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Love mangoes? Try this 2-ingredient jam recipe at home

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Loknath Das2-ingredient, at, jam, love, mangoes?, Recipe, This, Try

It is the season of mangoes and if you are fan of the fruit, you can consume it in various forms — shakes, desserts — and also incorporate it in a variety of dishes. But have you tried making fresh mango jam at home? All you need are raw and ripe mangoes and some sugar. Celebrity chef Kunal Kapur took to Instagram to show how to make the jam using a very simple recipe that he learnt from his mother. “Jam is the joy you can spread without worrying about the…

Deepika Padukone launches Live Love Laugh lecture series on mental health: Long way to go

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Loknath DasDeepika, Health, Laugh, Launches, lecture, Live, long, love, mental, On, Padukone, series, to, Way

Deepika Padukone at the launch of Live Love Laugh lecture series Photo: Yogen Shah Mental health and promoting an empathetic discussion around it has been the centre of Deepika Padukone’s agenda ever since she came out with her story of dealing with depression. Deepika became one of the first celebrities in Bollywood to break the stigma and start an open dialogue around mental health. In fact, four years ago when she launched her project Live Love Laugh Foundation, aimed at doing the same, she received a lot of acclaim for…

Stokvel members love island holidays, this travel agency found

June 6, 2018 Loknath Dasagency, Found, Holidays, island, love, Members, Stokvel, This, travel

Earlier this year, Flight Centre launched a new product aimed at stokvel members. It found that, apart from local destinations, members were saving up for holidays in Mauritius and Thailand. Earlier this year, the travel agency Flight Centre started a stokvel for travel. More than 80 stokvels have signed up, and so far the most popular destinations (apart from domestic trips) are Thailand and Mauritius. A maximum of 30 people can form part of a stokvel – but they don’t have to travel together. To sign-up, members complete a application form,…

10 best brinjal recipes that will make you fall in love with the veggie!

February 5, 2018 Loknath Das10', Best, brinjal, Fall:, In, love, Make, Recipes, That, The, Veggie, Will, With, You

Eggplant, aubergine or brinjal hails from the nightshade species of fruits and vegetables. A close relative of tomato and potato, Brinjal is popular vegetable across the world. It is full of health benefits and can be cooked into scrumptious, tasty and easy recipes. Eggplant or brinjal is of various shapes and sizes and can be green, purple, light purple and even white! The wonderful health benefits of eggplants are primarily derived from its vitamin, mineral, and nutrient content. Eggplants are a rich source of vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B6,…

Heard of the 7 Days Challenge? Not ‘Eat, pray, love’ but ‘Eat, move, live’

January 19, 2018 Loknath Das7, but, Challenge?, Days, Eat, Heard, Live, love, move, Not, of, pray, The

Want to eat healthier? Or move around town in a more sustainable manner? Or just lead your daily life in a smarter way? You need to try the 7 Days Challenge. The Swedish Embassy here, in association with the TERI School of Advanced Studies, has organised the Challenge targeting youth from classes 9 to 12 in schools and graduate and post-graduate students in colleges across the national capital from January 17 to 23. The Challenge is basically a call to action for the participants to practise sustainable lifestyles and consists…

Love adding extra salt to your food? You may be putting yourself at risk of dementia

January 18, 2018 Loknath DasAdding, at, be, Dementia, Extra, Food., love, May, of, Putting, Risk, Salt, to, You, Your, yourself

Love to eat crispy roasted nuts and potato wafers that are high in salt? Beware, besides harming your heart, it may also harm your brain and lead to dementia, researchers have warned. In mice, the high-salt diet reduced the resting cerebral blood flow by 28% in the cortex and 25% in the hippocampus – brain regions involved in learning and memory. This impairment in the blood flow to the brain was caused by a decrease in the production of nitric oxide – a gas generated by endothelial cells – the…