Riya Patwal – Ajanta Soya

20 Jul

“Cold-Pressed” Is Written Everywhere. But Is It Really Cold-Pressed?

July 14, 2026
By Riya Patwal

Walk into any supermarket. Pick up five bottles of oil. Chances are... Three of them proudly say Cold-Pressed. But here's the question. Are they all actually the same? Not always. The Label Doesn't Tell the Whole Story Today, "cold-pressed" has become a...

13 Jul

Health Nutrition

Before Probiotic Drinks Existed… Indian Kitchens Already Had One

July 14, 2026
By Riya Patwal

Walk into any supermarket today. You'll find probiotic drinks. Gut-health powders. Digestive supplements. Everyone is talking about "good bacteria." But here's something funny. Indian kitchens have been eating them for generations. It's called... Achar. Yes, Your Pickle Can Do More Than Add Taste Traditional...

06 Jul

Health Nutrition

Who Decided Healthy Food Has to Taste Bad?

July 14, 2026
By Riya Patwal

Think about it. Whenever someone says "healthy food," what comes to mind? Boiled vegetables. Dry rotis. Oil-free sabzi. Food that feels more like a punishment than a meal. Somehow we've accepted one strange idea: If food tastes good, it can't be...

01 Jul

Anchal Refined Sunflower Oil

The Baking Mistake Almost Every Indian Home Makes (Without Realising It)

July 14, 2026
By Riya Patwal

Remember 2020? Suddenly everyone became a baker. Banana bread at midnight. Homemade pizza on weekends. Muffins for breakfast. Even the old pressure cooker became an oven. What started during lockdown never really stopped. Today, baking is part of...

07 May

Health Nutrition

5 Cooking Mistakes you need to stop

July 1, 2026
By Riya Patwal

You picked a good oil. You spent money on it. But your food is still unhealthy. The problem is not the oil. It’s how you cook. Mistake 1: Heating Your Oil Until It Smokes If your oil...

07 May

Anchal Kachi Ghani Mustard Oil, Anchal Refined Soyabean Oil, Anchal Refined Sunflower Oil

What is Oil Rotation?

July 1, 2026
By Riya Patwal

Inside most Indian kitchens, we usually find one bottle of oil. Maybe two. And the same oil gets used for everything - tadka, frying, even parathas on the tawa. This is practical. But it may...

07 May

Health Nutrition

Making Achar at Home? Read this First

May 7, 2026
By Riya Patwal

Achar is a memory in almost every Indian home. A jar kept in the sun, the strong smell of mustard oil and spices in the kitchen, a grandmother turning the jar daily and saying,...

07 May

Health Nutrition

Are you Afraid of Refined Oil?

July 1, 2026
By Riya Patwal

Something strange has been happening on Indian social media over the last few years. Refined oil : the same bottle that has been sitting in Indian kitchens for generations has been declared a slow poison....

07 May

Health Nutrition

Palm Oil Is Not Your Enemy

July 1, 2026
By Riya Patwal

Walk into any bakery in Kanpur, Nagpur or Surat, and you'll find vanaspati sitting quietly on the shelf doing its job. Making the biscuit crumble just right. Giving the halwa the flavour, keeping the...

07 May

Anchal Kachi Ghani Mustard Oil

Is Mustard Oil Really Unhealthy? Let’s Break It Down

May 7, 2026
By Riya Patwal

Mustard oil has been in Indian kitchens for generations. From dal tadka to achaar to sarson ka saag, it’s not just oil, it’s part of our food culture. But recently, one question keeps coming up: “Is...