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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...

Hellooo Sweethearts out there!! All of you must be aware of the brand ‘ Dove ’, it’s like been there since forever.   Dove is a brand by Unilever and has been there since 1950s. I have used the Dove soap since long as there was a time in the market that the Dove soap was so so popular that it was there available in almost every household. There has been various types of Dove shampoos too in the market. They every time come up with some new and innovative kinds of shampoo. To be true I was not a fan of the Dove shampoos as they mostly used to leave my hair very dry and brittle.   But ever since I came across this Dove Oxygen Moisture Shampoo , my perception completely changed. So the shampoo looks like this: I must say that the bottle looks really cute with the colour combination. Now let me go into the details of it… Specifications: This shmapoo is from the range of Dove Nutritve Solutions and they...

I have always been a huge fan of DIY natural masks for hair and skin. That really works wonders. Though I agree that you won't get immediate effects from these natural masks, but with a period of regular and continuous usage, you will obviously see the difference. Its beneficial in two major ways: 1. It is cheap, 2. It has no chemicals added to it to degrade ur skin or hair quality. So let me share with you my all-time favorite hair and body or face mask. Hair Mask: The things you need for this mask are: Egg, Sour Curd, Castor Oil, Coconut Oil. All that you have to do is mix one egg with one spoon of curd, half a spoon of coconut oil and 1/4th spoon of castor oil (measurements are for mid-length medium thickness hair, you can change the proportions according to your hair length and density). Apply all over your hair length, root to tips, and keep it for 1.5 hours and wash it off with your favourite shampoo. Repeat once in a week. Benefits of this mask: Egg being...

This recipe is exclusively for the beginners out there, specifically non-vegetarian or eggetarian beginners :) So the ingredients required are: 1 Egg, 1 Tomato, 1 onion, Half a carrot, Chilies, Coriander leaves. Chop the tomato, onion finely and grate the carrot. Add these to the egg which you have already broken and kept in a bowl. Mix these well with the egg. Add salt, pepper and chilies according to you taste. At the end add the chopped coriander leaves. Mix-Mix-Mix!! Heat up oil in a flat pan (not more than one spoon of oil is required). Then add the above mixture in the pan, and spread it nicely (*Caution*: Do not spread so much so that it becomes very thin). Fry one side for 3-4 minutes in medium flame, then flip on the other side and again fry for 2-3 minutes. La-La-La.... Done!! Tip: While mixing the egg, mix with a fork rather than with a spoon, it gets mixed well :)