01
May
Walk into any bakery in Kanpur, Nagpur or Surat, and you'll find vanaspati sitting quietly on the shelf doing its job. Making the biscuit crumble just right. Giving the halwa the flavour, keeping the...
30
Apr
Mustard oil has been in Indian kitchens for generations.
From dal tadka to achaar to sarson ka saag, it’s not just oil, it’s part of our food culture.
But recently, one question keeps coming up: “Is...
13
Apr
When you're cooking, do you just tilt the oil bottle and let it flow? We all do it. That quick "thoda sa hi daala hai" move? That is adding way more calories than you...
06
Apr
The Kitchen Reality We All Know
You heat the pan… grab the oil bottle… pour “just a little”…
…and suddenly your sabzi is swimming.
We don’t measure. We guess.
A quick tilt of the bottle. Maybe a second...
18
Mar
Walk down the cooking oil aisle in any store, and you'll see dozens of bottles. All of them claim to be pure. Most look identical. But the labels tell very different stories.
Here's how to...
11
Mar
Walk into any store or scroll online, and you'll see dozens of mustard oil bottles.
All of them say "pure." A few of them actually are.
Here's how to choose the right one for your home,...
04
Mar
If you have tasted something bitter at a Bengali feast and wondered why everyone around you looked so satisfied?
That was Shukto
Long before "gut health" became a trending topic, Bengali kitchens were serving Shukto as...
27
Feb
Ever wondered why your nani's pooris were always perfectly golden, fluffy as clouds, and never greasy? The secret wasn't just in her experienced hands; it was in her choice of oil.
For centuries, sunflower oil...
18
Feb
Walk into any grocery store today and you’ll see rows of mustard oil bottles staring back at you : kachi ghani, refined, blended, yellow, white, black.
Every label promises “pure”, “safe” and “healthy.”
Yet the real...
24
Jan
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Sarson Ka Tel?
“Mustard oil is bad for health. Mustard oil causes rashes, body itching and allergies.”
That’s what a 40-year-old man confidently told me.
“I only use refined oil now,” he...