Tips for Healthy Hair

Some tips for healthy hair.. :-

• Before washing your hair, always brush/comb it. It will help remove all the dirt from your hair, while shampooing
• Give an oil massage to your scalp at least once in a week. Keep the oil overnight and wash your hair in the morning.
• Whenever you feel that your hair is dirty, give it a wash. Don't forget to apply a conditioner as well.
• Use lukewarm warm for washing your hair and for the final rinse, try to us as much cool water as possible.
• Avoid using hair dryer as much as you can. Rather, squeeze the wet hair; blot it with a towel and then let it air-dry.
• Dont use brush, when your hair is wet, let it dry first. Otherwise, you might end up losing a lot of your hair.
• Cut down on refined, processed and canned foods. Stick to fresh food items as much as possible.
• Stay away from hair styling products as much as you can. Avoid exposing your hair to extremely hot or cold conditions.
• Get your hair trimmed every six to eight weeks, so as to prevent as well as get rid of split ends.

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Potraits

I like this potrait, she is attractive, this art is so cute..   I got potraits of many celebritites,    I liked this very much...

PhD in Hotel Management and Catering Technology

First Indian to Receive PhD in Hotel Management and Catering Technology
 
Mr. K.Damodharan is the first Indian chef to receive PhD in Hotel Management and Catering Technology.

He started his career in the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corportion as Management Trainee in 1975 after completing Diploma in Hotel management and Catering Technology from Institute of Hotel Management- Taramani, Chennai. He further completed B.Com from Annamalai University, MBA from Madras University, the CHE and CHA from the EI of the “American Hotel and Motel Association”, Conference Center Management from “Cornell University”.

He stepped into teaching profession in 1986. He has headed Chennai based Asan Institute of Hotel Management, MGR Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology and is presently with the Empee Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology.

He is well-known for his book ‘Damu’s Home Free Style Cooking’ in English and Tamil.
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Puliyotharai

INGREDIENTS:

Cooked rice

Pulikkachal

Puliyodharai podi

For Pulikkachal:

Tamarind pulp – 2 cups

Mustard seeds- 1 tsp.

Chenna dal – 1 tsp

Dry red chillies – 4

Methi seeds – ½ tsp

Groundnuts- 2 tsp.

Curry leaves - few

Hing

Turmeric powder

Gingelly oil

Salt

For powder:

Pepper -1 tsp

Dry red chillies – 4 to 5

Coriander seeds - 4 tablespoons

Chenna dal – 2 tsp

Methi seeds – ¼ tsp.

METHOD:

Soak tamarind in lukewarm water , extract pulp and keep aside.

Dry roast pepper, red chillies, coriander seeds, chenna dal and methi seeds and powder it in a mixie. This can be stored in an air-tight container.

In a heavy bottomed pan, heat gingelly oil, add all the ingredients except the tamarind pulp. When they turn golden brown, add the pulp and stir till it becomes like a paste . This is pulikkachal. This can be stored for 2 to 3 months in a refrigerator.

While making puliyodharai, add a spoonful of this paste to the cooked rice and a spoon of the powder alongwith a teaspoon of fresh gingelly oil. Puliyodharai is ready.

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