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A Healthy Way to be Hardy: Sesame Rice Recipe

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Life before wedding  was unencumbered, tangle-free and straightforward. But after we all started with our own families, each one of us is mired into varieties of tasks. We keep running without a pause. We think that running without a break is admissible and would not harm us. We do not realize that the effect of running hard without a break is associated with an eventual, sudden breakdown. Those who pause and think before proceeding become alert and end up in a reduced damage, and those who do not, suffer later. I am not talking about the damage that occurs to our material possessions. It is all about our own Beautiful body!  I wanted to touch this issue when I decided to write. This is a topic that draws my interest, always. While the component I am going to deal with, in this post, is absolutely essential for all age groups, I want to emphasize it mainly on Women's Health. Most of us are in our 30s, few in the late 20s, and the rest in the early 40s. We all perform differen

Rasam : The Essence of a Southern Indian Meal!

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Once there lived a Raja who was preparing for a flamboyant wedding ceremony of his daughter. He invited people from all over the place and from across kingdoms. He wanted the ceremony at its best. On the day of the wedding, surprisingly, there was no enough Sambar  to be served. Worried Raja called the Cook to discuss over the shortage. The Cook sowed some hope in Raja  and told him not to worry. Later, the Raja was flabbergasted to taste a delicious dish the Cook came up with. The painstaking effort of the cook to come up with a scrumptious meal out of minimal resources pleased the Raja , and the Cook made a fortune out of it. I do not remember the identities of the Raja , Cook, and the Kingdom, but all I remember is the dish that was born out of serendipity! It is called Rasam,  an indispensable item of a Southern Indian meal! I happened to hear this story of  Rasam  when I accidentally ran into the "grannies' club" of my village on a lazy afternoon! Whether a made-