Amaithi - 6 Arokiyam - 3 October - 2018

Rocket stove

Thoughts Mould Life

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October 2018
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compassionate towards the whole world.
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system and a good governance.
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Rocket
Stove
U sually when we talk about
stove, we get reminded of
our traditional 'Clay stove'
or 'Man aduppu' as we call it. It was our
tradition to buy clay stoves made using clay
soils made into different beautiful structures
and shapes. Even though we have gas stoves
these days and they are being used widely,
the uniqueness and charm of earthen vessels
and earthen stoves hasn't been forgo en by
our people even as of today. Amidst these
kinds of technological inventions, we are
about to be introduced to an eco-friendly
innovation in cooking stoves.It goes by the
name Rocket Stove. We will see in detail how
the rocket stove works, how it can be built,
how much you will save on your fuel bills
etc., in this article.
is rocket stove varies slightly in
design and structure from the conventional
stoves. It can be positioned anywhere you
want. In the traditional stoves, more or less
60 percent of the fuel and the heat goes waste
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-Healer Baskar, Founder
Anatomic Therapy Foundation.
because it is not fully utilized for cooking. But
rocket stove utilizes the fuel in its entirety. It
has been designed to do so. Rocket stove
produces two to ten times the heat energy
produced by all the other stoves. is is its
uniqueness. is can cut down on your
household budget.
Rocket stove:
By using one of these stoves, we shall
produce more heat energy with less fuel.
Conventional stoves gave out more smoke.
is one won't give out that much.Other
stoves use oxygen less. Rocket stove uses
oxygen more. e traditional stoves need
something to blow the re with, to let it
breathe so it can grow. But rocket stove will
not needyou to blow. Some stoves may even
require some motor that sucks air from
outside and releases it into the re. We would
have also seen a wheel kind of tool to operate
the motor with. Rocket stove doesn't need
anything like that. Like it has been mentioned
earlier, this stove produces two to ten times
more heat than the other stoves.
 is Rocket stove doesnot call for a
huge investment. It is enough if you spend a
small amount. Once built, this stove serves
on a long-term basis. is is simple and easy
to build. is is not going to cost you much.
Building a rocket stove may cost around 300
rupees to just 500 rupees.Owing to the fact
that just 10- 40% of the amount offuel that
we use for the other stoves will be more than
sufficient for the rocket stove, we may be able
to save at least 60 % to 90% of the money
spent on fuel. For instance, if we had spent
Rs 100 on fuel for cooking monthly, we
would be only be spending Rs 10 to Rs 40 if
we used a rocket stove. Which means we can
save a minimum of 60 rupees and a
maximum of 90 rupees every month.
If we have achieved in making all the
people in the world aware about Rocket
stove, we would be able to reach new heights
in terms of economic development.
Things required to build a rocket
stove:
27 to 31 bricks.
Sand.
Black limestone or Kadapa stone.
Rods to place on the stove.
A mesh grill of stainless steel.
Procedure:
First, we must decide on the
place to build it. It can be built
anywhere like on the terrace, balcony, kitchen
or somewhere on a at surface outside your
home.A er you've xed the place, spread as
much sand as required on the ground. is is
done basically to avoid the heat from reaching
the ground and spreading. On top of the sand,
place a wide slab of black limestone or
Kadapa stone, a concrete slab or whichever
material that suits our purpose as much and
create the base. It is on top of this at surface
that we are going to place the bricks and build
the stove.
O n c e a l l t h e a b o v e s te p s a re
completed, make two layers of bricks in the
s h a p e o f p i
Once all the above steps are completed, make
two layers of bricks in the shape of pi π
(mathematical symbol). It should be more
like this π. Or it can be described as a square
without one side. To make the pi shape, we
require three whole bricks and a half brick.
Place them as shown in the picture. And make
one more layer of bricks in the same pi shape.
Insert the mesh grill in between these two
layers of Pi shaped bricks. We will place the
twigs or rewood on this mesh.
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 Following the two layers of Pi rockets, by the name of it. But truly
shaped bricks, build another 5 layers there's no connection between this
or 6 layers of bricks covering all four rocket stove and a real rocket. A rocket
sides. Now this arrangement of bricks uses combustion to produce heat and
would looksimilar to that of a square. high pressure which pushes the rocket
To ll the gaps in between the bricks, forward. A rocket stove effectively
use clay soil and neveruse cement. utilizes the hea hat reaches the top to
its maximum. No heat goesin vain. is
As it is told earlier, is rocket stove.
the rst two layers of
bricks must be e bo om two layers are in the
arranged in the shape shape of Pi and ve or six layers on top
of Pi with bricks on of it is in the shape of a square, which
three sides alone. e brings it to a total of 7 or 8 layers tall. It
next ve layers or six layers of bricks can made up of a maximum of 8 layers.
must be arranged in the shape of a
shape covering all four sides. Get a grill Special qualities:
mesh or wire mesh and place it in It is known that re needs
between the bo om most layer and oxygen to keep burning. Fire needs to
the second layer from the bo om. You breathe. But in our traditional stoves,
can try ge ing this wire grill mesh we witnessed the release of too much of
from hardware stores or elsewhere. smoke. is is because the re doesn't
You can coat the outer surface of the get enough oxygen, so it turns into
stove with cow dung. It makes it even smoke. Whereas in Rocket stove, we let
be er. sufficient amount of oxygen enter it
which eliminates or reduces the
Rocket stove's technology: amount of smoke released. Since there
You may have wondered if the is a grill or wire mesh in between the pi
rocket stove had been made using shaped layers at the bo om, it is easy to
some technology used in rockets or if keep re wood, coconut shells or twigs
it has something to do with the on it. e best part is that we allow a
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brick's space below the grill mesh.
While the re burns, the oxygen on the
inside of the stove gets used up, this
creates vacuum which in turn sucks
oxygen from air in the space below. It is
from this space at the bo om that
slows enough oxygen to be supplied
for the re to keep burning. at is why
it can work effectively w ithout
releasing or partly releasing smoke.
ere is no need of a compressor or a
wheel that blows air to fuel the re.
Because of the space we allow at the
bo om with the Pi shaped
arrangement. Now you would agree
that this stove saves a great deal of
energy.
The stove's design:
In the conventional stoves, we
place the vessels at a height of 1 foot or
less than that from the re. is stops
the possibility of the heat energy from
being used to its fullest. Most of the
heat energy goes unused. But as this
rocket stove consists of 7 to 8 layers of
bricks, it leaves enough space between
the vessel and the combustion layer
which makes it possible for the heat
energy to be used entirely. No energy
goes waste.Research has been proven
that stoves designed in a way that there
is a distancebetween the burner and
t h e v e s s e l h o l d e r, d o w e l l i n
performance. at's how even rocket
stove has been designed.
By se ing up a rocket stove which is
indeed an inexpensive process, you get
to save fuel and save money apart from
giving many other bene ts.
Types of rocket stove:
So far, we've been brie y going
through the basics and fundamentals of
rocket stove. ere are many types of
rocket stove and each of them serves
different purposes. For instance, the
stove we just went through can be used
to keep one vessel to cook at time.
Likewise, we also have rocket stoves
which can take two,three or more
vessels at a time. But all the combustion
happens at the same place though.
During times of festivals, family
occasions, weddings etc., we may need
to cook food for crowds of people.
at's when these kinds of stove come
into play. In the same way, stoves can be
designed for offices, hotels, big
companies, industries etc., too using
this technology with lesser amount of
fuel. is is more economical. Stoves
can be tailor made according to every
purpose.
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 We saw earlier how building
two pi shaped layers at the bo om of
the stove with one side open can allow
enough oxygen for the re to burn
effectively without producing smoke.
is burning of twigs and re wood
would result in the formation of ashes.
We are supposed to remove the ashes
every now and then and unblock the
oxygen's path into the re.Mainly
because it is the oxygen which helps
the re tokeep burning without
producing much smoke. ere are
types of stoves in which we can
position the open end of thePi layers at
the front or at the back and we can
collect the ash either from the front or
at the backside. However,stoves with
the opening in the front is said to be
the ideal one for use.
ere are many designs in
rocket stove including the one which is
called the 'J-type' rocket stove. We will
see in detail about them later on. But
for now, let us keep it simple and only
learn about the working and
construction of a basic rocket stove.
And I will explain more about it soon.
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BENEFITS:
Rocket stove has not just made
cooking possible, it has also got a lot of
other uses. For instance, we can utilize
the grill or mesh at the bo om to cook
or grill your food; corn and maize can
also be cooked in the re. In the same
way, it can be used to heat oil in a spoon
or melt ghee. Also, we can keep stuff in
the space below the grill to heat them or
boil them. For example, we could put
jack fruit seeds into a coconut shell and
place it below the grill while cooking
other stuff. e heat from the grill is
enough to cook the seeds nice and so .
Using this method, we can boil and
cook a variety of things.We can also use
the top part of the stove to cook corn
and maize, boil and cook different
things.
e rocket stove can be given a
permanent place or if it has to be
relocated elsewhere, that can be done
too by disassembling it and then
reconstructing it in the new place.
Nothing is going waste in the process.
e fact that the rocket stove, in
comparison with the conventional
stoves, can cook food for as many
people as possible and as quick with
lesser fuel is one among its many to take a look at it may contact them
bene ts. Similarly, the ashes or using the following contact details:
charcoal from the burnt twigs and
coconut shells are also things that can Mr. Srikanth
be reused in the sense that thecharcoal No: 53/1, 2nd oor, 13th cross street,
from the grill can be used to purify Brindhavan avenue layout (Opposite
water and the ashes can be used to to Shree Ganesh TV service center,
make dish washing powder and other Hanuman temple backside),
useful products. Horamavu Post,
Bangalore – 43.
is is just an introductory India. Phone: +91 97421 64383
article about Rocket stove, and we are
going to look at a lot more interesting He has also designed a rocket stove at a
facts about the stove. Let me remind place in Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore. You
you that we will shortly be learning the can visit that place to take a look at the
other types of rocket stove and the stove.
different technologies with which it
works. Address:
Aammiitharcharbusanthai,
I am pleased to mention the No 15, (Opposite to Narasimman
couple who taught me about Rocket temple),
stove: Mr. Srikanth and Mrs. Banu Ukkadam south.
Srikanth from Bangalore. I had been to Coimbatore – 01.
their house a few months ago and I Phone: 9500655548
stayed with them for a few days. It was
then that the couple taught me about For whomever it is possible, they can
t h i n g s l i k e R o c k e t s t o v e a n d construct a rocket stove understanding
Fermentation techniques. ey only its technology and uses. Once it is
use rocket stove in their home to cook. done, they may click a picture of it and
Folks who wish to learn more about may send it to Mr. Srikanth through
Rocket stove or meet them in person Whatsapp or by any other means.
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Mr. Srikanth will forward them to me bio gas from kitchen waste which we
at once and we shall decide which of usually toss into the trash can. We are
rocket stove can be pronounced as the planning to organize one-day class
one that people can visit in each presenting Speech and workshop by
region. So please send your rocket Srikanth in future. I will shortly in rm
stoves' pictures to Srikanth. is will the details of this program.
help save our explanation on rocket
stove to common people. Visiting
NOTE:
them directly can help in be er
I had mentioned earlier that a
understanding.
grill must be kept between the last two
layersto place the twigs. We can use
With rocket stove, we can create
stainless steel wire net instead.
a revolution in economy. Isn't it a
blessing that we can save agreat deal of
money on our economy?Isn't it a great What is the difference? Grill
revolution in terms of our economy if made of iron will have much interval in
we are able to spend just twenty rupees between. So, the burnt twigs that fall
in place of hundred rupees for fuel? below will be in large chunks which is
charcoal. Whereas if you use stainless
Apart from Rocket stove, there steel mesh which usually has tiny holes
are a numerous great inventionwhich in between, lets only powdered ash fall
have not yet found recognition among below. If you would prefer charcoal,
our people. If you or any of your circle you shall go ahead with iron grill. If you
of people happen to know of such want powdered ash, you may try
inventions, please let me know. I will stainless steel instead. It totally
help it reach more people. depends on individual preferences.

Not just rocket stove, Mr. Charcoal puri es water. Ash can
Srikanth also happens have learned also be used to water to alkaline water.
the techniques of Fermentation which By doung this, we can cure a number of
will help us produce bio enzyme and diseases.
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 e person who taught Srikanth and
Banu these great things would be Mr.
Shylendar from Hyderabad who
happens to be Srikanth's friend.He is a
nature-lover. He is into sustainable
living and is a simple man. He is also
said to have done a lot of research and
testing. I will soon meet him in person
and speak about his other innovations
to share it with all of you.
Srikanth conducts classes on
how to make good use of vegetable
waste to produce over a hundred
products andto carry out
Fermentation process. Every second
Saturday of a month and every fourth
Saturday of a month he conducts
c l a s s e s i n Ta m i l a n d E n g l i s h
respectively. Ones who seek to learn
may very well a end these classes.
Since he knows more than
three languages: He can
speak Hindi, English,
K a n n a d a , Ta m i l ,
Mr.Srikanth Malayalam, Telugu and
Urdu uently; you can
arrange his class in your area in
whichever language comfortable for
you.
His classes happen at:
No 3, Sankalpaa layout, Phase 4
Shree kalveri,
Horamavu, Bangalore – 43, India.
Phone: +91 9742164383
In the same way, we have
recent l y lau n c h ed a center f o r
sustainable products. We have a rocket
stove and products that aid in
sustainable living are displayed for the
public to see and get bene ed from.
Classes on sustainable lifestyle is taking
place daily at the center. Every Tuesday
would there would be live workshop
and on the other days there would be
classes through videos. Guests and
VIPs would be invitedto this center
every Sunday to deliver valuable classes
to the public. You can visit the center to
see, learn, buy and sell sustainable
products and learn about rocket stove.,
bio gas and bioenzyme.
Similarly, we would also appreciate if
you start this kind of a sustainable
product and lifestyle center in your
own area and spread awareness among
people.
Address:
Aammii archarbuSandhai
No 15, Ukkadam south,
(Opposite to Narasimman temple),
Coimbatore – 01
India. Phone: +91 9500655548.
Let the world prosper.
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Self-sustainable life – 10

Face
Wash Powder
-Healer Baskar, Founder
Anatomic Therapy Foundation.

W e struggle too much

to “look good” for
the world and so we
buy several kinds of and different
brands of beauty cosmetic products.
Ingredients:
Paneer rose petals
Yellow pumpkin peel
Orange peel or powder
Cucumber seeds
– 50 gm
– 50 gm
– 50 gm
– 50 gm
Even more so when it comes face care Almond – 50 gm
that we choose to buychemical-laden Poppy seeds –50 gm
face cream, lotion, face powder etc. Multani mi i (or)
Generally, and as a ma er of fact these Termite mound soil – 50 gm
beauty cosmetic products and skin
care products only damage the skin Method:
and cause health hazards instead of Out of the things that have been
beautifying it. In order to get rid of mentioned above, excepting orange
these products and start making our peels and Pumpkin peels all the others
own face wash powder at home, we can be bought from a local siddha store
will discuss about it in brief in this colloquially known as
article. 'NaatuMarundhuKadai'. Take only the
is face wash powder is really outer skin of the yellow pumpkin and
simple to make. For those who have dry it in the sun. Similarly, paneer rose,
oily skin, this powder removes excess orange peels, cucumber seeds, poppy
oil and makes the skin look glowing seeds and almonds also must be dried
and beautiful an for those with dry in the sun. Multani Mi i can be bought
skin, this powder provides enough as powder from the stores. Or if you can
nutrients and moisture and makes the get termite mound soil, it can be used in
skin look nourished and supple.
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All you have to do is grind all the
ingredients that have been mentioned
above. If you're making a small
quantity, then you can use your mixer
grinder to do the job for you. Or if
you're making a large batch then you
may take those ingredients to a
grinding mill and grind them. Now we
have with us an all-natural face wash
powder that gives your skin a glow
prepared with our own hands. Store it
in an airtight container and use when
needed.
Method to use:
Since we will use this powder as
face pack or as face wash, different
types of skin will have to be taken care
of differently. ere is oily skin, dry
skin and skin with pimples on it. So
one must care for each skin type
differently.
For oily skin:
In some people, the sebaceous
gland can produce too much oil. is
creates oily skin. Oily skin can look
greasy and shiny all over. You can easily
transform this oily skin into fresh-
looking and clear skin in like half an
hour.
To two teaspoons of the face wash
powder, add a small quantity of curd (as
required), and make it a paste. en
apply a thick paste in the skin covering
face and neck. If you leave it on for half
an hour, the paste would become dry.
Wash your face with water. Greasy skin
would have transformed into fresh-
looking and glowing skin.
You can also add lemon juice to this
paste before applying on the skin as
lemon is also known to help get rid of
oil and grease.
For dry skin:
ose who have dry skin and use
a lot of moisturizers already can mix the
powder in water and make a paste or
curd will also do. ere is no need to
add lemon juice in this. ose who have
excess body heat, need not add curd to
the paste. ey can mix just the powder
and water together, make a paste and
apply it as face mask.
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For pimples:
ose hav ing excess oi l
secretion in their skin are more likely
to get pimples. Although, those who
use face cream or face gel to get rid of
pimples end up having more pimples
as the cream goes and blocks the skin
pores. And to clear these pores, one parlors wasting both money and time.
must rst add crystal salt to lukewarm It is truly economical and saves
water and wash the skin with it. en on your budget.
one must dab the skin with co on Some sorts of creams, gels, soaps,
balls or co on cloth preferably to talcum powders etc., make the skin too
make it dry. en, one must mix the dry and dull. e all-natural herbal face
face pack powder with water alone and pack powder retains sufficient moisture
apply it on the face and neck area. It in the skin and nourishes it and so the
can be washed with water a er about skin always looks fresh.
half an hour. But lemon juice isn't e cells that make up our skin
advisable to be added to this paste. get damaged due to the continuous
Curd can be added in small amount if exposure to chemicals. is can cause
necessary. the young skin to look old, can cause
black spots, allergy, itching, irritation
etc. But our face pack powder can
Benefits:
completely get you rid of the cons of
Since this powder is made at
using chemicals.
home using natural ingredients, apart
erefore, let us all start making
from making the skin beautiful it also
this powder at home and let us start
makes it healthier. It wipes out all the
using it. It would be great if we shared
impurities and chemical residues
this knowledge with our friends and
se les in the skin pores due to
family for their wellbeing.
previously having been exposed to
Let us produce the products
chemical-laden skin products.
that will help us lead a sustainable life.
Since we can make this powder
Let us spread the word too. Let us live
at home in our leisure time, there
peacefully and unitedly.
won't be any need to go to the beauty
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Natural Home-made
Kajal
P oets describe our eyes as
the windows to our
soul. ere are a lot of
cosmetic products available in the
market to add beauty to the already
beautiful eyes of a woman. In the same
order, there are a lot of different brands
of Kajal which women use for their
children and for themselves. But we
don't realize that when we buy kajal
from the stores, we don't just buy kajal,
danger comes along with it.
Yes. e kajal we buy from the
stores to make our eyes look dashing
and beautiful and health hazards
usually come together as partof the
package deal as they are completely
made of chemicals. e chemicals that
are contained in store-bought Kajal
and their harmful effects are already
known. But stating a problem should
be followed by suggestions and
solutions. So, we are going to see
another method of preparation of kajal
at home. is happens to be natural
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and bene cial for our health.
Not long ago, in one of our
magazine issues (April 2018), we had
seen how to prepare kajal using castor
oil and Alternanthera sessilis
(Ponnanganni) juice. Here we are
going to learn another method of
preparing kajal using Karisalankanni
(Bhringraj or False daisy) juice.
Ingredients:
Earthen lamp (Diya) – 3 numbers
Castor oil – as required
Co on wick – 2 numbers
Bhrinjraj or karisalankanni juice –
Small amount
Method:
Before ge ing started with the
procedure, we must rst ready the
Bhringraj juice from its leaves. We
could use either white or yellow
Bhringraj. Once you've extracted the
juice, dip the co on wicks in it and let
them soak nicely. Place it in the sun to
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dry. Repeat the process for about can make stand two small iron rods on
seven times: dipping in the juice and either of the lamps to help carry the
drying it in the sun. other dhiya at a proper height from the
w i c k s . Yo u c o u l d u s e
Take two earthen dhiyas or DhaayaKa ai(Traditional Dice) from
lamps and pour some castor oil in the traditional game Dhaayam we have
them. Use only virgin castor oil played for centuries. Remember to
originally pressed in wood and not apply some castor oil on the inside of
others. Place the co on wicks dipped the Dhiya in which we are going to
and dried seven times in the dhiyas collect the ash, for easy extraction of
lled with castor oil. Position the two the residue.
lamps in such a way that they are facing
each other and leave a small gap As shown in the picture below, light
bet ween them. Since the main two earthen lamps facing each other a
ingredient to prepare Kajal would be li le apart, place another lamp on top
the ash from the burning wicks, we will upside down with the support of two
have to place another earthen Lamp small iron rods at a few inches higher
upside down on top of the 2 earthen than the wicks. In about half an hour
lamps to collect the ashes which will the wick completely burns out and the
se le on it. As we cannot place it oil exhausts, leaving ashes as residue on
directly on top of the dhiyas, which the inner side of the Dhiya on top. In
will interrupt the air ow thereby this manner, you can collect how much
obstructing the burning process, we ever the quantity of ash you want.
Instead of
u s i n g
another
dhiys on
top to
collect
a s h e s ,
another
way is to
use a dried
coconut
shell.
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 Later you can scrape off all the Benefits:
kajal from the dhiya or coconut shell e impurities in the eyes get
and store it in a small glass jar. Instead removed and it cools the eyes. Soothes
of pu ing the residue into the glass jar the eyes.
directly a er scraping, you might want It makes the eyes look gorgeous
to break it up into small particles by and keeps it refreshed.
smashing before that. Now add a few As it is completely devoid of
drops of castor oil to the residue. Now chemicals anybody from children to
be careful while adding castor oil, old people can use it.
because i f you add more than It can also be used as bindhi for
necessary then it would turn gooey in children and babies that our elders put
consistency. at when applied on the to ward off evil eye (Kan dhrishti).
eyes can smudge a great deal and make
us look like ghosts. So, you have to be It is capable of negating negative
careful while adding the castor oil.vibrations and a racting positive
vibrations. Everyone from children to
Only a few drops will do. You want it to
be thick. e thicker the consistency old people can use this for its known
the be er. health bene ts. We will now be able to
prepare kajal at home using natural
Now, we have prepared pure ingredients in the simplest procedure
home-made kajal prepared naturally. there is. We shall entice with our
beautiful eyes.
Let the world prosper.

Anna maavu Ingredients:

Pigeon pea (Toor dal) – 100 gm
Urad dal (Split black gram) – 100 gm
Bengal Gram – 100 gm
Moong dhal (Split yellow gram) – 100 gm
Horse gram – 500 or 750 gm

Method:
Roast ech of the above ingredients
separately until they become browner
and drier than before. Later, combine
all the ingredients and grind it. This is
called “Anna maavu”. You can add this
to the rasam rice when you eat as it
adds taste to it and boosts your health too.
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Instant
Dosa mix
I
n the line of foods that we
can prepare instantly at
home, dosa ba er takes the
rst place. Sometimes it happens that
people a er making a large batch of
dosa and idly ba er store them in
refrigerator for weeks and even for
months and use when needed. is
practice of storing ba er in refrigerator
and using for a long span did not exist
earlier. But today it would be a rare
event to see a house without a fridge.
Considering that the food items
kept in fridge does not perish or
doesn't give foul smell as long as it is in
the fridge, we get the false idea that the
life energy in the food doesn't escape
the food. But is that the truth? A er
one or two days maximum, the life
energ y and the nutrients star t
departing from the ba er. A er which
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the food items you kept in the fridge:
the ba er, vegetables, fruits, spinach
etc., they will look as fresh as ever, but
there won't be any life in it.
For instance, let's assume that we
are locking a human inside a
refrigerator. But before that, let us take a
sel e with him. Ten days have passed.
Now, let us open the fridge and take
another sel e with the man. ere you
have the 'before' and 'a er' shot of the
man who stayed in the fridge. e man
will look whiter than he was before,
fairer and paler. You will also be awed
looking at him, looking at how fresh he
still is. But the thing is he is dead. He has
no life in him.
e same applies to the food
items we store in the refrigerator too.
Sour foods and fermented foods result
in weight gain if eaten, but since they
are stored in fridge, we will never be
able to perceive the sour taste. But we
eat a lot of sour foods from the fridge,
we just don't realize it. We eat them not
knowing that they have gone sour.
Hence, if you prepare a ba er,
prepare only that much which can be
used and emptied within a day or two.
e next day, the ba er becomes so
sour that you cannot keep it in your
tongue. Right? In that case, throw it
away. Doesn't it mean that it has gone
beyond the limit of being consumed?
If you want to gain completely all the
nutrients present in the ba er, then
you must prepare them in small
quantities and use them within a day.
During one of my trips abroad, I
stayed in a house. e lady of the house
was so busy in preparing food since
early in the morning. She was making a
lot of varieties of delicacies in large
quantities. I wondered if there were a
lot of guests coming over that
a ernoon and if that was why maybe
the kitchen was busy. But nothing of
that sort took place. e lady, a er she
was done with the cooking, placed the
food items in some order and placed it
in the freezer with each container
labelled “Monday”, “Tuesday” etc., It
seems they would reheat the food
from the freezer and have them
through the rest of that week. I asked
them why they were doing it. ey said
that they wouldn't be able to prepare
food in the busy morning hours before
they le for work as they didn't have
much time to get ready themselves. So,
they would prepare enough food as and
when they get time and store it for later.
I felt very relieved thinking how this
practice has not yet found its way into
India.
You may ask,” If life energy
departs the ba er when stored in fridge,
what else can be done?” All over the
world people suffer from lack of time,
laziness, heavy work load and work
pressure. It almost makes it impossible
for us to prepare dosa ba er o en or as
and when needed. Is there a solution?
Shall we begin to use the instant
dosa ba er they sell in the market? No.
You might ask why that is. Please don't
buy the so called “Instant dosa ba er”
sold in stores. ere are a lot of harmful
things hidden in it.
Effects of Instant Dosa batter
from the stores:
Usually they go for low-quality
rice and Urad dal to prepare this instant
ba er. Apart from that, they add Boric
powder and arrowroot our which
prevents this ba er from acquiring the
sour taste. e grinders they use to
grind the rice and dal have plastic bers
in them and since they use them until
they completely become useless, the
plastic particles may mix with the ba er
which is unnoticeable. e boic
powder used in this preparation is what
they use on carrom boards for smooth
ow of coins.
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 e chemicals used to keep the ba er
from becoming sour or perishing,
completely discards the natural
properties of the ba er. It loses its
originality and its nature.
When we grind dosa ba er at
home, we always add some amount of
fenugreek to it. It is said to have
cooling effect on our body and its good
for our health. But the makers of
Instant Dosa Ba er almost never use
fenugreek.
ere is a solution. We must
start making our own Dosa ba er at
home and avoid buying Instant ba er
from the stores. Or we must prepare
instant dosa mix at home ourselves as
and when we need. Here's how to
make it.
Ingredients:
Green gram – ¼ kg
Black gram – 100 gm
Raw rice – 100 gm
Fenugreek – 20 gm
Cumin seeds – 20 gm
Asafoetida cakes – small amount
Crystal salt – As required
Things to be noted:
Get ¼ kg green gram,
unpolished and organic. Add black
gram and raw rice 100 grams each to
the green gram. W hen I say
Asafoetida, it refers to compounded
asafetida or cake asafetida and not
p ow d e r. P l ea s e d o n' t b u y t h e
powdered asafetida from the stores.
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e compounded asafetida melts when
heated, a er which you can cut and take
as much as you require. Same way, you
must nd organic cumin seeds.
Anything labelled organic need not
necessarily be organic. Make efforts to
nd out from where you can get organic
spices. Don't buy cumin seeds whose
oils have been extracted.
Method:
Gather all the ingredients and
mix them together and nally grind
them. You can make use of the mixer
grinder at home. is process requires
your mixer jar to be free from moisture,
so make sure you wipe it with a dry
towel and dry it before grinding. Using
a large sized mixer jar, you can grind all
the ingredients at once. If you're using a
small jar, it might take two to three
batch to do the grinding. A er that, mix
all of it together.
A er grinding, if you want the
our to be ne and wispy then you must
si or sieve the our using a sieve. With
the coarse powder that's le behind on
the sieve, you can grind it again to make
ne powder of the dosa our. To add
more avor to the dosa our, we can
add sun dried curry leaves, coriander
leaves and such things to the our in
small amount. It will taste great and
look greener.
Apart from these, you can also
include more items to your liking: li le
millet, barnyard millet, pearl millet,
corn and other such millets and
grains. Similarly, if you are a fan of
spicy food, you could add black
pepper or whichever you think will
add spiciness to the our. What we
have seen so far is just a guide to
prepare the basic instant dosa ba er,
you can apply your ideas and creativity
to come up create new different
recipes to spice things up a li le. Once
the our is prepared, store it in an
airtight container to be able to use it
evena er months.
And when you want to prepare
dosa using the our we just prepared,
take the required amount of our, add
the required amount of water to bring
it to a dosa ba er consistency, wait for
half an hour and then start spreading
the ba er on a hot tawa. You know the
rest. According to your preference,
you can make onion dosa, masala
dosa, plain dosa; whichever you want
using the instant dosa ba er. And you
can serve. Even unruly kids who just
won't eat, seeing how this dosa ba er is
made will love to eat it. It will taste that
good. You can even add chopped
onion, grated carrot or grated coconut
toppings.
You can make much more than
just Dosas depending on the
consistency of the ba er. If you add
less water and the ba er is thick, you
can make 'Adai' or 'Uthapam' with it.
Or if you make the ba er thin adding a
lot of water, you can make 'Neerdosa'
with it. On the whole, as I mentioned
earlier, you can use your creativity and
ideas to make different varieties with
this our. You can round them up in
balls and fry them. It makes a healthy
and crispy snack.
is our once prepared can be
stored in an airtight container for
months and it won't get spoiled. Which
implies that it need not be freshly
prepared each and every time you want
to make dosas. It is enough if you add
some water to the our already
prepared and stored and you can use
the ba er a er half an hour. And any
chutney you make say, coconut
chutney, mint chutney, tomato
chutney; will make a good
combination for this dosa.
ose who wish to start a small-
scale business with our instant dosa
ba er can do so by selling it to the shops
or through direct selling methods.
Benefits:
You can prepare dosa ba er in a
ma er of minutes. It only takes thirty
minutes to be ready for cooking.
Economical.
You can save a lot of time as well as
energy. Because this doesn't demand
that rice and dal should be soaked in
water the previous day itself.
One of the things that seem stressful
to ladies ever since grinders were
invented is cleaning the grinder a er
grinding the ba er. Now, the job is
made easier with our instant dosa our.
ere is no need of a grinder at all. All
you would be needing is a mixie and a
sieve. No untidy job.
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 Water is also used efficiently in small
amount. No washing the grinder. No
washing the grains.
People of all age groups will enjoy
this food, that is guaranteed. I vouch
for its taste.
Since we can store this for a long
time, it is enough if you prepare it once
and that will do.
We can prepare a variety of tasty
snack and tiffin items hygienically with
Roasted Rice flour
T ake some boiled rice
and wash it well.
A er it becomes dry,
start roasting the rice in a pan until it
becomes golden brown in color. It
will start to become well fried in
some time, a er which you must
transfer it to a container. Take this to
the grinding mill and get it ground
into a ne powder. is is what they
call roasted rice our.
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this recipe.
Since we make it ourselves, nothing
can match to the taste and satisfaction it
gives.
If we stop buying instant ba er from
the stores, we are avoiding a great deal
of chemicals from entering our body
and we know that what we prepare at
home is a lot more healthier and tastier.
is can also be an idea for a small-
scale business.
- Mr. Parthasarathi, Chennai.
You can add this to rasam rice
while eating. It adds taste to the
rasam rice. Another way to have it is
by mixing some water with country
sugar or jaggery and then adding it to
the roasted rice our brought to a
gooey consistency. is has a great
taste too and is very healthy. You can
even add nely chopped onions
along with the roasted rice our and
use it.
 Self-sustainable life – 13
Vegan
curd and buttermilk
W ith the eld
ofscience and
technolog y
evolving, the ones who are highly
bene ed are the ones who perform
adulteration in every industry. With
the grow th of science, these
adulterators nd new ways in which
things can be adulterated using this
chemical or that. e products we buy
from the stores and the products that
are promoted in advertisements and
through other channels are the same
products that are adulterated, and they
de nitely take their toll on our health.
We are shocked by the degree of
adulteration that happens to the food
products we trust and buy. Yes, we are.
e concept of unadulterated
food completely lies in the hands of us,
the consumers. Yes. e only solution
is that we start making or
manufacturing our own products and
we must make use of them. We can
begin to make our products ourselves
naturally, soon enough. It is going to
taste wonderful and it is going to be
healthy. It is highly possible.
On the same lines., we are going
to learn how to prepare vegan curd and
bu ermilk at home naturally. But
before we get started, let us just look at
all the things they add to the curd,
bu ermilk and milk which are available
in the stores.
Chemicals added:
To be frank there is no harm at all
in adding water to milk to increase the
quantity, but they add a lot of chemicals
in large quantities to it that cause us
health problems. Flour, urea, dalda
ghee, formalin (a substance used
during postmortem in mortuaries),
detergent, glucose, sodium carbonate,
sodium bicarbonate, ammonium
sulphate, folic acid powder, salicylic
powder and other such harmful
chemicals are being added. Due to the
addition of these chemicals, it can only
be referred to as “arti cial milk”
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and “arti cial milk products” and
cannot be accepted as healthy food
items. e health bene ts of drinking
o u r n at i v e c ow s ' m i l k a n d i t s
nutritional values are plenty and will
make a long list. needed. Once the blending is over, take
it out and strain the coconut milk using
However, it is not possible for a co on cloth or a lter with ne pores.
everyone to have access to native cows' is makes for a thick coconut milk
milk all the time. at is why it is ( rst extract or the rst time you extract
important that we learn how to make milk from the coconut). If necessary,
curd and bu ermilk using coconut you can go for a second extract from the
milk. is is feasible for everyone coconut esh by blending it again with
because it can be prepared at ease at some water and straining the coconut
home and the recipe is just so simple. milk. e second extract, unlike the
is can be a a healthy and be er rst extract, won't be thick. is will be
alternative to packaged and chemical- a li le watery. You can mix both the
laden milk, curd and bu ermilk. We extracts together to make our vegan
call it vegan curd because we make use curd. If you feel you want to use only
of no dairy products (product from the rst extract, you can do so. is is in
any animal) in the process. a way good because when we use thick
milk to prepare curd, the curd will also
Vegan curd: Ingredients: turn out thick.
Coconut (Whole) – 1 Now, transfer the thick milk to a
Lemon (Seeds removed)
Coriander leaves – small amount bowl or a container. In the same way
Ginger (Skin peeled) –small amount that we add lemon to milk to begin the
Cumin seeds – small quantity fermentation process, we add the juice
Salt – to taste of half a lemon o the milk. Although It
will start to thicken up in just a few
Method: minutes, you must give it 6 hours at
Cut the coconut esh into small least to get converted into curd. is is
pieces or use a scraper to scrape it. Put ready for use now. Although, you must
it in a mixer jar and blend it well adding use it within 6 hours from that, because
small quantities of water when even cow's milk. Curd or bu ermilk
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Vegan buttermilk:
Ingredients:
Curry leaves,
Coriander leaves,
Cumin seeds,
ginger, salt. half of the lemon that was le behind
during preparation of curd. Shake well
Method: and the bu ermilk is ready. is can be
used immediately. Or you can have it
With the coconut shred s some time later. But consume it within
remaining a er the rst extract, we can 6 hours of preparation. Or it will
extract more milk by blending it along become sour.
w ith some water and all the
ingredients mentioned above e curd and bu ermilk
excluding lemon. You can extract milk prepared this way is hundred percent
the third time and fourth time as well, natural, is highly bene cial for our
and you can keep extracting until it health and is vegan as we do not make
becomes true that no more milk can be use of any product that comes from
extracted from the coconut shreds. animals. is is purely made using
coconut. Let us begin to make this
Extract milk as much as you vegan curd and bu ermilk.
require and then squeeze in the other Let us get back our health.

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Coriander Powder

C oriander powder is
simply the powder we
get as a result of
grinding coriander seeds. Highly
nutritional coriander seeds can be
Things to be kept in mind while
grinding:
Some coriander seeds may have
tiny sized twigs in them, clean them off it
ground and stored for easy use. Let us and dry the seeds in the sun. You may
also roast the seeds a li le bit if necessary.
see how to make coriander powder. Take howsoever much coriander seeds
you require and take it to the grinding
Things to keep in mind while mill and grind it into a ne powder.
buying coriander seeds: Grinding mill can give you ne and thin
powder. You can also use mixer grinder
ere are different types of to grind it, the only thing is that it gives
you a coarse powder.
coriander. Stay out of the variety of
seeds that are whitish in color and are
How to use:
slightly bigger than usual. ose are
Mostly, try to store the coriander
referred to as hybrid coriander seeds. powder in an airtight container and use
Not to mention their effects on our whenever it is needed. Steer clear of
health. So, carefully identify and select hybrid coriander seeds. Hybrid seeds
only native variety coriander seeds. is w i l l n e v e r
provide the
is slightly smaller in size and is slightly health bene ts
brown in color. Karisalkaa umalli is provided by the
one variety of coriander seeds which is native varieties.
Plus, it is easier to
well known for its quality and fragrance. gr ind . So, tr y
So the bo om line is, try and buy only sticking to native
native variety coriander seeds varieties.
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 Self-sustainable life – 15

Vegetable juices
F or most of us, it has
become a habit to buy
packaged beverages and
drink them off of sealed bo les. But
nobody cares about how harmful it is.
Before ge ing sealed inside the bo le,
these drink s go through a lot of
processing in which they add chemicals
for its color, for its taste and to preserve it
for many months. Even though we are all
aware about these things, there's this big
question of whether there exists a healthy
alternative to these chemical-laden
bo led drinks
e answer is yes. Just like how we
make drinks using fruits, we can make
drinks out of vegetables as well. For this
purpose, we can pick vegetables that are
high in water content and make use of
them. It is obvious that vegetables with
high water content are more suitable for
making juices. With the rest of the
vegetables that are low in water content,
we can make soup out of them.
can select a vegetable and follow a similar
recipe according to your liking.
Let us begin with cluster beans juice
recipe:
Ingredients:
Cluster beans – 10 nos
Lemon
(with the skin) – small quantity
Crystal salt –to taste
Water – as required
Method:
With the above measurements,
one can make one glass of juice. It serves
one. Discard the stem and bers from the
cluster beans and cut them n small pieces.
e lemon we will use here must have a
li le bit of the skin as well. Lemon here is
referred to one-eighth of a lemon along
with the peel. Along with the lemon, add
salt to taste and some water and blend
them all in a mixer grinder. Blend to a nice
consistency and the cluster beans juice is
ready.

To explain how juices can be made Benefits:

out of vegetables, we have taken two Since cluster beans have calcium,
vegetables as examples and their recipes phosphorus etc., they help strengthen the
have been given. bones. Since it is high in ber, it will relieve
Keeping these as examples, you you of constipation.
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Since it has a high content of folic acid, Benefits:
pregnant women can take it as part of
their regular diet for healthy growth of It keeps Vata, Kapa and pitham intact.
their fetus (baby). ose who have excess body heat, this has
It reduces bad cholesterol and improves cooling effects on the body.
heart functioning.
It enhances the digestive system and so it
It prevents anemia as it has iron in it. induces hunger.
It is rich in Vitamins A, B and K, as well as It ends constipation.
potassium w hich el iminates any
disorders related to the nerves. It is full of vitamins and minerals that take
Snake gourd juice recipe: care of your skin and hair and it keeps
them both glowing and healthy.
Ingredients:
It makes the body skin to glow.It cures
Snake gourd – 1/4th of it (or) 100 gm
Lemon (with peel) – small quantity insomnia.
Crystal salt – as required
Water – as required In this article on how to make fresh
juices out of vegetables, we saw the juice
Method: recipes of cluster beans and snake gourd.
We are only going to use a quarter In the same way, you can choose any
a snake gourd to make the drink and not vegetable high in water content according
the whole vegetable. is is enough to to your preference and you may use it to
make one glass and it serves one. ere is make fresh juice. To all of us who are used
no need to peel the skin off the snake to preparing fresh juices with fruits, now
gourd. Wash it well and cut it in small these vegetables fresh juices may seem
pieces. We are also going to include the extremely new, but this gives you a lot of
seeds inside the gourd so nothing goes health bene ts and is tasty as well.
waste. ere is no need to discard the Since this can act as a be er
seeds as well. Take one -eighth of a lemon alternative to bo led beverages, we
and keep the skin too. Put them in a mixer should all start making vegetable juices at
jar along with some salt to taste and some home and begin to get accustomed to it.
water. Blend them to a nice consistency. Let us lead a healthy life.
e tasty snake gourd juice is ready.
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