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Mastering the Art of Pickling: Five Simple Rules for Success
Some people’s pickles are always awesome (our mothers and grandmothers in particular were connoisseurs of this art) while others struggle...
Yashika Maheshwari
May 21, 20212 min read
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An Ancient Indian Pain Balm
Thousands of years ago, when people went home fatigued after a hard day’s work in their agricultural fields, they had a wonderful,...
Yashika Maheshwari
Jun 29, 20181 min read
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Mustard Oil and the Pickling Connection
The pickling season is here and all across north India, you can see pickling jars… clustered on terraces, rooftops, balconies and window...
Yashika Maheshwari
Jun 19, 20181 min read
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Essentials for Making Great Pickles
There are five good reasons why Grandma’s pickles were always perfect. You can use them as pointers for ensuring the success of your own...
Yashika Maheshwari
Jun 12, 20182 min read
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Mustard Oil for a Glowing Skin Tone
Some of the commonest misconceptions arise from the erroneous application of straight line thinking. One such misconception is that just...
Yashika Maheshwari
Feb 17, 20182 min read
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Hair Care Tips from Ancient India
Ancient India had its very own health and healing system known as Ayurveda. It made extensive use of Mustard Oil because of the natural...
Yashika Maheshwari
Feb 10, 20181 min read
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Mustard Oil – A Natural Sunscreen
There is a raging debate on whether or not sunscreen causes cancer. Naturally, the companies who manufacture sunscreen creams are...
Yashika Maheshwari
Feb 6, 20181 min read
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A Homemade Pain Balm
The Mustard Specialist blog has often written about the pain-relieving attributes of Mustard Oil. Since ancient times, Ayurveda has...
Yashika Maheshwari
Jan 28, 20182 min read
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A Homemade Pain Balm
The Mustard Specialist blog has often written about the pain-relieving attributes of Mustard Oil. Since ancient times, Ayurveda has...
Yashika Maheshwari
Jan 28, 20182 min read
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Breakfast in Kashmir
As the winter chill sets in across Kashmir, there is a traditional dish that shows up on the Kashmiri breakfast table. It is filling,...
Yashika Maheshwari
Jan 19, 20182 min read
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Your Baby’s Shield of Protection
The advent of winter can be a harrowing time for the parents of infants and newborn babies. These little ones are extremely susceptible...
Yashika Maheshwari
Jan 5, 20182 min read
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Face-to-Face with Mustard Oil
However, there is a host of traditional natural treatments that can be highly effective if these are applied regularly. Marks and small...
Yashika Maheshwari
Jan 2, 20181 min read
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Hair – and Lovely!
One of the greatest attributes of Mustard Oil lies in its amazing versatility. And we aren’t just talking about cooking methods and...
Yashika Maheshwari
Dec 14, 20171 min read
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Celebrate… with a Bengali Flavour
The Bengalis certainly know how to use food as a celebratory item. And the best part is that it doesn’t necessarily have to be rich,...
Yashika Maheshwari
Dec 12, 20172 min read
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Crisp Potatoes, Delectable Mustard Oil!
The exciting thing about Indian cooking is that with a handful of traditional spices and a dash of spicy, pungent Mustard Oil, even the...
Yashika Maheshwari
Nov 28, 20171 min read
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Breathe Easy – with Mustard Oil
Across most Indian cities, the quality of air is degenerating rapidly because of worsening pollution. Here is a natural home remedy that...
Yashika Maheshwari
Nov 7, 20171 min read
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Arbi – with a Special Aroma
Here’s a preparation of Arbi (also known as Taro Root) in which the entire recipe is brought alive by the delicious flavour and aroma of...
Yashika Maheshwari
Oct 25, 20171 min read
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Create a Protective Mustard Shield
This blog has several posts extolling the numerous healing properties of mustard and mustard oil – in particular, its pain relieving and...
Yashika Maheshwari
Aug 29, 20172 min read
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Awesome Aubergines!
Here’s a really creative – and delicious – way to make aubergines come alive with the scintillating flavour of mustard. It is called...
Yashika Maheshwari
Aug 26, 20172 min read
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Potatoes – brought alive by a delectable Mustard Gravy
Here’s a lip-smacking recipe that brings the humble potato alive with the tangy spice and aroma of Mustard Oil. Here’s a lip-smacking...
Yashika Maheshwari
Aug 9, 20172 min read
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