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How the Banana Goes to Heaven : And Other Secrets of Health from the Indian Kitchen (Record no. 568918)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9789357761710 |
| Paper back/Hardbound | pbk. |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 641.5954 |
| Item number | RAJ |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Rajaiah, Ratna |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | How the Banana Goes to Heaven : And Other Secrets of Health from the Indian Kitchen |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Ratna Rajaiah |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Chennai |
| Name of publisher | Westland Books |
| Year of publication | 2023 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xviii, 426 p. |
| Other physical details | : ill. |
| Dimensions | ; 24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | A BOOK ABOUT THE HIDDEN BENEFITS OF INGREDIENTS COMMONLY FOUND IN MOST INDIAN KITCHENS. Did you know that a couple of bananas a day can lower your blood pressure? That nineteenth century sailors used to eat potatoes to fight scurvy? That Ayurveda considers rice the perfect healing food? That George Bernard Shaw was a brinjal-loving vegetarian? That turmeric could be anti-carcinogenic? That urad dal is an aphrodisiac?<br/>Ratna Rajaiah takes a walk down memory lane, only to find it redolent with the aromas of her mother’s and grandmother’s kitchens, and lined with the spices and condiments of her youth. Pausing often, she meets old culinary friends – coconuts and chillies, mangoes and jackfruit, ragi and channa dal, ghee and jaggery, mustard seeds and curry leaves – and introduces us to almost-forgotten joys, like the sight of steaming kanji or the scent of freshly cut ginger. Taking detours, she shares recipes for old favourites (often with a surprising twist!) and reveals delightful slivers of trivia and fascinating nuggets of gastronomic history. Delving deep, she discovers that traditional fare is much more than comfort food (many local ingredients are health-giving and healing too!) and that much of what the West is discovering about herbs and spices has been known to our ancestors for centuries. An unabashed and wonderful ode to the blessings of simple, traditional vegetarian food. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Indian cooking |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | English Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 6TH FLOOR, A WING | 13.03.2025 | 641.5954 RAJ | 702260 | 25.03.2025 | English Books | ||||
| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 6TH FLOOR, A WING | 13.03.2025 | 641.5954 RAJ;1 | 702261 | 25.03.2025 | English Books |