Fruity flavors for summer hair care
Summer brings along frizzy hair and extra oily scalp. Here are some harmless and nourishing natural hair packs that are easy to prepare at home and keeps your tresses nourished.Summer is all about sweat, which affects your scalp and hair too. Here are some homemade hair care remedies gathered by IAN...
Eat fresh fruits to avoid dehydration
In this scorching heat people are at high risk of dehydration and worse. Apart from drinking lots of water, expert advise is to eat fresh fruits to avoid a heat stroke.When our body loses water, doctors immediately call it dehydration. Some of the causes are explained by Satish Koul, general physici...
Frozen cubes of watermelon juice, basil and camphor which acts as a toner. So the next time you come from outdoors just rub a frozen cube on your face and feel the freshness.
Beauty expert Suparna Trikha prepares makes a soft exfoliating scrub for your skin.
To complete a lazy Sunday afternoon well spent, Seema Chandra lathers on a colorful yogurt pudding.
Suparna Trikha uses rosemary and bay leaves, to conjure a fresh summer meal of chicken breasts flavored with rosemary and a hint of honey.
With the mercury levels soaring, nothing brings as much a whoop of joy as a colourful, chilled gola bursting with flavours. Here are our picks of unique, quirky golas across flavours and sizes including variants like the Latin American Paleta and the American popsicle.When gola met MargaritaPic/Abhi...
A scrumptious salad with fresh seasonal ingredients. Corn, bell peppers and avocado drizzled with a light dressing.
Summer is the best time to lose weight. The GUIDE chatted with experts to offer some handy tips to eat right this season.Dietitian Suman Agarwal, author of the newly-released book, Unjunked, says that eating healthy is a way of life. "One can eat all kinds of food but having them in a healthy way an...
Four Melon Salad with Canola Mint Chutney Pesto
Here's the weekly winning recipe of the Guilt Free Contest. A chunky salad with refreshing melons drizzled with a sweet and minty dressing.
A classic chocolate fondant / chocolate lava cake recipe made with five simple ingredients. So decadent that you just cannot say no!
Imagine a mayonnaise without a drop of oil! Without any eggs. Totally vegan. Made with tofu.
Water your best drink to fight the heat
The summer is round the corner and it's time to check your car's coolant level to guard against overheating. But what about your body? Doesn't it need something special to adjust to the expected gradual increase in mercury over the next few weeks?It does, say nutritionists and health experts, who re...
Chilled Indian Udon Noodle Salad
As refreshing as it can get, a chilled salad of udon noodles with an Indian twist of curry leaves, cashew nuts, mustard seeds, coriander and turmeric.
A frothy and rich milkshake made with chocolate ice cream, cookies and some malt powder.
Fresh fruits, juice, yogurt, nuts and some chilled coulis arranged together makes this parfait the perfect dessert.
Cucumber, Black Olive and Mint Salad
A chunky salad of cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, peppery mint leaves drizzled with a black olives sauce.
Panzenella is a Tuscan bread salad, ideal for summer which does not follow a particular recipe. The two ingredients that do not change are tomatoes and bread. This salad is great with a chilled glass of Prosecco and lots of sunshine.
Beautiful to look at and yummy to taste this beetroot milkshake with cinnamon and vanilla ice cream is sure to win hearts.
Get your party for two started with avocado puree frozen into cubes with a splash of vodka. If you want to play it safe, make it into a cold soup instead.