not a nut but the seed of a particular variety of water lily, and grows abundantly in...

5 Delicious Ways You Can Include Makhana in You...

Not all of us know that the Phool Makhana or Foxnut is, actually, not a nut but the seed of a particular variety of water lily, and grows abundantly in...

4 Healthy and Natural Alternatives To Sugar

4 Healthy and Natural Alternatives To Sugar

The one job that all sugars do, irrespective of the processing they have undergone, is to provide the body with glucose, which the body converts to energy.   Having said...

4 Healthy and Natural Alternatives To Sugar

The one job that all sugars do, irrespective of the processing they have undergone, is to provide the body with glucose, which the body converts to energy.   Having said...

4 Types Of Prasad Cooked by Indians on Ganesh Chaturthi

4 Types Of Prasad Cooked by Indians on Ganesh C...

This food-loving deity is easy to love, and is greatly pampered across the country. Our rich and varied culinary heritage ensures that we have a plethora of offerings ready for...

4 Types Of Prasad Cooked by Indians on Ganesh C...

This food-loving deity is easy to love, and is greatly pampered across the country. Our rich and varied culinary heritage ensures that we have a plethora of offerings ready for...

why ghee is good for you and how to tell if you are eating the real deal

Why Ghee is Good for You? 3 Tests To Check Puri...

There was once a time in the culinary history of India when we only used ghee for cooking—would you believe it? This liquid gold was painstakingly made in every household...

Why Ghee is Good for You? 3 Tests To Check Puri...

There was once a time in the culinary history of India when we only used ghee for cooking—would you believe it? This liquid gold was painstakingly made in every household...

Sprouting goodness

Benefits of Sprout and How To Do It Correctly?

In India, we’re not new to the concept of sprouting. Given the variety of grains and legumes that are indigenous to the country, we have grown up eating Moong sprouts...

Benefits of Sprout and How To Do It Correctly?

In India, we’re not new to the concept of sprouting. Given the variety of grains and legumes that are indigenous to the country, we have grown up eating Moong sprouts...