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What Is Brown Sugar? Types, How It Is Made, Nutrition and Uses
What is brown sugar: sugar with part of the cane's molasses kept in — 380 kcal and 98.1 g of carbohydrate per 100 g. Types (demerara, muscovado, light and dark), names, how it is made, nutrition, uses, storage and buying.
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Coriander water benefits: what dhania water actually does
Coriander water benefits, answered honestly: the research reviewed here has no human trial showing coriander water does anything specific. Here is what is known about coriander, what one teaspoon of seeds holds, and how to make and drink the water.
Red rice vs brown rice: the fibre, GI and honest verdict
Red rice vs brown rice: brown rice lists more fibre and protein and an India-tested GI of 58, while red rice's seven foreign tests average 62. Side-by-side nutrition per 100 g, GI, cooking, cost and which to choose.
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White pepper (safed mirch): names, nutrition and how to use it
White pepper (safed mirch) explained: what it is, how it differs from black pepper, its names in India, USDA nutrition per 100 g, benefits, uses, storage and what to check when buying.
Chana dal khane ke fayde aur nuksan
Chana dal khane ke fayde aur nuksan, seedhi Hinglish mein: 21.55 g protein, 15.15 g fibre aur 6.08 mg iron per 100 g (IFCT 2017), GI 11, kise kam khani chahiye, ek din mein kitni, aur kaise pakayein.
Tamarind (imli): names, nutrition, benefits and how to use it
Tamarind (imli): what tamarind is, its names in 13 Indian languages, nutrition per 100 g with the table, honest benefits and side effects, how to soak, store and buy it, and the rasam and imli chutney recipes.
Rajgira (amaranth): names, nutrition, benefits and how to cook it
Rajgira is amaranth: names in ten Indian languages, nutrition per 100 g, benefits, side effects, storage, and how to cook rajgira flour, whole seed and popped.
Chana dal in English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam
Chana dal in English is split Bengal gram, the skinned split desi chickpea. Its name in 13 languages, based on the IFCT 2017 list (kadle bele, sanaga pappu, kadalai paruppu, kadala parippu, cholar dal), what it is confused with and where it grows.
Mustard oil: names, nutrition, benefits and how to cook with it
Mustard oil (sarson ka tel): what it is, its names across India, nutrition per 100 g, the fat profile and erucic acid, benefits, who should limit it, how to cook and store it, and what to check when buying.
Star anise (chakra phool): names, benefits, uses and purity check
Star anise (chakra phool) explained: what the spice is, its names, the honest nutrition picture, benefits, the Japanese star anise caution, how to cook and store it, and what to check when buying.
Mishri (rock sugar): names, benefits, uses and how it is made
Mishri (rock sugar) explained: what it is, how it is made from sugar, the two names on record, sugar's 387 kcal per 100 g as its honest numbers, benefits, who should limit it, uses, storage and a buying guide.
Pink salt (sendha namak): names, benefits and how to use it
Pink salt (sendha namak): what the pink rock salt is, its names in Hindi and English, the one nutrition figure the public record prints, the honest benefits and side effects, vrat recipes, storage and a buying guide.
Bajra ke fayde aur nuksan: bajre ki roti khane ke fayde
Bajre ki roti ke fayde aur bajra ke nuksan, seedhi Hinglish mein: 6.42 mg iron, 11.49 g fibre aur 10.96 g protein per 100 g, GI 57, thyroid aur garmi ka sach, ek din mein kitna khayein aur kaise.
Dry chilli (red chilli): names, nutrition, benefits and how to use it
The one page on dry red chilli: what it is, its twelve language names, per-100 g nutrition (237 kcal, 12.69 g protein, 31.15 g fibre, 2245 mg potassium, IFCT 2017), kashmiri lal mirch and byadgi, cooking uses, storage and buying.
What is millet: types, names, nutrition and how to cook it
What is millet? Meet the Indian millet family — ragi, jowar, bajra and the small grains — with names, per-100g nutrition, GI, cooking and storage.