may be a chill in the air but let’s not say good-bye to summer just yet. Much of the season’s most nutritious produce — eggplant, peppers and tomatoes — is still arriving.Pasta is a perfect way to show off late summer vegetables. The dish with pepper and tomato sauce is packed with lycopene, as well as vitamins C, A, B6 and K. This recipe serves six.Heat the oil in a large non-stick skillet or heavy...
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Research, oriented towards meeting the challenges posed by climate change in the farm sector, would have to be given priority, V.A. Parthasarathy, Director of the Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) said on Monday.He was speaking at an interactive session with mediapersons at a meeting for “mobilising media support for sharing agro-information” at IISR in Chelavoor. He said climate change would...
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Fresh, large prawns don’t go in for a customary bath in oil here, but are grilled with two allies that only accentuate the virtues of the prawn — salt and pepper. To accompany the prawn made with minimum fuss is an entire vegetable garden. Throw in any vegetable, put in some mashed potatoes, a tiny portion of pasta if you like and a steady stream of the bell pepper sauce — it is a wholesome meal.Marinate...
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Pepper ended down as lower rates quoted by Brazil hurt sentiment. However, thin stocks and firm domestic demand supported prices. Indian ASTA grade pepper was quoted at $3,300 while that of Brazil was quoted at $2,975-$3,000. Spot pepper rose by over 67 rupees to end at 14,980.35 rupees per 100 kg in Kochi. December delivery dropped Rs 79 and settled at Rs15200/quintal. The contract touched the intraday...
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Some batches of the soft drink Dr Pepper have been withdrawn in Northern Ireland, because of high levels of benzoic acid.Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company is contacting all its customers who received the affected drinksThe affected bottles have only been distributed in Northern Ireland and the Republic and no other batches of Dr Pepper are known to be affected.However, high levels can lead to the...
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Simmer the sliced tomatoes, garlic and onions with 1 � teaspoonfuls salt for 15 to 20 minutes or till the onions are cooked.Heat 30 gms. ghee, add red pepper, arrowroot dissolved in 120 gm. water and the vinegar.Add red pepper, slices of fish and the salt and simmer till it is three-quarters cooked.Serve hot, bordered with potato fingers and garnished with the parsley or mint sprigs....
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Police today announced a reward of Rs 5,000 to the people who assist them in tracing the whereabouts of a thief, who stole pepper worth Rs 4.5 lakh.Police said K Navin Cariappa had been accused of stealing the produce belonging to the owner of estate at Devanur village near Gonicoppal in this district of Karnataka. The accused, the estate writer, his wife and three others had stolen pepper and transported...
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Sickand tired of eating out, so this week why not don the chef's hat and apron andget cooking.While cooking maydefinitely be a passion for many (men and women alike), the main constraint mostoften is the lack of time. The time and effort needed to cook something good canbe quite taxing; so, for all those who hesitate to take a pan or ladle in theirown hand, here are some recipes that are quick as a...
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KALPETTA: To rejuvenate pepper cultivation in Wayanad, the Union Commerce Ministry will implement a five-year project at a cost of Rs.90.56 crore through the Spices Board in the district, M.I. Shanavas, MP, said here on Monday. He told presspersons that the project envisaged planting of new saplings in the conventional pepper-producing areas to increase the production of the produce considerably.The...
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