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The Everyday Heroes Hiding in Our Kitchens

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The Everyday Heroes Hiding in Our Kitchens You know that feeling when you're looking for something to eat—not hungry enough for a full meal, but not satisfied with just air and vibes? You open the cupboard, the fridge, that one overflowing masala box... and boom, you see them. The usual suspects. The comfort crew. We never plan our day around them, but somehow, they always show up when we need a little something to hit the spot. So today, I just want to talk about four kitchen items we don’t appreciate enough: Sendha Namak, Bourbon Biscuits, Maggi Masala, and Amul Fresh Cream. Nothing fancy. Just real, familiar stuff that quietly makes life easier—and tastier. Sendha Namak: The Salt with Soul I’ll be honest—growing up, I didn’t really get the fuss about Sendha Namak . It was “the fasting salt,” brought out only during Navratri or Ekadashi, and went straight back into the cupboard right after. But recently, I started using it outside of fasting, and wow. It’s not just salt—it’s got ...

Four Everyday Favourites We Don’t Talk About Enough

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Four Everyday Favourites We Don’t Talk About Enough Some things in the kitchen don’t get enough credit. They’re just… there. Sitting in the cabinet or fridge, quietly doing their job. But if they were gone, even for a day, we’d notice. I was cleaning my spice rack the other day and stumbled across a packet of Sendha Namak from last Navratri. Right next to it? A half-used sachet of Maggi Masala (because we never use just one, right?). And on the kitchen counter, my nephew had left an empty Bourbon biscuit wrapper. In the fridge? An open box of Amul Fresh Cream, probably waiting to be forgotten. And it hit me: These four random items are basically part of the Indian kitchen DNA. So here’s a small love letter to them—from someone who uses them without even thinking. Sendha Namak: Not Just “Fasting Salt” I always thought of Sendha Namak as that salt we only use when we’re fasting. But turns out, it’s actually real salt—like, not bleached, not processed, not stripped of minerals. It’s got ...