1. Adding salt while boiling pasta in water helps cook pasta without sticking.
2. Soak whole urad dal, atleast for 8 hrs and grind it in food processor to make fluffy vada.
3. Barley water or 'wheat grass' [can be found in whole foods] are excellent remedies to reduce body heat.
4. To keeps diabetes in control : soak 1 tsp of fenugreek seeds and 2 almonds overnight and have them next day morning before your breakfast. (only this doesn't keep diabetes in control.)
--> eating egg whites also keeps glucose levels in control.
5. Indigestion : 1 tsp of ajwain seeds with pinch of salt helps reduce indigestion. [what to know what is ajwain seeds? chk my page "Know my ingredients" on my blog]
6. Quinoa : Has more protein and less carbs compared to rice. I use 1:1.5 = Quinoa:Water to cook quinoa.