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In my grandmother’s home the floors at home would be simply washed with water and the excess water swept away with a broom. Instead of soap and shampoo, we had vaasanaippodi and shikakai powder. Clothes were washed with soapnuts. Utensils were washed using ash (சாம்பல்) and coconut coir was the scrubber. Even tooth powder was …
Has anyone heard of black turmeric? I had not. I accidentally came across this very recently and was so taken with it that it begged a separate post. Black turmeric or Curcuma Caesia is a variety with blue, almost purplish flesh in the rhizomes and is characterised by a dark crimson line in the middle of …
You can take the South Indian out of South India but you cannot separate him from his filter coffee or “kaapi” as it is popularly called. A piping hot tumbler of the aromatic filter coffee is a must for the day to really begin. Served with boiling milk and sugar, the smell of the coffee …
Growing up, I was never a “foodie”. I had a hearty appetite and would eat healthy food because my mother insisted on it. We were never allowed to refuse an item at the dining table just because we didn’t like it. My list included spinach and cabbage. An “I don’t like it” would elicit an …