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Easy and Healthy Jackfruit Curry Recipe with Potatoes and Yogurt

If you enjoy jackfruit, you’ll absolutely love this jackfruit curry. Start by thoroughly washing jackfruit pieces and potatoes, then roast them in mustard oil until they get a nice golden color. While they are roasting, cook onions, tomatoes, a piece of cinnamon, and a black cardamom in water in a pressure cooker for about four whistles. Once done, mash this mixture and keep it aside. Ingredients Jackfruit (kathal), washed and cut into pieces -200 gram Potatoes (aloo), washed and cut- 2 Mustard oil (for roasting)- 1 tbsp Onion- 2 Tomato- 1 Cinnamon stick (dalchini)- 1 small Black cardamom- 2 Water (for cooking onion and tomato) Yogurt (dahi)- 1/4 cup (should not be sour) Turmeric powder (haldi) Kashmiri red chili powder (lal mirch) Black pepper (kali mirch) Cooking oil - 2 tbsp Garam masala Salt Ginger garlic paste Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves) for garnish How to make jackfruit curry delicious with potato In a small bowl, mix yogurt with turmeric, Kashmiri red chili powder, and...

Being Airfryer Smart: Tips Nobody Tells You!

 Absolutely, you are right! It is important to preheat the air fryer before baking so that the cooking is even and the results are consistent. But if you use this preheating time wisely, like roasting seeds and nuts, you not only save energy but also get another kitchen task done at the same time. This is a simple and effective tip that can make your kitchen routine more sustainable and productive. Instead of just waiting for the air fryer to preheat, you can use those few minutes to roast things like flaxseeds, sesame seeds, almonds, or walnuts. These ingredients often need to be roasted for recipes, or you can just keep them handy for healthy snacking. Here’s how you can do it. When you set your air fryer to preheat, which usually takes about three to five minutes, simply spread a handful of seeds or nuts in the air fryer basket. Set the temperature to around 160 to 180 degrees Celsius. As the air fryer heats up, the seeds or nuts will also get roasted. After three to five minute...

What to Do with Excess Lemons: A Creative and Practical Guide

When life hands you an abundance of lemons—straight from your mother’s flourishing kitchen garden—it’s an opportunity to make far more than just lemonade. With the joyful help of your darling niece Paro, who loves plucking those citrusy gems, you’ve turned lemon season into a productive, creative ritual worth sharing. Here’s how to put every part of the lemon to use, from zest to juice to pith, while preserving its freshness and maximizing its natural benefits. Preserve the Zest: Nature’s Fragrant Gold Once the lemons are thoroughly washed, gently peeling off the outer skin allows you to capture the lemon zest—rich in aromatic oils and bright flavor. Lemon zest can be air-dried or stored fresh in airtight containers in the freezer. It’s perfect for enhancing both sweet and savory dishes, from lemon cakes and marinades to salad dressings and pasta. Nutritional Benefits of Lemon Zest Lemon zest contains potent antioxidants like D-limonene and vitamin C, known for supporting immunity and ...

Drinking Coffee? How Coffee Affects Liver Health?

Yes, several additional research-backed points can enrich the discussion on coffee and liver health. Here's an expanded, original, and fully integrated version without formatting: Coffee has become a subject of intense scientific interest for its potential protective effects on liver health. Beyond lowering the risk of liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma, emerging research suggests coffee consumption may influence liver health through several other pathways. One key mechanism involves caffeine’s ability to block adenosine receptors , which are involved in fibrogenesis—the process by which liver tissue becomes scarred. By inhibiting this signaling pathway, caffeine may help slow or reduce fibrosis in chronic liver diseases. Additionally, chlorogenic acids and diterpenes such as cafestol and kahweol, found in both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, have shown hepatoprotective effects in animal and cell studies. These compounds are believed to reduce oxidative s...