Add Indian Spices And Pickles In The Food To Get Delicious Food (aneesh ahmad)

Everybody should try to eat good and nutritious food to remain healthy. Good nutrition improves the immunity of the body leading to resistant from the diseases. This saves the money and time spends in treating the diseases in the hospital. As we know that prevention is better than cure so the people should eat balanced diet to present the deficiency or deadly diseases from entering the body. Balanced diet provide the require nutrients thus, keeping the body and mind healthy for any work. People have got the habit of eating the tasty food but unsafe for the body due to lack of nutrients. This is leading to lots of deficiency diseases in the body.

Sesame seeds are one of the most nutrients rich foods in the world for the people. It is grinded to make paste which is used as condiment while cooking the food. This enriches the taste of the food and nutrient content to make it healthy. It is used in the Ayurvedic medicines for their curative, preventive and medicinal properties. The nutrients which are found in the seeds are calcium, zinc, selenium, iron, etc which are required in the body for proper functioning. Indian hulled sesame seeds are known for these nutrients which help in getting better health. The phytosterol found in the seeds are known to lower the cholesterol level of the blood. This is why it has been used in many Ayurvedic medicines since the ancient time in the country. Seeds are grinded to make paste and then traditional biscuits in the villages. The oil found from this seed can be used for culinary purpose and it is used in many restaurant of the world.

Spices are used in dishes to add color, aroma and delicacy in the food. These are the plant's bark, seeds, fruits, vegetable parts, leaves, and roots which are used in the food. The various which are found in the country are fenugreek, clove, nutmeg, coriander, pepper, chilli, ginger, mustard, turmeric, etc which are used for the preparation of the dishes. These are widely used in the restaurants and in every kitchen in the country to make the food more delicious, aromatic and colorful. Spices exporter from India is providing special quality seeds to the customer. The products are packaged in international standard to maintain their standard when it reaches the customers.

India is the land of the spices and many wars were fought between the European and the king of different provinces of the country. Some people tried to duplicate the spices by growing in different parts of the world but the one grown in India is unmatchable. Indian spices and pickles are in high demand from other countries due to their qualities. Pickles manufactured in India are known for their spicy and nutrient rich food which completes the food. This is why the people are going made over the Indian food in other countries due to these products. Buy the best quality spices form this website to get the best food in the table.
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Author is presently working in Splashsys Company as a content writer. He enjoys writing about education, tourism, science and technology. In this article, he has written about the Indian spices and pickles which complete the food and make rich in nutrients essential for the body.

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Bake a Yummy Cupcake Right at Your Home

When you start looking for the themes for Novelty Birthday Cakes, options are really endless. But choosing the right theme is of great importance. Creating an excellent themed cake requires you to consider the theme of the party and other major criteria. A beautiful cake is the soul of a party and hence it is always recommended to brainstorm ideas.

So, actually the tricks of making novelty cupcakes start with using your creativity and use it to the full extent. Apart from this, there are thousands of ideas out there in the internet. Experts say not to limit your ideas when it comes to create a cupcake. But, you need to decide, which one is the best possible way to ornament your cake. After all the beauty of a cupcake lies in its decoration. In short, you can go to any extent to design and decorate a cupcake. Here's a brief guide to help you bake a yummy cupcake right at your home.

Step 1- selecting a right baking pan
Initially a person needs to choose an appropriate baking pan. A simple, single-wall aluminum pan with or without aluminum coating would go best in the process. One can select other types of baking pans too by using right method to bake a Cupcakes Sydney in it.

Step 2- allowing ingredient to reach to room temperatures
Many recipes require butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Which allows butter to get mixed up with other ingredients properly and eggs can give a good volume to the cake. There is one safety tip along with this is not to leave eggs at room temperature for more than 30 minutes.

Step 3 -Prep the pans
Now according to one's recipe one need to prep their pans accordingly.

Step 4 -Preheating the oven
Cakes which are baked in a hurry may lead to cracks and tunnels so it is important to preheat the oven for at least 10 minutes which will give the good texture to the cake.

Step 5 - mixing dry ingredients
One has to mix all dry ingredients in a bowl which includes baking powder or soda, salt and sometimes cocoa powder and spices. The above mentioned things should be mixed well.

Step 6- Making a proper mixture
Now one has to mix all the other ingredients such as milk, eggs, water and have to make a batter which is to be spread in a pan and one should use an offset metal spatula to spread the batter in pan in one direction. And lastly one should keep the pan in an oven for baking it.

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Best Marinade for Chicken: Asian-Marinated Baked Chicken Recipe (Jeric James)

In my attempt to kitchen-test every recipe that catches my fancy, I recently came across this Asian-Marinated Baked Chicken recipe from Amy Wisniewski. It's a fairly easy dish that you can whip up when you're pressed for preparation time since the other ingredients (aside from the chicken) come from whatever is in your pantry. Chicken, sans the skin, is a staple for healthy eaters. It's high in protein and, if prepared properly, low in fat. I'm a big fan of poultry dishes. My sister makes the best spicy chicken adobo and it's one of my ultimate comfort foods. To start with, here are the ingredients:

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons peeled and finely chopped fresh ginger (from 1 [3- to 4-inch] piece)
1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic (from about 5 medium cloves)
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, drumsticks, or breasts, or a combination of all three

Instructions:
1. Place everything except the chicken in a 13-by-9-inch broiler-proof baking dish and whisk to combine.

2. Lay the chicken in a single layer in the marinade and turn to coat. Cover, refrigerate, and marinate at least 12 hours and up to 24 hours, turning the chicken at least once during the marinating time.

3. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 475?F and arrange a rack in the middle.

4. Turn all the chicken pieces skin-side up in the dish (if you're using drumsticks, just turn to recoat them in the marinade). Bake until the chicken is starting to turn a dark brown color, about 40 minutes.

5. Set the oven to broil and broil until the chicken skin is crisped, about 3 to 5 minutes more. Serve with the sauce on the side.

What I love about Asian-inspired dishes is the familiarity of flavors. They're rich and complex but authentic and satisfying. Asian cuisine caters to all, even to the western palate, that it has become a cornerstone of every tasting experience. In this case with marinades, you're given a free-hand on being creative with the ingredients. You simply combine soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and a little brown sugar in a baking dish, add the chicken, and let it marinate in the fridge overnight. The use of extenders such as ketchup, soft drinks, soy sauce, and rum should add up to a delightful balance between saltiness, spiciness, sweetness, and tanginess. Learn to mix and match what's in your kitchen. Once you're ready to cook it, simply put the whole dish in the oven and in 40 minutes you'll have crispy, saucy, flavorful chicken. Easily the best marinade for chicken in my books, the secret to getting the right flavor out of the chicken meat is marinating it for twelve hours before cooking.

When I had this prepared during Sunday dinner with the family, my mother gave me compliments on the chicken meat's texture. It was moist and flavorful. It evoked nostalgia as it reminded me of our family lunches many years ago, when as a young kid all I had to worry about was how much I could eat before resuming play outside with my siblings and cousins. My own interpretation of this recipe has proven that there really is no right or wrong way of doing marinades. Everyone adapts to develop their own method which is simple but yields delicious results. Whether it's easy pork marinade or marinade for beef... as long as the end result satisfies your taste buds then it's all good. Everyone's secret recipe is a winner.

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A month in books - December

We've been at the same campsite in Ourique for a month now and I'm running out of promising-looking English titles on the book exchange shelves.  This is the only thing I REALLY don't like about Serro Da Bica - the vast majority of the books are in Dutch! It is a Dutch campsite so understandable, but there are half a dozen whole shelves of books that I can't read. And it's so frustrating! So I've done something I haven't done in over twenty years and picked up a book in a foreign language! In lieu of rapidly learning Dutch, I chose to brush off my A Level German because there are about as many German books as English ones so immediately my choices are doubled! I initially and optimistically started with Cheng by Heinrich Steinfest because it had a great cover. Ten pages in I put it aside in favour of Die Bande O.N. by Hans Pille, a novella for older children. I'm progressing much better with this one and hopefully my vocabulary will be enough improved soon that I can restart the Steinfest.

Totally unintentionally I've read or listened to sixteen books again in December. Managing to complete two audio books is an achievement because, while they're great for commuting, they are so soporific when lounging in the sun! 


Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith **** Having listened to Child 44 on audio, I was pleased to pick up a copy of Agent 6 in a campsite book exchange, not realising that this is actually the third of the trilogy. I don't think it mattered that I've missed the second volume as the story flowed well on its own and the background narrative felt comprehensive without being awkwardly presented. I was interested in the range of venues visited - a truly international novel - and their historical setting. Agent 6 seemed to me to be less violently descriptive than Child 44, the first book making me feel quite nauseous at moments, which I did appreciate and I must now keep an eye open for the middle volume, The Secret Speech. 

Prophecy by S J Parris *** Historical mystery with a good sense of place and atmosphere including real figures from Elizabeth the First's court together with fictional inventions. The storyline was good and moved along at a good pace, but I found myself enjoying the book more for its setting than its plot. I would pick up other Giordano Bruno novels when I found them - a nice holiday read.

The Man Who Went Up in Smoke by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo **** At first read, there's nothing particularly amazing about this novel - the characters are well-rounded and come across as genuine people, the plot is winding and tricky, the writing is swiftly paced and draws you in. The surprise came when I realised that this novel is nearly fifty years old and, apart from the lack of technology, it hasn't really dated at all. Thanks to an interesting introduction by Val McDermid, I learned that its authors, Sjowall & Wahloo, were the trendsetters for the current way of writing crime novels. There are ten in this series - I'm going to track down them all.

Ablutions by Patrick DeWitt ***** Wow, this is a brilliant book! The device of 'notes for a novel' was a little offputting for the first few pages, but then it began to make sense and adds a feeling of immediacy and truth to the whole book. The narrator, a complete lost cause himself, is recording and judging those around him in a fascinating portrayal of despair and desperation. A lot of small things happen, most of them violent, and there isn't much of a storyline in an action sense, but the characterisations are perfect and I was gripped from start to finish. Easily as good as The Sisters Brothers, maybe better!

The Corpse Reader by Antonio Garrido ***** I read this on Kindle so didn't notice that the book was in translation from Spanish until I caught up with all the notes at the end. The translation is an excellent job - there's no sense of clunkiness or bizarre phrasing at all and the text flows fluently. It's perhaps no surprise that forensic science was first practiced in China and many great discoveries hail from there, but to understand that this kind of work was being done so many hundreds of years ago is pretty amazing. Garrido has done exhaustive research into medieval China with the result that The Corpse Reader totally immerses its readers into the culture and beliefs of the times. This is a fascinating read both as an exciting novel and as a glimpse into a fascinating hidden world.

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn *** I loved Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn which I read recently so I had high hopes for Dark Places too. However Dark Places for me was disappointing. The book is ok but I didn't think that it was in the same league as Gone Girl. Libby is essentially an unlikeable character and I didn't feel any particular sympathy with her so the will for her to succeed is lacking. Plus, the story itself wasn't a credible, perhaps because the main characters weren't as fleshed out. Runner and Libby seemed to be the only ones we really got to know. Hopefully, as we've already got it on the Kindle, Sharp Objects will be better!

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green **** I saw 'romance' and 'young adult' in the descriptions of this novel before I read it, so was expecting a fairly light and schmaltzy book. The text is pretty simply written which belies its heavy subject matter and I liked the way the storyline emphasis is put on the blossoming relationship between Hazel and Augustus, rather than their suffering from cancer which is given a pragmatic approach. Hazel's level headedness in particular, raises what could have become a mawkish and sentimental book into a strong emotional novel. I enjoyed reading The Fault In Our Stars right through to the end and the only thing I wish hadn't been done as it was, was the Author's Note. In the Kindle edition, this rather blunt declamation of 'it's only fiction' is on the very next page to the moving end of the story and it felt a bit like a slap in the face! Perhaps this should be moved to the beginning of the novel or a blank page be inserted first to allow the reader a moment to adjust?

The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson **** A considerably more readable book that Men Who Stare At Goats and I found this to be an interesting subject. Ronson does jump about between subjects and I would have liked him to spend longer on the social implications of the changes in scientific approaches but as a first book on this area of psychology, The Psychopath Test has certainly piqued my interest. I hope go on to read some of the other books mentioned in the bibliography.

Grey Souls by Philippe Claudel ***** Beautifully atmospheric evocation of a small town in First World War France, initially shielded from the immediate outrages of war, but as the fighting drags on, the town finds its own horrors. I love Claudel's writing although I am not sure I would rave about Grey Souls in the same way as I did Brodeck's Report as I thought it missed the otherworldly aspects of Brodeck. Interestingly, Dave preferred Grey Souls and cited exactly the same reason but from the alternate angle!

The Bookman's Wake by John Dunning *** Not the standard plot for a detective novel but the sprawling storyline made it difficult to remember who everyone was and why or whether they mattered. From the synopsis on the back, I was expecting more of a literary novel. However, it's only the subject that leans towards literature, the writing itself is standard for the mystery genre, complete with some pretty gung ho dialogue at times. While Dunning spends a long time building up his plotlines at the expense of rounded characters and, although this book passed a couple of days reading time ok, I found it ultimately to be unsatisfying.

Death by Black Hole by Neil DeGrasse Tyson **** I still don't get particle physics but have crept a fraction closer to understanding thanks to this audio book! Fortunately the really heavy (for me) theory is intertwined with lots of more basic physics, plus chemistry, history, philosophy and even religion so there's a great mix of astrophysics based information in this book. Comprised of a series of essays which overlap, Death In A Black Hole covers some areas several times and I liked that, having listened for a few hours, I was finding myself 'accurately predicting' what the next few words might be as we had already covered part of the information some hours previously. I guess I've learned something! After having listened to the book, I read through some of the Audible reviews and was surprised that the narrator has come in for such criticism. I enjoyed his enthusiastic approach and didn't find his speech too fast at all. Much of the humour in the text is pleasantly dry and, for an American book, refreshingly sarcastic. I would buy more work by both the author and the narrator, just as soon as I've managed to memorise all this book. More listenings needed I think!

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury **** Hard to believe this book is over fifty years old! I loved the imagery, especially of the scenes with the carnival folk and the frightening descriptions of the Illustrated Man. The story rattles along mostly at a good pace although I did find the more intense segments of moralising slowed the tale unnecessarily. The Sound Of Thunder very-short story is also included in the Audible download I listened to. This was also interesting, but obviously not such a developed work as Something Wicked.

Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris *** A good start to this novel which details the everyday lives of a group of office workers in America. The situation is pretty much the same as happens in the UK - lots of chat and little work, rumours magnified and gossip spread, one upmanship and practical jokes - so I was easily able to identify with the book. However, once we come to know these people, not much else really developed to keep my attention and I found myself not caring about their fates. There are two big set pieces which I won't give away, but these events seemed two-dimensional and unreal. I think this book could have been an excellent novella, but in stretching its idea to a full novel, the potential 'magic' is too diluted to maintain interest.

Bleeding London by Geoff Nicholson **** Although the blurb is intriguing, I didn't expect much from this novel but was running out of options in the book exchange at our current campsite so picked it out. Bleeding London is actually pretty good! The three central human characters are interesting, if not completely rounded, and I liked the way London itself almost became another character in its own right. The story is dark in places but I identified with the obsessive walking angle. Perhaps the intertwining of the stories is too contrived, but it's a good read nonetheless.

The Death Instinct by Jed Rubenfeld ** Sadly a rather dull thriller which I found to be neither 'elegant' or 'spellbinding'. The patronising misogyny throughout is infuriating and the main characters are so two-dimensional that I didn't really care about them from half-way onwards - I just hate to leave a book unfinished! Perversely, several supporting characters are well-presented cameos. With sharp editing, the premise of The Death Instinct could have been the stopping-off point for a much stronger thriller, but there seems to be so much extraneous history crammed in that its points are dulled. A shame.

Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews *** This book is one those that used to reliably fly straight out the door when I had my bookshop years ago. I thought it would be more 'chick-lit' though and never bothered to read it. I picked it up on the campsite book exchange yesterday and finished it this morning! Very readable, the story is bizarre and horrifying, and the only bit I really didn't like was the ending which was rushed with several far-too-convenient elements and yelled 'buy the sequel'. Unfortunately this spoilt the book for me as, otherwise, it would probably have got a Good four stars. Instead it's an OK three stars.

So that's my December! I've got a couple of English books on my shelf still to read - The Shell House by Linda Newbury and Long Time Coming by Robert Goddard - both of which I expect to be solid three-starrers but I might be pleasantly surprised. We've also bought a Kindle 'boxed set' of the first four Sjowall and Wahloo books. The one I've read is duplicated but it's still a great price for the remaining three. Plus, of course, I have the two German books mentioned above - will they be in January's finished list?

Finally, does anyone else follow +Mary Okeke's blog? She's a reviewer of African literature and has recently posted her reads for 2013. Top of her favourites list was Neighbours by Lilia Momple so I'm going to try and pick up a copy.

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Bake a Yummy Cupcake Right at Your Home

When you start looking for the themes for Novelty Birthday Cakes, options are really endless. But choosing the right theme is of great importance. Creating an excellent themed cake requires you to consider the theme of the party and other major criteria. A beautiful cake is the soul of a party and hence it is always recommended to brainstorm ideas.

So, actually the tricks of making novelty cupcakes start with using your creativity and use it to the full extent. Apart from this, there are thousands of ideas out there in the internet. Experts say not to limit your ideas when it comes to create a cupcake. But, you need to decide, which one is the best possible way to ornament your cake. After all the beauty of a cupcake lies in its decoration. In short, you can go to any extent to design and decorate a cupcake. Here's a brief guide to help you bake a yummy cupcake right at your home.

Step 1- selecting a right baking pan
Initially a person needs to choose an appropriate baking pan. A simple, single-wall aluminum pan with or without aluminum coating would go best in the process. One can select other types of baking pans too by using right method to bake a Cupcakes Sydney in it.

Step 2- allowing ingredient to reach to room temperatures
Many recipes require butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Which allows butter to get mixed up with other ingredients properly and eggs can give a good volume to the cake. There is one safety tip along with this is not to leave eggs at room temperature for more than 30 minutes.

Step 3 -Prep the pans
Now according to one's recipe one need to prep their pans accordingly.

Step 4 -Preheating the oven
Cakes which are baked in a hurry may lead to cracks and tunnels so it is important to preheat the oven for at least 10 minutes which will give the good texture to the cake.

Step 5 - mixing dry ingredients
One has to mix all dry ingredients in a bowl which includes baking powder or soda, salt and sometimes cocoa powder and spices. The above mentioned things should be mixed well.

Step 6- Making a proper mixture
Now one has to mix all the other ingredients such as milk, eggs, water and have to make a batter which is to be spread in a pan and one should use an offset metal spatula to spread the batter in pan in one direction. And lastly one should keep the pan in an oven for baking it.

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Best Marinade for Chicken: Asian-Marinated Baked Chicken Recipe (Jeric James)

In my attempt to kitchen-test every recipe that catches my fancy, I recently came across this Asian-Marinated Baked Chicken recipe from Amy Wisniewski. It's a fairly easy dish that you can whip up when you're pressed for preparation time since the other ingredients (aside from the chicken) come from whatever is in your pantry. Chicken, sans the skin, is a staple for healthy eaters. It's high in protein and, if prepared properly, low in fat. I'm a big fan of poultry dishes. My sister makes the best spicy chicken adobo and it's one of my ultimate comfort foods. To start with, here are the ingredients:

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons peeled and finely chopped fresh ginger (from 1 [3- to 4-inch] piece)
1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic (from about 5 medium cloves)
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, drumsticks, or breasts, or a combination of all three

Instructions:
1. Place everything except the chicken in a 13-by-9-inch broiler-proof baking dish and whisk to combine.

2. Lay the chicken in a single layer in the marinade and turn to coat. Cover, refrigerate, and marinate at least 12 hours and up to 24 hours, turning the chicken at least once during the marinating time.

3. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 475?F and arrange a rack in the middle.

4. Turn all the chicken pieces skin-side up in the dish (if you're using drumsticks, just turn to recoat them in the marinade). Bake until the chicken is starting to turn a dark brown color, about 40 minutes.

5. Set the oven to broil and broil until the chicken skin is crisped, about 3 to 5 minutes more. Serve with the sauce on the side.

What I love about Asian-inspired dishes is the familiarity of flavors. They're rich and complex but authentic and satisfying. Asian cuisine caters to all, even to the western palate, that it has become a cornerstone of every tasting experience. In this case with marinades, you're given a free-hand on being creative with the ingredients. You simply combine soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and a little brown sugar in a baking dish, add the chicken, and let it marinate in the fridge overnight. The use of extenders such as ketchup, soft drinks, soy sauce, and rum should add up to a delightful balance between saltiness, spiciness, sweetness, and tanginess. Learn to mix and match what's in your kitchen. Once you're ready to cook it, simply put the whole dish in the oven and in 40 minutes you'll have crispy, saucy, flavorful chicken. Easily the best marinade for chicken in my books, the secret to getting the right flavor out of the chicken meat is marinating it for twelve hours before cooking.

When I had this prepared during Sunday dinner with the family, my mother gave me compliments on the chicken meat's texture. It was moist and flavorful. It evoked nostalgia as it reminded me of our family lunches many years ago, when as a young kid all I had to worry about was how much I could eat before resuming play outside with my siblings and cousins. My own interpretation of this recipe has proven that there really is no right or wrong way of doing marinades. Everyone adapts to develop their own method which is simple but yields delicious results. Whether it's easy pork marinade or marinade for beef... as long as the end result satisfies your taste buds then it's all good. Everyone's secret recipe is a winner.

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Add Indian Spices And Pickles In The Food To Get Delicious Food (aneesh ahmad)

Todo el mundo deber?a intentar comer alimentos buenos y nutritivos para mantenerse saludable. Buena nutrici?n mejora la inmunidad del cuerpo conduce a resistentes de las enfermedades. Esto ahorra el dinero y tiempo gasta en el tratamiento de las enfermedades en el hospital. Como sabemos que la prevenci?n es mejor que curar as? que la gente debe dieta equilibrada para presentar la deficiencia o enfermedades mortales de entrar en el cuerpo. Dieta balanceada proporciona la requieren nutrientes por lo tanto, mantener el cuerpo y mente sana para cualquier trabajo. La gente tiene la costumbre de comer la comida sabrosa pero peligrosas para el cuerpo debido a la falta de nutrientes. Esto lleva a un mont?n de enfermedades por deficiencia en el cuerpo.

Semillas de sésamo son uno de los alimentos ricos en mayor?a los nutrientes en el mundo para la gente. Es molido para hacer pasta que se utiliza como condimento mientras se cocinan los alimentos. Esto enriquece el sabor de la comida y el contenido de nutrientes que sea saludable. Se utiliza en las medicinas de Ayurvedic por sus propiedades medicinales, preventivas y curativas. Los nutrientes que se encuentran en las semillas son calcio, zinc, selenio, hierro, etc. que son necesarios para el buen funcionamiento del cuerpo. Indio mondados sésamo semillas son conocidas por estos nutrientes que servir? de ayuda para mejorar la salud. Los fitosteroles encontr? en las semillas son conocidos para bajar el nivel de colesterol de la sangre. Por esta raz?n se ha utilizado en muchas medicinas de Ayurvedic desde la época antigua en el pa?s. Las semillas son molidas para hacer pasta y galletas luego tradicionales en las aldeas. El aceite de esta semilla puede utilizarse para fines culinarios y es utilizado en muchos restaurante del mundo.

Las especias se utilizan en platos para agregar color, aroma y delicadeza en la comida. Estas son la corteza de la planta, semillas, frutas, partes de vegetales, hojas y ra?ces que son utilizadas en los alimentos. Los diversos que se encuentran en el pa?s son alholva, clavo de olor, nuez moscada, cilantro, pimienta, chiles, jengibre, mostaza, c?rcuma, etc. que se utilizan para la preparaci?n de los platos. Estos son ampliamente utilizados en los restaurantes y en cada cocina en el pa?s para hacer el alimento m?s delicioso, arom?tico y colorido. Exportador de especias de la India est? proporcionando semillas de calidad especiales para el cliente. Los productos se envasan en est?ndar internacional para mantener su nivel cuando llega a los clientes.

La India es la tierra de las especias y muchas guerras fueron luchadas entre el europeo y el rey de diferentes provincias del pa?s. Algunas personas intentaron duplicar las especias crecen en diferentes partes del mundo, pero la cultiva en la India es inigualable. Encurtidos y especias de la India est?n en gran demanda de otros pa?ses debido a sus cualidades. Encurtidos fabricados en la India son conocidos por su comida picante y nutriente rico que completa la comida. Esto es por qué la gente va hecha sobre la comida India en otros pa?ses debido a estos productos. Comprar la mejor forma de especias de calidad este Web site para conseguir la mejor comida en la mesa.
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Autor est? trabajando actualmente en compa??a de Splashsys como un escritor de contenido. Le gusta escribir sobre educaci?n, Turismo, ciencia y tecnolog?a. En este art?culo, ha escrito acerca de las especias de la India y encurtidos que completan la comida y hacen ricos en nutrientes esenciales para el organismo.

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Woolly & Tig App Review

I normally don't like spiders but I make and exception for Woolly the lovely character from the CBeebies show Woolly and Tig.

Woolly and Tig is a TV programme that is about three-year-old Tig and her cuddly toy spider Woolly. Each programme expresses the feelings that children have when faced with new experiences. From a first day at nursery to meeting a man with a beard, uncertainty and worry are replaced by fun and laughter when Woolly is magically animated into life.  Wherever Tig goes Woolly goes too and whenever Tig has a spot of bother Woolly is there with his self help advice.

James loves to watch Woolly and Tig and was a very happy little boy when I downloaded the new Woolly and Tig App on my iPad. The App is aimed at children aged 3 - 6 years old.

When you first open the App you will notice that Woolly asks you do something. He responds directly to your touch and he even speaks to you. If you tickle him he’ll laugh, if you hug him he’ll hug you back and if you stroke him he’ll sleep. He is one super cute spider.

With Woolly's help everyday activities are made fun. Activities include getting Woolly dressed, cleaning his teeth and washing his face.

Woolly can also help children learn to count as he interacts and shouts out the numbers whilst he jumps. Plus Woolly will help children make the most of outdoor play. Woolly  shows them that it's fun to play in the sun, in the rain and in the snow.

Woolly helps parents too. By setting Woolly’s special scheduler, Woolly can remind children it’s time to clean teeth or other daily routines.

The App is priced at £2.99. Which I think is slightly high as there are only a few activities you can do with Woolly and once you have done these then there isn't much point coming back to the App. Hopefully though there will be updates so that more things are included for children to do with Woolly. The one thing I do like is that there are no hidden in App charges unlike a lot of the free or cheap game Apps - in a way I think this cancels out the high cost in the first place. In my opinion there is nothing worse than playing a game that requires added extras every time you play or is easy for your child to purchase things without your knowledge.

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A Dutch Christmas in Portugal

Several new motorhomes joined us since my last post so there's a bustling little community

A busy Serro da Bica 

of nine campers here now, 17 people including Herman and Albertje. Everyone is Dutch apart from us, one other English couple and Frithjof who is German, but all the Dutch people speak good 'Engels' and are more than happy to switch between languages.

I'm glad we didn't follow my whim of spending Christmas day on the beach though. I know the weather in Portugal isn't anywhere near as bad as it has been back home, but heavy rain set in at about 5pm on Christmas Eve and just kept coming - all night! We managed maybe a couple of hours sleep between us as, with the awning blowing around and the rain thundering on Bailey's roof, it sounded like a hurricane outside. The awning escaped most of its pegs before morning so water got in. However, Bailey coped just fine and we stayed cosy and dry, if wearied.

Christmas Day began with coffee and Buterkoek in the bar. One of the other campers, Peter, had his birthday and joining a group for coffee and cake is a traditional Dutch way to celebrate. We braved the much-lighter-by-then rain afterwards for a hour's walking which meant I got the chance to try out my new Marmot waterproof trousers. They're perfect - comfortable, warm and stayed completely dry throughout the walk which is more than my previous Peter Storm pair ever managed. Well worth the price!

The house at Serro da Bica 

Highlight of the day was our Christmas meal for which we (almost) all gathered in the bar at 5pm. The other English couple won't come to the bar because 'they all speak Dutch' but everyone else was there. Albertje and Herman had arranged the tables with cloths and candles, red and green Christmas napkins and it looked lovely. I wrote out the menu afterwards and all the courses took up two days of my pocket diary - coincidentally, we both felt as though we had eaten a good two days' worth of food! First course was Albertje's homemade Hummous with mini toasts. Then we had Herman's Soup which was similar to a minestrone but with chourico pieces and meatballs in it. Everyone had seconds. Then the main course was a delicious Hachee which is a thrice cooked thick beef stew, vaguely similar in taste to the Greek Stifado. Albertje had been cooking this over the previous two days so we all already knew how good it smelt! The meal is traditional Dutch cuisine, but not traditional for Christmas Day. However, with so many mouths to feed here, it has become the Serro Da Bica tradition and several of this year's guests have been previously and returned. The Hachee was served with roasted rosemary potatoes, rice, spiced red cabbage, pears poached in red wine, and stewed apple. Everyone had at least seconds of all this as well. Then, when you would have thought no one could eat any more, our hosts served a rich dessert of whipped cream with multi-coloured jelly cubes, topped with a conserve of Albertje's homegrown strawberries. Phew! The Dutch have a fantastic word (which I've probably spelt wrongly) - 'outbouken'. It means to sit back and let your stomach hang out after having eaten too much. We all practised 'outbouken' with a small liqueur to finish! Dave had a Portuguese cognac and I had a white port.

We rolled back to Bailey and slept for about ten hours!

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The best marinade for chicken: Asia marinated baked chicken (James Jerič) recipe

In my attempt at all cocina-prueba recipes that catch my fancy, I recently found this recipe of chicken baked Asian-en Maceraci?n of Amy Wisniewski. It is a very easy dish that you can make when you are pressed by time of preparation since the rest of the ingredients (other than chicken) comes from what's in your pantry. Chicken without skin, is a staple food for healthy eaters. It is high in protein and, if well prepared, low-fat. I'm a big fan of poultry dishes. My sister makes the best marinade spicy chicken and is one of my comfort foods. For starters, here are the ingredients:

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons peeled and finely chopped fresh ginger (of 1 piece [3 to 4 inches])
1 tablespoon minced garlic (from about 5 medium cloves)
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 pounds of Acorn, chicken with skin, drumsticks, breasts, or thighs or a combination of all three

Instructions:
1. Place everything except the chicken in a parrilla-prueba of 13 x 9-inch baking pan and whisk to combine.

2. Place the chicken in a single layer in the marinade and turn to coat. Cover, refrigerate and marinate for at least 12 hours and up to 24 hours, turning the chicken at least once during Marinating time.

3. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 475 F and arrange a rack in the middle.

4 Turn all the chicken pieces skin side up in the dish (if you're using the sticks, go to the Recoat in the marinade). Bake until the chicken starts to turn a dark brown, about 40 minutes.

5. Place the oven to broil and broil until chicken skin is crisp, about 3 to 5 minutes more. Serve with sauce on the side.

What I love about Asian-inspired dishes is the familiarity of the flavors. Are rich and complex but authentic and satisfying. Asian cuisine caters to all, even to the Western palate, which has become a cornerstone of all experience of tasting. In this case with marinades, you are given a free hand to be creative with the ingredients. You simply combine the sauce of soy, ginger, garlic and a bit of sugar on a plate for baking, add the chicken and let marinate in the refrigerator overnight. The use of supplements such as ketchup, soda, soy sauce and Ron must add a delicious balance between salty, spicy sweetness and acidity. Learn how to mix and match what is in your kitchen. Once you are ready to cook it, simply the dish in the oven and in 40 minutes you will have a crunchy, spicy, tasty chicken. Easily the best marinade for chicken in my books, the secret to get the flavor of the chicken meat well is to marinate for 12 hours before cooking.

When I had it prepared for Sunday dinner with the family, my mother gave me compliments on the texture of the chicken meat. It was moist and tasty. It evokes nostalgia as I reminded our family lunch many years ago, when as a young boy all I had to worry about was how much could eat before playing outdoors with my brothers and cousins again. My own interpretation of this recipe proved there would be really no right or wrong way to Marinades. Everyone is suited to develop his own method which is simple but delicious results. If easy pork adobo or marinade for meat... While the final result satisfies your taste buds then okay. Secret recipe of everyone is a winner.

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Bread Soup recipe

At the time of writing, on the Serro Da Bica campsite in Ourique, Portugal, we were getting a

 delivery of a small loaf of freshly baked brown bread six days a week. Most days we ate about three-quarters of the loaf so I started to look around for recipes to use up the remainder. Waste not, want not and all that. This frugal bread soup recipe is vaguely based on an idea in the book Portuguese Homestyle Cooking that I first mentioned when we tried its Baked Salmon recipe. The soup recipe in the book is called Acorda a Alentejana (page 44) although if you know the original, you might not recognise what I actually ended up creating here! The texture of my soup as I served it was similar to a coarse mushroom soup and it was delicious!

Ingredients:

3 inch pieces of chourico (ends and curve of a ring)
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried parsley
salt and pepper
1 vegetable stock cube
1 pint water
day-old brown bread (I had about half a small loaf)

Heat the chorizo in a saucepan until the oils start to run.
Add the garlic, herbs, seasoning and crumbled stock cube. Add the water and cover the pan. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes.
When the stock is simmering, remove the crust from the bread and tear into roughly inch-square pieces.
Remove pan from the heat and add the bread, pushing it under the liquid. Recover the pan and leave for five minutes so the bread can soak up the stock.
When the bread cannot absorb any more stock, stir it to break up the bread into a thick sort-of puree.
Serve immediately while soup is still warm.

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Chuggington Wooden Railway

If your little ones watch CBeebies then there is a chance that they watch Chuggington. James is a huge fan of the show and loves watching it regularly. 

We were recently sent a toy from the Chuggington Wooden Railway to review as part of our Christmas guide. We were sent the Over and Under set.

It is a fantastic toy to introduce little ones to the wonderful world of Chuggington. The track is made from solid pieces of wood that are very well made. They fit well together so the track stays together whilst playing and as they are chunky they're ideal for small hands. 

The set contains 22 pieces and comes with two Chuggers - Wilson and Koko. Other engines can be bought separately priced at £7.99 each. The engines are also made from wood but have plastic wheels and a magnet on the front and back so they can join together.

The set fits together in a figure of 8 track. The Over and Under set. It features a 2-in-1 Clock Tower which you can either stack to make a tower or have 2 separate tunnels. 

You can purchase this track for £39.99 from Tomy along with other tracks and items that can be added to your track. 

Tomy have very kindly given me a Over and Under set to giveaway to one of my readers. If you would like the chance to win this amazing prize simply fill out the Rafflecopter form below. A winner will be chosen at random after the closing date.

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*I did not receive a financial payment for writing this review. However, I was sent these products for the purpose of this review, all thoughts and opinions expressed in this piece are my own*

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Gacha Stocking Fillers From Tomy

I am pleased to say that I am just about done with my Christmas shopping. I literally have a few more stocking fillers to get the boys and the food shop then I am done and I can finally start to get into the Christmas mood.

If like me you have a few bits left to buy or are just wanting a few cheap small presents to bulk out their stockings then you need to check out Gacha toys. Available from just £1 in TOMY vending machines, Gacha toys are the perfect pocket money picks. 

There are a variety of toys available, they are suitable for both boys and girls. They include figures, keychains, fashion accessories and stationery items.

There are new branded characters to collect based on the Legends of Zelda as well as My Little Pony, Littlest Pet Shop, Furby, Monsters University and Transformers Prime. The stocking fillers are perfect for fans of all ages. Each item comes in its own little packet so its a lucky dip as to what you will get.

*I did not receive a financial payment for writing this review. However, I was sent these products for the purpose of this review, all thoughts and opinions expressed in this piece are my own*

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Estonian delicacies: spiced sprat sandwiches

The Baltic sprat (Sprattus sprattus balticus) is a subspecies of the European sprat (Sprattus sprattus), also known  as brisling or skipper. They are up to 12,5 cm long (about 5 inches), small, silvery and herring-like. The sprats are commonly marinated in a mixture of black pepper, allspice (aka Jamaican pepper), cloves, nutmeg, coriander seeds, bay leaves, salt and sugar etc. The result: spiced Baltic sprats aka vürtsikilud, a famous Estonian delicacy.

Vürtsikilud aka spiced Baltic sprats are used to make some delectable small sandwiches here in Estonia, known as kiluvõileivad (literally, sprat sandwiches). I knew they were popular, but didn't realise they're so popular. You see - I've been to four different Christmas parties during the last week, and kiluvõileivad were served at three of them. Each time these were the first to disappear off the table (yes, I did keep an eye of them to verify that). When I shared the realisation on Nami-Nami's Facebook page, then oven 300 people clicked on the LIKE-button to declare their love for kiluvõileivad :) 

These aren't necessarily a Christmas food, you can serve them throughout the year, but somehow I've  just noticed their particular popularity at this time of the year. You've actually seen them here on Nami-Nami before, they were part of our New Year's Eve party spread back in 2007 (see the blog post) - back then I garnished them with finely grated eggs. So I've been "guilty"of serving them during winter festivities as well :)

In any case, I thought it's a good idea to share the "recipe" with you, my dear readers. Although hard-core fans of kiluvõileivad probably filet and pickle their own fresh Baltic sprats, then you can buy rather decent prepared and canned/packed Baltic sprats in the supermarket. I use the Briis brand, made in a nearby Maardu town, so they're almost local :)

Do buy a packet or two next time you're in Estonia, ok! ;) Alternatively, you could try with Swedish "anchovies" (these are actually sprats or Baltic herrings), probably available at IKEA, but these are much sweeter in flavour.

Estonian spiced sprat sandwiches
(Kiluvõileivad)

sliced dark rye bread

butter, at room temperature

cleaned spiced sprats fillets

red onion and/or green onion tops, chopped

hard-boiled (quail) eggs

Remove the crusts of the bread and butter the bread slices. Cut into small rectangles, top with a cleaned spiced sprat fillet. 

Top with either sliced or grated hard-boiled (quail) egg, then sprinkle with chopped onions. 

Serve and enjoy.  

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