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As the name suggests, this is a veggie cum non-veg noodles recipe!! The simplest ever, but is also healthy and much more filling than regular instant noodle. So what all do you need for this? Instant Noodles (any brand) and the masala of it, Vegetables (here I have taken a carrot, capsicum, potato, and onion-you can also use other vegetables of your wish), Eggs (here I have used 2) Cumin seeds, salt, turmeric. How to make it? First, boil the noodles and keep it aside. (Remember to strain off excess water from the noodles and also wash the noodles with cold water after its boiled to remove the stickiness of the noodle.) Take a kadai, one spoon oil. Add the cumin seeds, salt, and turmeric. Then add the chopped onions, let it get brownish. Now add rest of the vegetables. Let them cook for a while. Then add the noodles masala, stir and then add eggs (you can also add chicken). Stir for 1-2 minutes till the egg is cooked. Now add the already boiled noodles. Mix well, and ...

So let's talk about a traditional recipe today. It's the age-old traditional food, everyone's favorite 'Khichdi'. So what all do you require for this? Musur dal-1.5 cup Rice-2 cups Onion, Crushed Garlic, Chilies Garam Masala Chili Powder, Dhania powder, Mustard Seeds, Cumin Seeds (or Jeera) Peanuts, Coriander Leaves Green Veggies (here I have used potato, carrot, tomato, spring onion and peas-you can skip any of it or add any other vegetable of your choice too) *the quantity of rice and daal mentioned is to suffice for 2-3 people How to make it? Take a pressure cooker (because the whole recipe will be done in a cooker only), put 3 spoons of oil and let it warm. Add the mustard, jeera, crushed garlic, saute a bit. Then add the peanuts and onions, after onions have become brownish, add the vegetables and the masalas (Garam Masala Chili Powder, Dhania powder) and also salt and turmeric. Saute a bit again, for like 2-3 minutes, then add the rice ...

Now its Bengali food time!! hehe!! It's one of the Bengali delicacies which I am gonna talk about today, the famous 'Alu Posto', a favorite food for all Bongs, with literally no exception! I have seen a lot of non-bong peoples also liking it a lot, thus if you are not a Bengali, you can try this too and do let me know whether you liked it or not! :) So what all you need to make it? Nothing much actually, the main ingredient is alu (or potato) and posto (or poppy seeds). Apart from that, you need some ginger paste, chilies or chili powder, onion, salt, turmeric, that's all! (I will be telling you for the quantity of 4 big potatoes, 2 big onions and 4 tablespoons of posto) How to make it? First thing is to make the paste of the posto (or poppy seeds) with just a minimum amount of water required to make the paste, and some chilies. Cut the alu (or potato) into small rectangular pieces and chop the onions not very finely and not also very coarsely. Take a k...

I recently came to know about this brand 'LetsShave' and also got my hands on with one of their scrubber: Blackberry and Lavender Exfoliating Scrubber. You can check out their website:  https://www.letsshave.com/home , they have a variety of shaving products like razors (for both men and women), shaving gels, body oils etc. I recently got my hands on with their body scrubber. The packaging of their Blackberry and Lavender Exfoliating Scrubber looks like this: It is from the brand LetsShave, a full body scrub. The size of the tube is 200g and MRP is Rs.399. I have been using this scrubber since last 3-4 weeks and has been loving it and thus wanted to write about it. It has a really amazing smell! Like mild and so soothing! I have normal type of skin and the scrubber did suit me really well. It is enriched with walnut shells, jojoba oil, and other very nice ingredients and the best part is, it is Paraben and Sulphate Free! It is a non-soapy, moisturizing type of a sc...

So I was very late to grab this Grab Box, but I did it finally!! The Faconn Mini-O-Grabbox of January'19 edition is just worth a buy! I had ordered at almost the end of the month and received the box recently. Faconn is a beauty cum cosmetic subscription box of India and every month they come up with a subscription box with great products. Most of the products in the box are mostly their own brand, and some are some different good brands. It is actually my 2nd purchase of the Faconn box and I am again very much impressed with the products. They also sell different accessories, skin and makeup products apart from the Subscription Boxes. You can check out their website here:  https://faconn.com/ So now coming to the January Subscription box, it has 5 items, and is priced at rs. 279. The best thing is it has beauty, skin care and also jewelry in the box. The products are: FACONN MULTANI MITTI – RS.150/-  S.F.R COLOR CONCEALER PALETTE-RS.350/-  OXIDIZED TRA...