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Sabudana Kheer or Sago Pudding

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Sabudana Kheer aka Sago Pudding Sago is beautiful white pearls extracted from the tapioca root. Sago is consumed in all over the world in both sweet and savory dishes. If we talk about India, People use mostly in the days of Navratra (9 auspicious days festival celebrated in India). Vada, Khichdi, and Kheer is the most popular dishes made by sabudana. There are a lot many benefits of these, some of which are mentioned below in the picture. I know after knowing about the amazing benefits of these white pearls i.e. Sabudana, you would really be eager to know about the recipes about this. So let me share with you one of my favorites which is Sabudana Kheer aka Sago Pudding. Recipe Serves 5-6 people Cooking Time - 25-30 mins  Preparation Time - 5 minutes Ingredients Milk- 1 Ltr. Sugar -1/4 cup Soaked Sago/ Sabudana- 1 cup Saffron (Kesar)- 10-12 strands. Cardamom Powder- 1 Tbspn Dryfruits for garnish Sago, Sugar, Cardamom Powder, Saffron water, Nuts Milk Methods Put the milk to boi...

The Wonder Nut - Fox Nut

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We are all amazed by the beauty of lotus flower, but it ha a lot more to offer that is its seed. Today let me tell you about the most healthy, nutritious, and delicious nut of all times, it's no other than Fox Nut or Popped Lotus Seeds.  Making of Fox nuts from lotus seeds It is mostly cultivated in wetlands or pool. It's a very laborious process from harvesting to cultivating of lotus seed and to the final conversion into fox nut. Farmers have to take the dip into the pond to extract the seeds and then they are manually washed and cleaned. After cleaning, when they are completely dried they are then fried and then we obtain the black seeds as shown in the picture below. Then  they are cleaned manually until the white color is obtained. And then, they are ready for consumption. Some Interesting Facts 1. It is also popularly known as Gorgon nut and Phool Makhana.  2. Its mostly cultivated in India, Korea, Japan, and Russia. 3. 90 % of the total world's cultivation takes pl...

Foccacia Bread

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Foccacia Bread A quick and hassle-free vegetarian Italian flatbread which can be a great accompaniment with warm soup. It can also be a great evening snack when served with caesar salad and cheesy dip. You can play around with many of the toppings that you love. But here is my take on the same Ingredients : All-Purpose Flour - 2 Cups. Activated Dry yeast- 1 Tbspn Sugar- 1Tbspn Salt- As per the taste Warm Milk- 0.5 cup Cherry Tomatoes- 1/2 cup A handful of Basil Leaves Chopped Garlic- 3 Tbspn Mix of Italian Herbs - 1 Tspn Chilli Flakes- 1 Tspn Olive Oil / Butter- 4Tbspn. Method : Step 1:  Activate the Instant Dry Yeast. Take a warm milk in a bowl and add a tbsp of sugar, olive oil and instant dry yeast respectively into it along with with a pinch of salt and mix it well. Leave it aside for 10 mins and wait for the yeast to activate itself. The mixture will appear frothy when it is ready. Step 2: Knead the Dough. Take all-purpose flour and salt as per your taste into a big mixin...

Get that your summer glow again with this product.

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Specifix Brightening Professional De-Tan Pack By VLCC I know it is the hottest time of the year and no matter how much sun protection creams we apply and the care we take, we usually get our skin tanned. Most of us don't really like it, isn't it? And to find the cure we end up spending a lot of money at the salon to get that de-tan pack to get our radiating glow back to its full charm.  Let me tell you the most simple and cost-effective solution to this issue. I would like to draw your attention to this amazing product by VLCC. I am myself using this product for over a year now and I am quite satisfied with the results. It is loaded with the extracts of lemon, oranges, and cucumbers which helps our skin to naturally lighten up. It also has Vitamin CE  & B3 which helps in rejuvenating the dull skin. Along with all the goodness, it is also loaded with peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil, and olive oil which will smoothen up your skin from within and provides you a radiant glow in...

The perfect woman

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I have seen many females struggling and trying their best to become a perfect woman . But I always have these questions in my mind  What is being like a perfect woman ? Who decide the parameters for the perfect woman ? How to become one ? Why it is so important to be perfect woman ? I wonder what is being perfect , is it being  most beautiful or is it having a perfect body  or is it being the best in academics , or being the perfect home maker, or having the best careers. Ahh I know the crieterias are way more than we think of ..... Generally the definition of being perfect is based on the brownie points awarded by society. family members or our pals. Rather than this , I believe to decide upon this should be in only one hand , that's yours.  It should be only your decision to decide how you wanna look, how you should be dressed , what should you choose between being a home maker or being a career oriented woman , which size makes you feel hap...

Women Empowerment

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I always wonder why we always speak about empowering the women, when they are already gifted with incomparable strength and qualities which is rare to find in even the strongest men. Now It's not only the time to change how men look at us but also to change our own outlook on how we look at our fellow beautiful ladies. Few areas where we can ammend certain things are mentioned below 1.      Gender Equality   When we talk about equality do we vouch for a separate counter for women or having the benefit of an extra seat for a woman in the metro or public transport or maybe enjoying a couple of free shots on a Wednesday evening at a club for a ladies night. No, we don't., the idea of equality comes from having the freedom and will for being self-sufficient, from not getting judged based on our gender. Equality is when we believe we are solely responsible for us and not dependent on anyone for anything. So to bring up this thing strong in the future generation, the major...