Continuing with our series on the healthiness of the cooking oils as shared by Nutritionist Shilpa Mittal, we are posting the It’s Fry Time, Guys! (IIIrd and Last Part): It’s Fry Time, Guys!: Mustard seed oil: Used mostly in Eastern and North Eastern India. It is believed to have miraculous ...

Continuing with the information on the healthiness of the cooking oils as shared by Nutritionist Shilpa Mittal, we are posting the It’s Fry Time, Guys! (Part II): It’s Fry Time, Guys! (Part II): Sunflower seed oil: Sunflower oil is the non-volatile oil pressed from the seeds of the sunflower. Sunflower oil is a monounsaturated (MUFA)/polyunsaturated (PUFA) ...

There is a plethora of cooking oils in the market. Almost every cooking oil ad claims that that oil is healthy. It is a confusing scenario. So, we requested nutritionist Shilpa Mittal to enlighten us about the nutrient composition of different types of cooking oils. Thus, it’s fry time, Guys! ...

A Journalist Reveals has been on the lookout for South Indians celebrating Navaratri with golu or koluvu. We came across Shobha Ratnakar from Bangalore, who has received awesome Navaratri feedback from visitors to her home during the festival. She has an issue common with most of us – the dearth ...

A Journalist Reveals’ request for inputs from South Indian Navaratri celebrators has been making rounds of the different WhatsApp groups. Through one of our contacts, we found Padma Ramesh from Bangalore. The significant part of her celebration is the Navaratri Kanya Pooja performed on the tenth day. Excerpts from the ...

Banana Fruit is one of the 3 traditionally acclaimed ripe fruits – Mango, Jackfruit and Banana. Devotees of Shakti Devi definitely offer Banana Fruit to their deity. They make garlands and other decorative items out of Banana Fruit in odd numbers. Wholesome Food – Banana Fruit: Banana Fruit is a ...

The banana flowers open slowly one or 2 at a time and expose their inner parts. After fertilization of the ovary, each flower turns into the raw fruit. The process is worth a dekho and good for the eyes. Once the raw banana fruits attain their optimum size, they are ...

The story of Anant Chaturdashi goes thus: Brahmin Sumant and his wife Diksha had a daughter called Sushila. Diksha dies and Sumant married Karkash, who ill-treated her step-daughter. Sushila married Kaundinya and left the house to avoid the harassment of Karkash. They reached a river and Kaundinya went to take ...

We at A Journalist Reveals have been on the lookout for inputs from South Indians celebrating Navaratri with Golu or Koluvu. How Beginners Celebrate Navaratri: We found Sureka Ramesh, originally from Tanjore but settled in Bangalore. Surekha was willing to share some information on the subject. We found it useful ...

By Shilpa Mittal All about fats and oils: Oils/fats contain ingredients called essential fatty acids that are necessary for the body. So it is very important for you to get some oil/fat into your body to stay healthy! Let’s know all about fats and oils. Just like you need to ...