The MILLERS Lakadong vs regular turmeric powder: a spice shop guide for Vadakkevila, Kollam On the Miller Stores product pages, Lakadong Turmeric Powder is listed as single-origin from Meghalaya with 8+% curcumin, while Turmeric Powder is listed as sourced from Gujarat with 3+% curcumin. If ... Oct 11, 2026
The MILLERS How to check if turmeric powder is pure at home To check turmeric powder at home, add a teaspoon to a glass of water and watch it settle. Natural powder leaves only a light yellow tint, while added colour leaves a strong yellow, according to FSSAI'... Oct 4, 2026 Purity & Adulteration
The MILLERS How to check if coriander powder is pure at home To check coriander powder at home, sprinkle a little on water: FSSAI's DART booklet says sawdust and powdered bran float, while pure spice leaves none on the surface. Then look, smell and taste, becau... Oct 4, 2026 Purity & Adulteration
The MILLERS How to check if black pepper is pure: the papaya seed test To check black pepper at home, drop a spoonful into a glass of water: FSSAI's DART booklet says pure pepper settles at the bottom while papaya seeds float. Then press a few berries, because light berr... Oct 4, 2026 Purity & Adulteration
The MILLERS Which coconut oil for Kerala cooking: velichenna, virgin or kachiya enna? Choose Kerala coconut oil by how it is made. Cold-pressed oil (velichenna) is pressed without heat and suits everyday frying and tempering; virgin coconut oil is milder and suits light cooking; kachiy... Oct 4, 2026 Cooking Oils Explained
The MILLERS How to Choose Honey: A Practical Buying Guide Honey can look simple on the shelf, but labels often use terms such as raw, natural, monofloral and multifloral without explaining what matters to the buyer. A good choice begins with the label, the i... Oct 1, 2026
The MILLERS Jaggery powder vs palm sugar vs coconut sugar: which natural sweetener to use? Jaggery, palm jaggery and coconut sugar compared: where each comes from, how they taste, which dishes suit them, and what the GI claims really say. Oct 1, 2026
The MILLERS 10 breakfasts with ragi flour, from puttu to dosa 10 easy ragi flour breakfasts - puttu, instant dosa, idli, rotti, idiyappam and porridge - with ratios and fixes for cracked ragi dough. Oct 1, 2026
The MILLERS What is khapli wheat? Khapli vs regular atta for soft chapatis Khapli is emmer wheat, an ancient Indian wheat with more fibre and weaker gluten than regular atta. How it differs, and how to make soft khapli chapatis. Oct 1, 2026
The MILLERS Kottayam Fish Curry vs Malabar Fish Curry: Spice Ratios Compared A Kottayam fish curry masala is almost all chilli: about 2 tablespoons for 500 g of fish, with kudampuli for sourness and no coconut. Malabar fish curry is milder and built on ground coconut, using ab... Oct 1, 2026
The MILLERS Millets 101: Foxtail, Barnyard, Kodo and Little Millet Cooking Ratios For plain cooked foxtail millet, use about 1 cup millet to 2 cups water in an open pot, simmered 15–20 minutes after it boils. A 15–30 minute soak first lets you use a little less water. Barnyard and ... HealthyEating Oct 1, 2026
The MILLERS Saffron purity: 5 home tests that actually work Real saffron dissolves slowly in cold water, tinting it golden-yellow while the threads stay red; it smells hay-like, tastes gently bitter, and leaves no oily stain when pressed. Five simple checks — ... Oct 1, 2026 Purity & Adulteration