As one gets older, the skin loses its ability to renew itself. The skin in the under eye area is more sensitive to aging process as it is thin, due to which the wrinkles first appear in the under eye area.
Below is one of the quick and easy DIY to fade the wrinkles in the under eye area.
Step:
Mix equal parts of coffee and cocoa powder. Create a paste by adding honey 🍯 to it. Apply it on under eye area and leave it for 15 minutes. Wash it off with cold water later.
Want your hair to have that reddish brown glow under the sun....or you want to color that grey hair which is outshining the rest of your hair strands, then do follow the steps below for a herbal DIY hair pack for tinting your hair.
Some of you may ignore this as Henna will cause dryness n split ends and your hair becomes unmanageable after hair wash. Don't worry I have a perfect hair pack which is suitable for all hair types.
You will need:
▪️Henna Powder: 3 tablespoons
▪️Amla Powder: 1 tablespoon
▪️Curd: As required
▪️Egg: 1
▪️Tea Decoction: As required
Steps:
1. Mix henna with egg white and amla powder.
2. Pour in required amount of tea Decoction to make a thick paste
3. Add some curd to the paste. Soak it overnight.
Apply the above mask for 45 mins - 1hr before washing.
For better Results:
1. Soak the mask in an iron bowl overnight
2. Apply the mast for 45mins-1hr. Wash your hair with homemade Shikakai, Reetha and Amla Shampoo. Leave it for a day and next day wash your hair with SLS free shampoo and apply a SLS free conditioner.
We all have few exceptional good hair days and deal with the bad hair days almost the rest of our life.
One of the frequent hair problem we come across owing to our lifestyle is Frizzy Hair.
Like you guys even I made a lot of mistakes in choosing the haircare products. Pollution, heat and all sorts of chemical products not only damaged my hair but made it dry and Frizzy.
Below are two home remedies which are quick, easy and above all Herbal.
Remedy 1:
▪️ Mix quarter cup of yogurt with 2️⃣ tbsps honey 🍯 and one 1️⃣ tbsp fresh Aloe vera gel. Let is stay for 35 minutes before washing it off with cold water.
Remedy 2:
▪️ Mix 2️⃣ tbsps of fresh Aloe Vera gel with 1/2 cup of Rose water. Mix it well and spray it on hair. Let is stay overnight.
These are the best remedies to get silky smooth hair at home.
A Chocolate lover would understand the pain in sharing Chocolate, especially how it feels when someone takes a big bite from you. 😠
You might be getting advice from your well wishers to reduce Chocolate intake as you are putting on weight, your sugar levels are increasing, tooth will decay, and you will have other health issues.🥴
Henceforth if anyone says Chocolate is bad, show them these fun facts about Chocolate😜
Fun Facts:
1. Chocolates are known to be stress-busters, relaxants and aphrodisiacs.💞
2. Dark chocolate is loaded with organic compounds that are biologically active and function as antioxidants.💞
3. Chocolate acts as a fantastic moisturizer.😻
4. Chocolate helps you reduce your food Cravings.🥰
5. Chocolate can help to fight sunburn and soothes skin irritation.🥰
6. Chocolate helps promote hair growth and nourishes hair locks.🥰
7. Chocolate definitely puts you in a better MOOD.😍
Well no matter Chocolate has benefits or not we Chocolate lovers will always choose Chocolate over anything 🥰🍫
"A Chocolate a Day keeps the Negativity Away"🌞
INGREDIENTS:
🔸Mushroom (Locally Grown)– 250 gms
🔸Potato – 1 Medium sized
🔸Tomato – 1 Large size finely chopped
🔸Mustard Paste – 2tbsp
🔸Panch Phoran – 1 tsp
🔸Green chilies – 2 pieces finely chopped
🔸 Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
🔸Dry Mango or Ambula – 2 slices
🔸Turmeric Powder – 2 tsp
🔸Salt – According to the taste
🔸Mustard Oil – 2 tbsp
🔸Fresh coriander leaves for garnishing
INGREDIENTS for the MUSTARD PASTE:
🔸1-1/2 tablespoons Mustard seeds
🔸1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
🔸5 teaspoons Coriander (Dhania) Seeds
🔸5 Dry Red Chillies
🔸4 - 5 pods garlic
INSTRUCTIONS:
💠Soak the Dry mango in a small cup for 30mins prior to cooking.
💠Clean the mushrooms.
💠Next, prepare the mustard paste. Soak the black mustard ,cumin, coriander seeds along with the garlic and green chillis for 30 minutes. Grind this to a fine thick paste by adding little water. Add as little water as possible in order to ensure that the paste is thick and not runny.
💠Cut the Mushrooms into thin slices and soak in turmeric water and Potato to thin slices and soak in the water.
💠Heat a pan and add mustard oil to it after it’s heated up.
💠Squeeze excess water from the mushroom and add to pan.
💠Stir Fry the mushrooms till all the water is evaporated and it dried up and cooked properly.
💠Keep aside the sauted mushrooms.
💠 Add oil to the same heated pan, add the Panch Phoran, if not available you can use Cumin seeds as a replacement. After it crackles add the chopped green chilies and add chopped tomatoes.
💠Add the potatoes and sauté it for 4-5 mins.
💠After the potato is semi cooked, add the mustard paste.
💠Add the turmeric powder, red chili powder and salt to the pan.
💠Cook it for 2-3 mins and then cover the pan with a lid and let it cook for 4-5 mins.
💠After the potatoes are cooked properly, add the mushroom and mix it well.
💠Then add the soaked dry mango and the water it was soaked in and cook as per your choice (dry or gravy).
💠Serve with hot white rice.
Below is a simple yet stunning dessert recipe for smooth and delicate steamed bread pudding coated with caramel sauce on top 🍮
INGREDIENTS:
▪️ Bread - 2 big slicesINSTRUCTIONS:
1. Add 3 tbsp sugar in a pan and continue to stir it in medium flame until it melts down to golden brown colour. Make sure not to burn it.
2. Transfer the caramel to a greased bowl.
3.Take bread in a blender and grind it to fine powder.
4. In a pan boil milk. Keep stirring the milk in between.
5. Take 2 tbsp milk in a small bowl and add custard powder and mix to a smooth Paste.
6. Add this to the boiling milk and keep stirring continuously until it becomes thick.
7. Now add the powdered bread slices and mix. Add sugar and condensed milk.
8. Pour the custard bread mix on top of the caramel in the greased bowl.
8. Preheat a pressure cooker or wok and place a stand in it. Add water to it.
9. Place the caramel bread mix over the stand and cover the bowl. Now cover the wok/pressure cooker as well.
10. Let it get cooked for 30 mins.
11. Remove it and insert a knife to check whether the cake is done or not.
12. After the bowl cools down refrigerate it for 2 hours.
13. Flip it to another Plate.
14. Slice and serve.
This is a traditional dish of Odisha. Many people might have seen these flowers or would be having this White-Orchid tree in their backyard. However, did you know that you could prepare an awesome dish out of this flower.
Try the below Recipe and post your feedback in the comment section.
INGREDIENTS:
▪️ 30-40 Kanchan Phula | White Orchid Tree's FlowersFor Mustard Paste
The above mentioned spices will be used to make a fine paste.
RECIPE:
1. Remove the petals from the flower and wash it 2-3 times and let it rest for some time to remove excess water.
2. Prepare the masala paste mentioned above and keep it aside.
3. Chop the onions, potatoes and tomatoes and keep it separately.
4. Now in a Wok add 2 tbsp oil and add 1 tea spoon of panch Phoran and add the chopped onions.
5. After frying onions for 1 min add the chopped tomatoes and potatoes and cook it until the potatoes are half cooked.
6. Then add the masala paste, turmeric powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder and salt as per taste.
7. Add Crushed badi/sun-dried Dumplings and Ambula/Dried Mango.
8. Cook for 5-8 mins by stirring in between.
9.Then add the petals and reduce the flame to low.
10. Mix it well with all the masalas and add half cup water.
11. Continue mixing with the help of a spatula.
12. Add half more cup of water and cover it with a lid. Keep the flame in medium.
13. Cook for 8-10 mins. And stir in between.
14. Cook until the petals become soft and mushy and until the water dried out.
15. Now your yummy succulent dish is ready.
You can enjoy it while it's hot with roti or parathas or Steam rice and Dal
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