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Mukhwas: why Indians end a meal with saunf and mishri

Mukhwas, India's after-meal mouth freshener, is often just saunf and mishri. Why Indians eat it, what fennel may and may not do for digestion and breath, and how much is sensible.

17 Oct 2026 8 min read

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Punjabi woman switching off the flame and stirring jaggery into masala chai, the simple trick for smooth jaggery tea that does not curdle
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Jaggery tea: why gur chai curdles and how to stop it

Jaggery tea, or gur wali chai, is a winter favourite, but it often splits. The kitchen science behind it, three methods that keep it...

17 Oct 2026 8 min

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Iranian grandfather stirring saffron nabat rock sugar into a glass of tea as his grandson watches, dhaga mishri in a silver bowl
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Rock sugar around the world: bing tang, nabat and mishri

Rock sugar is plain sucrose grown into big crystals, and five cultures use it in five lovely ways: Chinese braises, Persian tea, Japanese plum...

17 Oct 2026 9 min

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Grandfather tipping thread-strung dhaga mishri crystals and saunf into his grandson's palm, a look at mishri vs sugar
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Mishri vs sugar: calories, GI and what actually differs

Mishri vs sugar, compared: both are the same molecule, sucrose, with the same calories and a similar effect on blood sugar. The crystal, the...

17 Oct 2026 7 min

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Grandmother placing a crystal of dhaga mishri in her granddaughter's palm on a haveli verandah, a look at mishri benefits
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Mishri benefits: what Ayurveda says and what is actually true

Mishri benefits, honestly weighed: it is loved as a cooling sweet, a partner for saunf and a soother for scratchy throats. What tradition says,...

17 Oct 2026 8 min

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Mother stirring A2 ghee into a silver tumbler of warm milk at night, the bedtime habit behind milk with ghee benefits
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Milk with ghee at night: the benefits, honestly weighed

A teaspoon of ghee in warm milk is a classic Indian bedtime drink. Here are the milk with ghee benefits tradition describes, what the...

17 Oct 2026 8 min

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What Is Mishri? What It Is Made Of, How It Is Made, and What It Is Called in English
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What Is Mishri? What It Is Made Of, How It Is Made, and What It Is Called in English

What mishri is, what it is made of, how dhaga mishri is grown on cotton thread over 8 to 10 days, what it is...

10 Aug 2026 11 min

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A large irregular rock sugar crystal with a cotton thread running through it, beside a pile of uniform white sugar.
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Dhaga mishri vs regular mishri: what the thread changes

Break open a piece of real dhaga mishri and you will find a cotton thread running through the crystal — the dhaga that gives...

03 Aug 2026 4 min

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