Food that helps you recover from common cold & cough

The chilly wind has arrived and is here to stay for the next three months. And generally, winters are the time when you love to hog on hot steamy food. Bud did you know, our Indian food, or to be a little more specific Indian spices is not just tasty but have a lot of medicinal value which is much needed specially, to help you escape the usual viral fever, cold and cough.

So these are the top 10 must have’s to get over this seasonal fever which is catching up:

Ginger Tea

Medicinal Value: Ginger is an excellent remedy for the common cold. Ginger tea can be taken thrice daily, along with half a teaspoon of sugar for best results. It helps drying up a running nose and expels phlegm from the respiratory tract

Turmeric Milk

Medicinal Value: Turmeric mixture is a popular and effective way to fight a cough

Lemon, Cinnamon, Honey Syrup

Medicinal value: Prepare syrup of lemon, honey and cinnamon to prevent a common cold

Honey and Brandy

Medicinal value: Brandy keeps your chest warm while honey helps fight a cough. A teaspoon of brandy and honey improves cough 

Garlic

Medicinal value: Saute a few garlic cloves in ghee and consume this, it can help you fight the common cold and cough

Jaggery Solution

Medicinal Value: Boil water with black pepper, add cumin and jaggery to it to get relief from chest congestion

Carrot juice

Medicinal Value: Carrot juice, not only tastes yummy but is an excellent drink which helps to fight a bad cough

- Preeti Nair, Contributing Author

Who needs dieting??? Elma’s Bakery, Cakes and Tea room review

Elma’s Bakery, Cakes and Tea room, Hauz Khas Village

If you’re in Hauz Khas Village and you’re looking for a cosy place where you could spend your evening with a friend, Elma’s Bakery is the place to be. 

A flight of wooden stairs lead you to a warm room, with English music playing in the background, cups and saucers nicely arranged in wooden cabinets, and an aroma of cakes in the air. When you look around you’ll find everything that’s nice and pretty. The whole place has a very English feel to it- pretty flowery curtains, a white piano, wooden cabinets, tea cups, vintage furniture and tall windows. Everything about this pretty little tea room seems perfect, the decor, the music and not to forget, the CAKES! 

The Warm decor

I bet your mouth will start watering when you lay your eyes on those delicious cakes. And I won’t judge you if you’d want to try out everything that’s there on display, but if you were to ask me what’s that one cake that one should never miss, it’ll be the Wild berry Cheese Cake. It melts in your mouth, and tastes perfect! A must try…. it’s definitely heavenly!

Wild Berry Cheese Cake

Another thing that your eyes will not miss is the different types of Tea on the menu card! I sure have never seen such a wide variety in Tea! Ranging from the refreshing Ginger, Lemon and Honey to Chamomile and at least twenty other kinds! Elma’s Bakery sure has a personality of its own; kinda takes you back in time. 

The Grand Hi-Tea

- Aakanksha Sidhu, Contributing Author