Archive for the 'Health' Category

14 Aug

Vegetable Cutlet

Vegetable cutlet or veg patties is one of my favourite appetizer or evening snack .The recipe is very simple with mixture of vegetables and potatos. Its a healthy, nutritious and tasty snack which goes with ketchup or green chutney. It is very easy to prepare. 

Ingredients:

Potato 2
Greeb beans 4
Carrot 1
Peas few
Turmeric powder 1 pinch
Chilli powder[ according to your spice level]
Green [...]

06 Aug

Remedies for sunburn

Sunburn is very common in summer escpecially in hot weather conditions. Sunburn is caused due to direct exposure to UV rays. Symptoms of sunburn are blistering of skin, cold and nausea. The  affected area looks very tender with red patches. For some skin may also start to peel. Here are some useful home remedies.

To the affected area apply a paste [...]

30 Jun

Remedies for nausea

Nausea can be due to several reason. It can be due to over consumption of food, digestion problem, morning sickness, stress and many more. If nausea is severe it induces vomiting. If it lasts for more than two days its better to report to the doctors immediately. Here are some basic remedies for nausea. If [...]

08 Jun

Panagal Kandu Khasayam

Panagal kandu is very good for treating very bad cold and cough. This is one of the ingredient used in preparing khasayam. It is also know as palm sugar and is very effective for treating  dry cough with throat pain. I was suffering from bad dry cough in chennai recently and my mother in-law prepared [...]

29 Mar

Benefits from beet root

Beetroot’s main benefits is that it contains no fat. It’s has got very few calories and also a great source of fibre and folic acid. The beetroot juice is one of the best vegetable with natural sugar.
It is said that the beetroots green leaf’ tops are especially nutritious as they contain calcium and iron. Below [...]

27 Feb

Uses of cilantro

Cilantro is commonly known as coriander leaves which looks like parsley leaves. Cilantro has got strong flavour and aroma. It has also got many medicinal properties and also used in cooking. Prior to cooking it should be rinsed well. Can be easily grown at home in pot.

It is a good source of dietary fiber.
It is considered to have [...]

27 Feb

Bitter Gourd

Bitter  Gourd is an excellent source of vitamins, folic acid, iron and zinc.  It has got many other medicinal properties. Bitter gourd are mainly
found in Asian countries and South America. Some of the medicnal properties are:

10 Feb

Remedies for dark circles

Dark circles under eyes are one of the common problem and it can be due to many reasons like inadequate of sleep, stress and many more. The dark circles should be treated as soon as possible to avoid it from increasing.
Ageing is one of the main factor for the formation of dark circles. As you age, the skin [...]

31 Jan

Remedies for dry scalp

Dry scalp can be due to many factors like lack of moisture, poor diet, stress, environmental conditions and etc. Regular massaging and oiling reduces the dryness in scalp. For natural oily hair, the oil comes out the next day itself after shampooing your hair, so its better to shampoo often for oily hair which keeps your hair and scalp [...]

06 Jan

Benefits from pudina leaves

Pudina leaves is also known as mint leaves. It has got both medicinal properties as well as cosmetic properties. Pudina leaves is well known for its pleasant aroma andis  mainly used in cooking,
 for garnishing foods. Its one of the handy herb to have in kitchen. In India, pudina leaves are used in vegetarian dish as well as [...]