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A “Living Bridge” in Meghalaya, India. These bridges are created by coaxing a network of roots and branches across the river bank. The bridges take generations to complete.

Know where your tea is from!

While looking for good quality green tea, we came to know how difficult it is for the farmers of Meghalaya to dry their produce, such as - tea, ginger, turmeric, etc. 

Zizira has always believed in helping farmers - whether it is to add value to their products or encourage natural ways of farming. So we set out to help the local farmers by making them a dryer based on Rocket Stove Technology, which can work on natural energy rather than electricity. 

And what can we say - We were successful in our mission! Not only did we get our hands on some really magical green tea, but we also contributed something that will make these farmer’s life just a tiny bit easier. 

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Preparation

1. Rinse the rice till the water runs clears of the starch
2. Soak the rice for one hour then set it aside
3. Slice the almonds, dried coconut and cashews
4. Grind the green cardamom to a fine powder

Instructions

1. Use a strainer and drain out the water from the rice
2. Heat ¾ of the milk and let it come to a boil
3. Reduce the flame and add the rice
4. Stir the milk and rice till it looks well-cooked while ensuring that the rice doesn’t stick to the vessel
5. Once the rice looks well-cooked, add sugar and the condensed milk
6. Continue to stir frequently so that there are no lumps and the rice doesn’t stick. Remember to keep scraping the sides and adding the organic milk so that the rice doesn’t stick to the sides
7. Watch out for when the rice and the milk have mixed well together. You will now notice that the kheer is thicker and sticky and the color has changed to a creamy white
8. Now add the almonds, dried coconut, cashews, pistas and raisins
9. Continue to stir for the next 5 to 10 minutes till all the nuts and raisins are well mixed,

Preparation time – 10 mins. Serves – 4

Step 1: Lightly roast Nei-liehfor 3 min under low heat. Once they crackle and release a nice aroma, set aside to cool. Pound with mortar and pestle or dry grind in a grinder (for a few seconds).

Step 2: Get the Ingredients ready.

Step 3: Mix together the radish, onion, chilli and the powdered Nei-lieh. Add salt and lemon juice to taste. Toss the ingredients until evenly mixed and serve fresh.

Tips:

• Squeeze out the watery part from the chopped radish.
• Take care while roasting the seeds. Use low heat. Do not over roast.

Makes one wonder why rice had to be polished or milled in the first place! We dug around into the history of rice, specifically white or polished or milled rice, and we found some answers. Once polished, white rice weighs lesser and even has a longer shelf life than the brown or unpolished rice. This made polished rice a favourite with traders and middle men, thus making white rice a more profitable commodity. This, in turn, helped proliferate the consumption of polished white rice all the more across the globe.

Ginger – the one spice medicine cabinet

·        Relief from Skin irritation: When suffering from skin irritation or burning sensation, cut a slice of the ginger and apply it directly on your skin for fast relief.

·        Insect bite remedy: The essential oil extract of ginger can be diluted and applied on the skin for a soothing effect and relief from insect bites.

·        Stomach trouble: Ginger can also treat most stomach ailments that include motion sickness, colic in infants, stomach disorder due to flatulence and diarrhoea.

·        After effects of Chemotherapy:Nausea as a side effect caused during chemotherapy treatment can be cured using ginger.

·        Joint Pain: Ginger can relieve joint pain for arthritic patients.

·        Respiratory tract infections, bronchitis and cough can be healed consuming ginger induced ale or tea.

Zizirabrings you the protein-rich quinoa from the pristine hills of Meghalaya. Quinoa pronounced as “Keen Wah” is a native South American cereal. The Incas used to refer to quinoa as the “Mother of all Grains” due to its high nutritional value,

Farmers from Northeast still follow the old age traditional farming method. A present vogue, demand for such kind of produce is seeing a tremendous increase like never before!! Ziziraoffers you such products procured directly from the farmers of Meghalaya.

Farmers of Meghalaya still practice traditional methods of farming to this day and sell it in the local markets.