Binary Buzzwords : Chakla-Belan, Sil-Batta

Buzzword : Chakla-Belan and Sil -Batta
Chakla-Belan : Chakla is a small marble or wood platform, belan, the rolling pin , is usually made of wood. The two are used for rolling dough to make various Indian breads.

Sil-Batta : Two pieces of stone, one is a flat platform or sil, and the other — batta — which is much smaller, is a akin to a rolling pin without the handles. The sil-batta is used to grind fresh masala and other pastes.

Cooking Tip: Choosing Good Eggplants In sync with the theme, here’s more on eggplants or brinjals. Everyone has a different method of identifying good eggplants. One way is to see that is is shiny and deep in colour. Also, the most important thing you should do is lighlty toss it in your hand and try to estimate its weight. The ones with less weight to size proportion are better — reason being they contain less seeds (seeds weight more than fleshy part).