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- Can Carpet Make People Sick?
Discussion of this aspect of indoor pollution form the United States Environmental Protection Agency. - The Carpet Buyers Handbook
Includes spot removal, cleaning, buying wholesale, installation, warrantees, questions to ask, carpeting selection, and carpet allergies. - Carpet Corporation of America
Includes FAQs about flooring and carpets. - Carpetguru Says
Information on scams in the carpet business and how to be a savy carpet shopper. - Carpet.org
Presented by an online merchant sales site, this offers information on types of fiber, types of carpet, installation, maintenance and cleaning. - Floor Covering Inspector Directory
Includes a listing of independent flooring inspectors for hire. - Hardwood Information Center
Information and articles on hardwood flooring, including how-to and care tips, refinishing guidelines, quality checklists, and a wood species guide.c - HardwoodInstaller.com
Floor types and manufacturers, what to expect when having work done, allergy and dust concerns. Installer locator, photo galleries, and reviews. - Hoover Consumer Guide to Carpet Cleaning
Covering carpet care which also discusses features to look for in vacuum cleaners. [PDF Format] [PDF] - Moisture and pH
Information pertaining to how moisture and pH effect concrete floors and floor coverings. - Professional Carpet Systems
Professional carpet cleaner locator and practical advice for maintaining carpet. - Rug Rag
Information about Oriental Rugs including new, old and antiques. Also includes a forum where consumers can get help identifying rug type, age and value. - Rugman.com
Includes information on Persian and Oriental rug history, techniques of construction, a guide to rug buying, maintenance suggestions and a glossary of terms. - Solutions to Problems with Wood Floors
Expert advice, examples, and techniques for installation, maintenance, and repair of wood floors. - Toxic Carpeting
Documentation on alleged toxic carpeting, nontoxic carpets, Dupont and Monsanto products such as the Stainmaster carpet.
Random Indian Recipes:-
- Pulao
First clean and wash rice.drain all water and keep aside for 1 hour. Cut vegetables in shape as you want. Grate coconut and extract coconut juice with warm water. In a cooker pan take 4 tbsp ghee or oil. to this add cloves,dalchini and pepper. Then add chopped green chillies and onions .fry till onion is brown in colour. Now add rice and saute it for ... - Balushai
Make the syrup of 2 string consistency and add rose essence and lemon juice. In a plate sieve flour and baking soda together and keep aside. In a big plate take curd,2 tsp sugar and 1&1/2 cup ghee and beat finely for 4-5 min. Now add maida and soda. Knead the dough smoothly. Use curd if necessary.(no water) Make small balls off the whole dough and press them a bit. Make thumb impression in center. Cover with a damp cloth and keep aside for 10 min. Heat ghee in a pan and fry balushai on a ... - Bhakarwadi
In a dish take maida,1 cup besan and add salt . Knead hard dough with 2 tbsp oil and a little water. Cover with a moist cloth. Roast coconut,sesame and khuskhus seeds lightly. In a mixer take sesame,khuskhus,grated coconut and Fennel seeds. Run a mixie for a minute. In a dish take roasted 1 tbsp besan, ground paste,ginger garlic paste,red chilly powder, garam masala powder,cumin powder,coriander powder,asafoetida, sugar and salt. Mix well and add 2 tsp water. Take a midium size ... - Mohanthal
Heat ghee in a pan and add besan. Fry on a low flame till you get a nice smell (light brown colour). Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl. Add milk powder and mix well and keep aside. In another pan make syrup of one cup of water and sugar. Boil till one string consistancy. Add besan mixture and elaichi powder. Remove from heat and stir continuously till the mixture thickens. Pour the mixture into greased thali and spread evenly. Sprinkle cashewnuts pieces and set aside to cool and set. Cut into squares. - Sarson ka Saag
Chop the sarson vegetable,palak, chillies and tomatoes and boil them in cooker for 10 min. Cool and grind coarsely. Add some makki ka aata and boil this without covering the pan until all the liquid dries up. In another pan heat ghee and add red chilly powder,garam masala powder,,haldi ,methi seeds and mustard seeds. Then add chopped onions, ginger, garlic and salt. Fry well and add above saag. Mix well and simmer for 2-3 min. - Potato Burfi
Boil potato and mash finely. Grate coconut. In a thick bottom pan mix mashed potato,coconut and sugar. Allow to cook on a low flame (appx. 45-50 min). When the mixture bacame thick remove from the gas. Add elaichi powder and mix well. Pour the mixture on greased platform. Roll out the mixture with roll pin to make 1 cm thick. Cut the pieces as shape as you want. Allow to cool. - Smoke Chicken
First clean the chicken and apply ginger garlic paste,curd,salt and red colour and keep aside for 1 hour. After one hour in a pan take 2 tbsp oil and fry onion for 4-5 min. Add red chilly powder,turmeric powder and fry for one min. Now pour marinated chicken in pan and allow to cook. When oil started to seperate from the mixture add garam masala powder. Burn koyla on gas. When koyla burn fully put this koyla in ... - Nimbu ka Meetha Aachar
Wash lemons cleanly. Dry the lemons with a clean muslin cloth. Cut the lemons into 4 pieces. Apply salt and keep them in a jar. Place the jar in the sun for 4-5 days. Dry roast the whole masalas together. Grind them coarsely. Add the freshly ground masalas & crushed jaggery to the lemons. Keep the jar of lemons in the sun again for 4 days. Open the jar and ... - Samosa
Boil potatoes and green peas. Chop onion and coriander leaves. Heat 2-3 tbsp oil and mix in maida and make smooth dough adding salt and warm water. Keep aside for 30 min. In a pan heat 1 tbsp oil and add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. when they started to crackle add onion and kadipatta and fry for 2-3 min. Now add ginger garlic paste and again fry for 2-3 min. Add dhania jeera powder,turmeric powder and salt. Lastly add mashed potatoes, ... - Kadboli
In a pan heat butter and add rice flour,maida,Sesame seeds,red chilly powder and salt. Mix well and knead dough using hot water. Cover the dough and keep aside for 40 min. After 40 min knead again and make small balls out of dough. Now make into rope and give kadboli shape. Heat oil in a kadai and fry kadbolis on low flame till dark brown. Allow to cool and store in air-tight container.