We all drink tea at home, at work, visiting friends etc. Most of us need a cuppa right after waking up to get started with a new day. But did you know that your daily cuppa could also hold health benefits for you? Tea itself is known to contain antioxidants which have health benefits for you. But the spices and flavourings you add to your brew have their own benefits.  How To Make Your Chai Tastier and Healthier more

When you get home at 7 or 8 in the evening, cooking a meal for your family is not exactly your idea of chilling out, is it? But did you know that you could get away with 10 minute meals on most days of your working week nights?  Here are a few ideas: Easy & Quck Meal Ideas more

Every time a festival is around the corner, we hear stories of adulterated sweets being sold all over the country. It seems like we can just not buy sweets any more without the fear of risking our health and also that of our loved ones. Should we stop consuming sweets, which are an integral part of our festivals and culture? No, because there is a simple solution to this problem. Why don't you try to make your own pure and hygenic sweets?  As Holi is around the corner, Memsaab brings you an easy recipe to make your own Gujias for this occassion. more

There was a time not very long ago when every little girl was trained to cook from an early age. The common logic given to little girls was that they had to impress their in laws with their cooking skills, else the parents would be blamed for marrying off skill-less girls. Things have changed today in the urban India. Most people want to focus on educating their daughters and making them self sufficient. So naturally, young women today are not as adept at cooking as their moms were. more

So if you have mastered the Motichur Laddoo recipe, here's another mithai that can be easily made at home. Kalakand is a hit with people of all ages. This sweet and soft variant of Barfi, is one of those melt-in-your-mouth kind of desserts that are irresistible. So don't make too much of it if you are concerned about putting on weight! Kalakand Recipe Ingredients: Milk 2L, Sugar 1/2 cup, Choppd Nuts for garnishing. Method: - Make paneer out of 1L of the milk by boiling and splitting it. more

Every year news channels go crazy this time of the year, and come up with a news report every hour on adulteration in sweets. Yes, your local sweet shop is selling adulterated sweets. Does that mean one should go without sweets in this festive season of Divali? Certainly not! What this means is that now is the best time to learn the art of preparing traditional Indian sweets.  So here's the first tutorial "Motichur Laddoo". Please remember you may need 1 or 2 attempts before you get this right, so don't attempt a big batch the first time. Motichur Laddoo Recipe more

It's Divali time and everyone's busy shopping for gifts for their loved ones. One particular item that sells like hot cakes is chocolate. Everyone loves chocolate and it's a great choice when it comes to gifting. But have you ever tried making your own chocolate gifts? more

Megha loves to eat! She has a good appetite and is fit and healthy. But recently she has found it difficult to fit into her skinny jeans. The culprit, of course, is irresponsible snacking. The reason why we gain weight is not that we eat as much as we do. The blame lies on ur choices when it comes to food. So Memsaab brings you a list of easy-to-make and yummy snacks that will appeal to any pallette. more

There's nothing like that smells as good as the smell of a freshly baked bread. Imagine baking your own bread every day, and experimenting with different components, styles, fillings and toppings. You want to start right away, don't you? Basic Bread Recipe The basic white bread is very simple and you neither need expensive ingredients nor any hi fi machines. All you need is an oven and your hands! Ingredients 500 g Flour, 40 g Butter, 12 g Dry Yeast, 2 tsp Salt, Warm water to Knead more

When we watch cookery shows on the telly, the most amazing thing is that the chefs cook such amazing dishes in so little time. Even on Masterchef, the contestants cook beautiful dishes in tight time schedules. How? The answer lies in efficiency strategies that all chefs and cookery experts have mastered. Even our mothers follow most of these strategies. But if you are new to cooking, here are the tips from celebrity chefs: more