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3.30.2009

Thai Style Cellophane Noodles

Posted by Sujata Jha


Ingredients:

  1. 6 - chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
  2. 14 ounces - coconut milk
  3. 3 tbsp - peanut oil
  4. 1 tbsp - thai green curry paste
  5. 3 tbsp - fresh cilantro, chopped

For Cellophane Noodles:

  1. 7 ounces - cellophane noodles
  2. 2 tbsp - peanut oil
  3. small piece - root ginger, grated
  4. 1 clove - garlic, crushed
  5. 1 - small fresh chilli, finely sliced
  6. 1 tbsp - thai fish sauce
  7. 2 tsp - sugar
  8. 3 tbsp - lime juice
  9. 1/2 tsp - chilli flakes
  10. 2 - spring onions, finely sliced
  11. a handful - thai basil leaves

Method
  1. Saut ½ the chicken cubes in hot peanut oil for 5 to 7 minutes in a wok or large saut ½ pan until just cooked.
  2. Drain off any remaining oil, then stir in the curry paste and coconut milk.
  3. Simmer gently for about 8 minutes. Then stir in the cilantro.
  4. Meanwhile soak the noodles in warm water until soft, then drain well.
  5. Heat the oil and fry the ginger, garlic and chilli for a minute.
  6. Add the fish sauce, sugar, lime juice and chilli flakes.
  7. Stir in the noodles. Add the spring onions and basil.
  8. Serve at once with the cooked chicken.

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Chinese Hot and Sour Onions

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Ingredients:
  1. 2 large white onions
  2. 3 fresh red hot chillies
  3. 2 tbsp. oil
  4. 1 1/2 tsp. white vinegar
  5. 1 1/2 tsp. brown vinegar
  6. 3-4 pinches pepper powder
  7. 1/4 tsp. sugar
  8. salt to taste

Method

  1. Peel and halve onions, chop into eight chunks each half.
  2. Slice chillies thin and diagonally.
  3. Heat oil, add chillies and onions, stirfry for 3-4 minutes.
  4. Add all other ingredients, saute further 2 minutes.
  5. Serve hot, with rice or bread.

Making time: 15 minutes
Makes: 2-3 servings
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3.29.2009

solutions to common hair problems

Posted by Sujata Jha


Problem 1: I shampoo regularly, but the scalp gets oily within a few hours.
Requirement: 2 tsp henna powder, ½ tsp fenugreek seeds powder, 3 tbs yogurt, 1 pinch powdered sugar.
Solution:
  • Whip all the ingredients together in a bowl. Dab cotton in the paste and apply it gently on your scalp and hair. Cover your hair with a shower cap and leave it on for 10 minutes.
  • Rinse hair with water, to wash off the hair pack. Mix your shampoo with a few drops of water and massage in on the scalp first. Wash the rest of your hair.

Problem 2: I coloured my hair a few months ago, but now it lacks luster.
Requirement: 1 tbs coconut oil, ½ tsp olive oil, 1 cup banana puree, 1 towel
Solution:
  • Mix both the oils together and heat in on a low flame. Massage your hair and scalp with it. Dip the towel in the bucket of hot water and cover your hair with it.
  • Remove the towel after three minutes. Dab cotton in the banana puree and apply it on your hair. Leave it for five minutes and wash with a gentle shampoo.

Problem 3: I’m losing a lot of hair.
Requirement: 1 tsp fenugreek seeds (soaked over night), 1 tsp henna powder, ½ tsp honey, 1 egg yolk (beaten).
Solution:
  • Grind fenugreek seeds and mix it with heena powder and honey. Soak cotton in the paste and apply it gently on the scalp and hair. Cover your hair with a shower cap and leave it on for 10 minutes.
  • Wash off the hair mask with plain water. Pat dry, with a towel and apply the egg yolk. Leave it for five minutes and wash the hair again with a gentle shampoo.

Problem 4: Conditioning hair after every wash is cumbersome.
Requirement: ½ avocado (mashed), 1 tsp honey, ¼ cup olive oil.
Method: Step one:
  • Mix avocado with honey. Apply it only on the hair and the scalp. Leave it for 10 minutes and rinse.
  • Heat olive oil and massage the scalp and hair with it. Leave it for 30 minutes and wash with a gentle

  • Mix egg yolk and coconut oil. Dab cotton in the mixture and apply it gently on your scalp and hair. Cover your hair with a shower cap and leave it for 10 minutes.
  • Wash off the hair mask with plain water. Pat dry with a towel. Dip the tea bag in cold water and rinse you hair with it, before shampoo.

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