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Yashika Maheshwari
May 11, 20182 min read
Potato – with a Bengali Accent
Traditional Bengali cuisine uses Mustard Oil not just as a cooking medium but also as a taste agent. The recipe in today’s post uses...
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Yashika Maheshwari
May 8, 20182 min read
Boman Irani – Always Ahead
Whenever Boman Irani plays any role, one is always struck by the dimensions he adds to the character – the subtle nuances, quirks, body...
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Yashika Maheshwari
May 4, 20181 min read
Choosing the Right Mustard Oil
But there’s a problem nowadays. Unscrupulous brands are using chemical and heating based oil extraction methods. This kills the nutrients...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Apr 30, 20181 min read
Give your Food the Mustard Oil Treatment
Many readers will scan the headline and get confused – Mustard Oil Treatment? What’s that? Well, it begins with the proposition that...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Apr 24, 20182 min read
Gobsmacked by Gobi!
There are some oils (like refined oils) that just cook your food, adding nothing whatsoever to the flavour, aroma, colour and texture of...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Apr 21, 20181 min read
When Mustard Oil is a Must
The well-known food writer and gourmet, Vir Sanghvi, once asked his readers (via Social Media) to describe an ingredient that was a...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Apr 17, 20181 min read
A Tale told by Tweets
Boman Irani! On Twitter, Boman Irani maintains a regular conversation with his fans, speaking (among other things) about his memories of...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Apr 14, 20182 min read
Mustard Oil – the Warrior inside your Body
In simple, rather blunt terms, oil is fat… it goes inside your body and acts like fat. If it is a “good fat” (like PUFA, MUFA and...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Apr 10, 20182 min read
A Shrimp Curry from Goa
On a recent trip to Goa, this writer met up with an interesting personality – a chef who re-creates traditional Goan recipes with subtle...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Apr 7, 20181 min read
Boman Irani – The Consummate Professional
One of the interesting aspects Boman discusses is his approach to playing characters. This approach remains consistent regardless of...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Apr 3, 20181 min read
India’s Oil and a part of India’s Culinary Traditions
Since its advent in the foothills of the Himalayas more than five thousand years ago, Mustard and Mustard Oil has been an integral part...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Mar 30, 20181 min read
The Nobel Laureate… and his Mustard Oil
Having been around for more than eighty years, P Mark Mustard Oil understandably has quite a fan following. We hear so many stories about...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Mar 27, 20181 min read
Chicken meets Mustard Oil
In many Indian households, there’s something special about chicken. It’s what you make when you want to celebrate or entertain important...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Mar 24, 20181 min read
The Foodie’s Philosophy
Back in his young days, Boman Irani was extremely fond of eating out. He knew all the nooks and crannies of Bombay where one could...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Mar 20, 20181 min read
Boman Irani – Making Sense of Nonsense
As a specialist character actor, Boman Irani has a process that enables him to create memorable characters – even when the movie itself...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Mar 9, 20181 min read
The Parameters that make an Ideal Cooking Oil
In such matters, it is best to listen to the experts. Doctors, Nutritionists and Dieticians point out that an ideal cooking oil should...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Mar 6, 20182 min read
Dal… with a Dash of Mustard Oil
Dal is usually seen as a humble everyday not-so-interesting dish. But all that can be changed dramatically with a dash of Mustard Oil....
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Yashika Maheshwari
Mar 3, 20181 min read
Boman Irani and the Nostalgic Tweet
Boman Irani was obviously in a nostalgic mood when he tweeted this… and it’s a sentiment that we share – literally! Because we (the P...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Feb 27, 20181 min read
Mustard – Taking Flight!
Last month, Mustard was in the global news in a big way! A Qantas flight powered by biofuel made partly from mustard seeds flew all the...
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Yashika Maheshwari
Feb 24, 20181 min read
Boman Irani Tweets From His Stomach!
There’s one topic of conversation that Boman Irani engages in with the same enthusiasm and fervour that he has for discussing movies –...
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