{"id":19430,"date":"2016-12-01T11:36:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T11:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=19430"},"modified":"2016-12-01T11:36:46","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T11:36:46","slug":"now-making-dal-simple-heat-stir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/01\/now-making-dal-simple-heat-stir\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Making Dal is as Simple as Heat &#038; Stir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: #000000;\"><span class=\"dropcap\" style=\"background-color: #3366ff; color: #bdab66;\">R<\/span><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">ajah launches a new Heat &amp; Stir range to help mothers give their family the<\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"> authentic taste of home, even when they have no time to cook<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><em>Majority of the women (82%) found the Tadka Dal and Dal Makhani to be flavoursome and fresh and were pleased to know this was achieved with no artificial flavourings or preservatives.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Majority mothers said they would use it as one of their families five a day<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Fresh spices and no preservatives make them want to try the product<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Everyone has that kind of a day when all you want to do is get home and settle down onto the couch with a meal that you haven\u2019t had to cook. But when you are looking for a quick fix and do not want to compromise on the authentic taste of home for your family what do you do?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rajah Spices understands the needs of modern day working mums and busy working women who strive to strike the balance between work and home. Juggling responsibilities of a hectic lifestyle and ensuring her family gets delicious and nutritious food at the same time is no mean feat, which is why Rajah Spices has launched their new Heat &amp; Stir range of dals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While cooking from scratch is always the first option, in a nationwide research exercise <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19432\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19432 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-2-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"rajah-2\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-2-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-2-768x1051.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-2-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-2-696x952.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-2-1068x1461.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-2-307x420.jpg 307w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-2.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a><\/em>undertaken recently by Rajah Spices among South Asian women across the UK \u2013 75% of them said they would like a quick fix which would give them the authenticate taste of home, so the Rajah Heat &amp; Stir\u2019s Dal Makhani and Tadka Dal have become their new cupboard essentials! Majority of the women (82%) found the the Tadka Dal and Dal Makhani to be flavoursome and fresh and were surprised this was achieved with no artificial flavourings or preservatives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">28-year-old Niharika Singh from Hounslow said: <em>\u201cWhen I got married and came to London, one thing I missed was my mum\u2019s dal. I tried to recreate it many times but the process was cumbersome and after a long day at work all I wanted was an easy fix. The Rajah Heat &amp; Stir Tadka Dal reminded me of my mum\u2019s cooking and made cooking for my family on weekdays much easier and tastier.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">32 year old Khyati, a busy working mum liked the taste of Dal Tadka she said, <em>\u2018\u2019 I didn\u2019t feel the need to add any extra seasoning or spices, all I did was just added some water and served it with steamed rice\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kirti, a busy working professional from Pinner said that, <em>\u2019\u2019 The best part was that both the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19433\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19433 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-3-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"rajah-3\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-3-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-3-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-3-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-3-696x550.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-3-1068x844.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-3-532x420.jpg 532w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Rajah-3.jpg 1495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>ready to eat packs tasted like home made products, all I did was add in a pinch of salt. It tasted good with both rotis and rice.\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Rajah Heat &amp; Stir products are made from over 18 individual herbs, spices and ingredients, with no preservatives, the one thing that drew the attention of a lot of mums was that it a tasty source of fibre and helped them achieve one of their family\u2019s five a day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking about the products, spokesperson from Rajah, Senior Brand Manager said, Jonathan Somers said, <em>\u201cAt Rajah Spices we are constantly evolving and looking at products and innovations that match the needs of our audience. We understand that cooking a traditional meal from scratch can be time consuming and sometimes even mums need a break, which is why we introduced Rajah Heat &amp; Stir\u2019s Tadka Dal and Dal Makhani, to give that authentic taste of home in a couple of minutes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Top tips on how to make your Rajah Heat &amp; Stir even more tastier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After speaking to mums across the country, here are some simple tips to make Rajah Heat &amp; Stir\u2019s Dal Tadka or Dal Makhani taste even closer to home:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the calorie conscious, stir in some low fat Greek yoghurt to the Dal Makhani to give it that extra creamy texture.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Add some chopped tomatoes to the Dal Tadka and some fresh coriander leaves for the perfect garnish.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Add some finely chopped red onions to the Dal Makhani and a tiny pinch of red chilli powder to create a zing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajah launches a new Heat &amp; Stir range to help mothers give their family the authentic taste of home, even when they have no time to cook Majority of the women (82%) found the Tadka Dal and Dal Makhani to be flavoursome and fresh and were pleased to know this was achieved with no artificial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":19431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,53,43,3,112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-latest","category-lifestyle","category-news","category-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}