It’s been awhile since I shared my thoughts here. I have been fortunate enough to write for brands and websites whose thought processes match my own so it’s just that I haven’t managed to make time to connect with you all here. I hope to change that and also hope to get some conversation going […]
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Lakadong turmeric
Simplicity Coimbatore, Lakadong turmeric – a unique variety </a Last year, a friend from Europe, asked me to bring her some curcumin from India. I was surprised to learn that the name for turmeric in German was the name of the chemical found in turmeric plants ! Curcumin is the chemical compound found in curcuma […]
Heirloom tomatoes
Simplicity Coimbatore, Natural non modified foods- Heirloom tomatoes </a Those of us who have spent the better part of 2020 taking restock of our lives would have opened up so many thought avenues related to daily living. Food is a crucial part of that thought process is it not ? If you have been […]
Ramnad Mundu (Gundu mozhagai)
Simplicity Coimbatore, Ramnad Mundu and Kara chutney </a Despite knowing him all my life and having him think ,for a brief period, that I was older to him just so he would do my bidding, the cousin’s kara chutney fixation was only a recent revelation to me. Almost a year ago my cousin brother with […]
Modern wheat vs Ancient Wheat
Simplicity Coimbatore, What is Gluten ? </a Triticum aestivum is also known as bread wheat. It is a cultivated wheat species. What most of us know to be wheat/whole wheat in the form of breads, packaged flours and other wheat based products are from this strain of wheat. Wikipedia states that “About 95% of […]
Malai Nellikkai (AMLA)
Simplicity Coimbatore ,Getting enough Vitamin C ? </a The focus on this ingredient happened in such an unplanned manner that I wondered why I never wrote about it before. With the COVID 19 getting too close to our neighbourhoods, concerned people from the medical fraternity have taken to making videos stressing about the importance of […]
Amaranth leaves
Simplicity Coimbatore ,amaranth leaves </a There’s one plant which grows like wildfire all around our home. It grows in corners pushing past sharp pebbles , against the wall near the bougainvillea climber and even in grow bags wherever there is space between the coriander or mint or basil ! This is probably a good reason […]
Ragi (finger millet)
Simplicity Coimbatore , Special harvest , Ragi The importance of the harvest festival has been ingrained into us as early back as my memory goes. It’s not like the significance was explained to us in words, we understood merely by watching.The rituals exhibit a sense of reverence rather than only a celebratory feeling. It is […]
Adhalakkai
Simplicity Coimbatore , Adhalakkai season is here The winter weather is the right time to cook with ingredients which aren’t suited for any other time of year.Few people realise that even green peas are best consumed only during the winter months. We have become so used to seeing it in dishes throughout the year that […]
Watermelon radish
Simplicity Coimbatore ,Have you tried the watermelon radish? It’s always fun to hear of a vegetable or fruit for the first time and even better when the pictures look so pretty. I first spied the watermelon radish on a vegan food post on instagram and was instantly smitten. It is by far one […]
