Author: Lil Bahadur Chettri
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Keywords: turmeric, painted, mountains
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2007-11-16
List price: $27.50
ISBN-10: 0231143567
ISBN-13: 9780231143561

Since its publication in the late 1950s, Mountains Painted with Turmeric has struck a chord in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of Nepali readers. Set in the hills of far eastern Nepal, the novel offers readers a window into the lives of the people by depicting in subtle detail the stark realities of village life.Carefully translated from the original text, Mountains Painted with Turmeric tells the story of a peasant farmer named Dhané (which means, ironically, "wealthy one") who is struggling to provide for his wife and son and arrange the marriage of his beautiful younger sister. Una

Author: Raghavan Iyer
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Keywords: indian, childhood, memories, recipes, trail, turmeric
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2002-06-01
List price: $32.50
ISBN-10: 0312276826
ISBN-13: 9780312276829

Growing up in Bombay, Raghavan Iyer was immersed in a colorful, flavorful world of homemade Southern Indian cooking and irresistible street food (forbidden by his mother and sisters, but too good to pass up). In this touching, vivid, and expert cookbook, Iyer--now a successful caterer and cookbook author--returns to the recipes and memories of his delicious upbringing: rich curries and stews, irresistible rice dishes, spicy chutneys, crispy poori breads, grilled kebabs, savory vegetable samosas, ginger-spiked chai, and sweet fruit desserts.With clear recipes that even a novice can master, thi

Authors:P. N. Ravindran, K. Nirmal Babu, K. Sivaraman,
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: plants, industrial, profiles, aromatic, medicinal, genus, curcuma, turmeric
Number of Pages: 504
Published: 2007-03-01
List price: $135.95
ISBN-10: 0849370345
ISBN-13: 9780849370342

For the last 6000 years turmeric has been used in Ayurvedic medicine to alleviate pain, balance digestion, purify body and mind, clear skin diseases, expel phlegm, and invigorate the blood. Nowadays, this plant has acquired great importance with its anti-aging, anti-cancer, anti-Altzheimer, antioxidant, and a variety of other medicinal properties. The need of the hour is to verify and validate the traditional uses by subjecting them to proper experimental studies. To do this effectively there needs to be a single comprehensive source of the knowledge to date. Turmeric: the genus Curcuma is

Author: Vikaas Budhwaar
Publisher: New Dawn Press
Keywords: secret, guides, turmeric, ginger, benefits
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2006-02-15
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1845575938
ISBN-13: 9781845575939