Baby Sunnipindi versions for different seasons... Baby skin hygiene is more than cleaning with lather and moisturising for hydration. In a sub-tropical, humid country like India, protection against fungal and bacterial infections is also important. The Sunnipindi snanam or Herbal Bath Powder Bath is a procedure that is certified as “anti bacterial, anti fungal, anti odour, body temperature regulating while ensuring that skin stays balanced” by the knowledgeable white haired grandmoms in the family. ‘Snanam’ or bath with ‘sunnipindi’ flips the contemporary bath process, that of ‘cleansing with lather’ followed by ‘hydration using moisturiser’. When using sunnipindi powder, the skin is drenched and massaged thoroughly in oil first. Mustard oil, peanut oil, gingelly oil and nowadays Olive oil are all considered serious good. If nothing is at hand, good old coconut oil will do. After baby skin drinks deeply of the oil, wet sunnipindi is scrubbed in till the oil and powder
'Egg love' is an inherited trait in the family. We love them scrambled, poached, sunny sides up, boiled and curried and all sorts, Omelette being the simplest of the list. I give my son an omelette or two every day and the best part of the evening omelette exercise is that my son participates in it. He likes to cook, (is a proud owner of the 'Sheetal Plastic Complete Kitchen Set') and breaking eggs gives him untold gratification. Any breaking activity does that to a boy I guess. Anyways, coming back to our story, Rudra arrives in the kitchen, hands washed, hair combed, holding two eggs, cheese block from the fridge and the mechanical egg beater. He sits coolly on the kitchen counter and recites the ingredients: - Two eggs - One spoon milk - One pinch salt - One pinch chilli powder - Cheese block We break the two eggs into a bowl and Rudra adds the milk, salt and chilli powder and goes at the egg batter with the beater till its frothy looking. Then mummy qui