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Nutrishake!🥛

From sometime, people have been advising me to have a glass of protein shake as a supplement to my regular meals. But I was wary of adding any artificial components into my diet.

Available in 3 fantastic flavours – Vanilla, Strawberry and Mango Banana 🥤

I came across Oriflame Wellness which is made from natural ingredients that are perfectly balanced to compensate for any gaps in our diet and promote a healthy Lifestyle.

Their formulation has 3 excellent protein sources – Pea, Whey and Soy with healthy fibers from the sugar beets. This enables the body to maximize the intake of essential ingredients in order to support the body in the best possible way. It is documented with low GI , formulated for a slow uptake and maintains a stable blood sugar level.

Benefits of wellness :

Boosts Immunity
Boosts Energy
Manages Cholesterol
Reduces Joint Pains
Stabilizes the Mind
Reduces Cravings
Increases the glow of the skin
Reduces inflammation
Helps helps in weight loss

Wellness, is an integral part of life. The secret is in small and healthy choices that we can make. Exersice and wholesome diets are the key stones of a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, today’s organic fruits and vegetables are hardly nutritious enough. Additional supplements help in amping up the level of necessary antioxidants in the system.

Oriflame Wellness, SBC and Omega Help you in just that.

Another list of benefits why I chose this package of the Wellness Shake, Omega and SBC is because it contains ASTAXANTHIN. This component is the king of all antioxidants and is blended with bilberry extract which together shield every cell in our body from free radicals and increases immune response, reduces fatigue and prevents from premature aging.

Simple Recipe to have a yummy nutritious Shake from the house of Wellness by Oriflame.

Nutrishake Cappucino Frappe Recipe :

1 glass of milk ( oat milk, almond milk or low-fat milk )
1/2 shot of double expresso
1 banana( for better results, use a frozen banana )
2 scoops of Nutrishake natural vanilla flavour

Put all the ingredients in the blender and mix!

Apple and Strawberry Nutrishake Recipe :

1 glass of milk ( oat milk, almond milk or low-fat milk )
Half an apple and 4-5 strawberries ( for better results, use frozen apple and strawberries )
2 scoops of Nutrishake Strawberry Flavour

Put all ingredients in the blender and mix!

What is Oriflame?

A beauty company like no other, As a Swedish beauty brand they believe that when you look and feel good you have the opportunity to reach your full potential. And together with a passionate and supportive global community anything is possible. That’s beauty from Oriflame! It helps fulfilling dreams and achieving levels that one has not thought about.

Mini Tartlets 🍋🍫

Every time I visited Glens Bakehouse – Banglore, India. Lemon Tarts, Red Velvet Cupcakes were a must.

Not too sweet and not too sour was my motto! When I tried to recreate their classic dessert.

When Life gives you lemons, Don’t make only Lemonade. You must definitely make Lemon Curd Tarts, Lemon Bars, Lemon Loaf, Lemon Pie, Lemon Curd Cake, Lemon Tea and the list for this versatile ingredient goes on and on and on…..( Read next blog for an amazing dish my way. )

Tart Fillings from Savoy to Sweet, again they can be from Chatpata Chat (Indian) to the very continental👇

Nutella 🍫
Lemon Curd 🍋
Strawberry Sauce 🍓
Salted rum caramel 🥃
Apple Walnut 🍎
Peanut Butter 🥜
The various Berries 🍒🍓
Smores 🍫
Spinach and Corn 🌽
Spicy Pumpkin 🎃
Mint Cream 🌿
Tomato Chilli 🍅🌶️
And on and on and on and on….. Can’t stop talking about the different fillings, calling a halt here as the mere thought of more tarts fills me with a gawning Hunger for more.

To make the shortbread crust, I simply mixed

Smart Work I. process to make the easy Tartlets 😜

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour, rubbed in 100 grams of butter till it resembled breadcrumbs. I slowly added ice cold water to need it into a Dough. I then set it aside in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and roll out the dough, prick and set into moulds to bake. Bake for 12 minutes at 150°C.

My Lemon puts “tart” in the Tart and here is how it goes.

I boiled together 3/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water. I added a paste of one tablespoon corn flour and one spoon water give it a boil to thicken. I then added 1/2 tsp lemon zest, 60ml lemon juice, 100gm condensed milk, 50gm butter. I stirred until it thickened and removed from flame and left to cool.

After my lemon curd was cooled and my tart shells were out from the oven, I filled the shells with the lemon curd and left them to cool.

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Perfect dessert to be eaten anytime anywhere.

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A good breakfast for a good start❤️

Like they say everyday is a new beginning and the same way the best thing to start with a good beginning is to start your day with some delicious breakfast. Here is an easy recipe to have a good time eating your break fast.

Ingredients for stuffing:

Paneer 100gms
Onion 2
Tamato 1
Green chilli 1
Coriander little
Red chilli powder 1/4 spoon
Salt as per taste

Ingredients for besan chilla:

1 tsp curd
Besan( gram flour) 3cups
Salt as per taste
Turmeric pinch
Hing(asafoetida) pinch

Method for besan chilla:
Mix besan salt turmeric and hing
With water as dosa batter.

Method to prepare stuffing:

Add 1 spoon oil in pan
Add chopped onion chopped tamato green chilli mix well add red chili powder mix well add little water leave for few minutes now finally add grated paneer and stir well till the water is all evaporated.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and keep aside in a bowl

Now with the batter made prepare it like a dosa and roast both sides in medium flame and now put it in a plate and add the stuffings inside and cut it into nice shapes and have it with some ketchup.

Yummy breakfast to have a good day for all your family members.

Extrovert? Introvert? Ambivert? Omnivert?

At work or in class, is it you who gets noticed first or perhaps the other people around you ?Do you feel compelled to take centre-stage or are you more comfortable back-stage? If it’s the former, then you are eager for contact — warm and happy human relations. If it’s the latter, then solitude suits you and stimulates you more and hell is often other people…

An Ambivert is someone whose overall behavior is between introversion or extroversion.

An Omnivert is someone who can be either different at times.

How would I describe myself you ask? I would describe myself as an Ambivert. I could be a little bit of both. I love listening to music, writing, staying in and watching a movie. I strive for a healhy family life and having a meaningful relationship. I also find karaoke fun and I do not mind public speaking.

Here’s a small questionnaire that would help you judge for yourself, the kind of person you are. Answer it and if you need some help regarding your behaviour/attitude, ping me for some tricks and tips for your better self.

Every answer depends upon the Situation you face, these questions are for general situations.

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Keep in mind that there is no such thing as a pure extrovert (or introvert), and most people fall somewhere in the middle of the extroversion/introversion continuum. You may even act like an extrovert in one circumstance and an introvert in another. That’s normal! And, even if you just “lean” extroverted, it’s a powerful thing to know about yourself — because it means knowing which activities energize you and which ones drain you.

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Sharing a few recipes that Dad tried making and we all enjoyed!

The Indian Old Fashioned:

Step 1: Add the Sugar Syrup, Angostura Bitters and Water to a cocktail shaker and mix well. If you are using powdered sugar, stir until it is dissolved in the bitters and water.

Step 2: Add one large ice cube, or two smaller ones to a lowball glass and pour in the Blenders Pride whisky.

Step 3: Pour the mixture from the cocktail shaker over the ice cube, and stir gently with a bar spoon.

When it comes to cocktails, vodka seems to be everyone’s go-to liquor. It pairs well with pretty much anything, especially if you choose a vodka with no inherent flavour.

I call it the Red Intoxicator 😝

Vodka Watermelon Cocktail🍸

Add watermelon juice, vodka, lime juice, and your choice of sweetener syrup to a rocks or cocktail glass then stir to combine. Fill glass to the top with ice then serve with fresh mint and garnish with a lime wedge or watermelon wedge. Alternatively, you could add the ingredients into a shaker, fill it halfway up with ice, then shake to chill.
If you like your drink fizzy, feel free to top it off with about 2 ounces of club soda or even Sprite.

A Drink shared with family always tastes better 😉 Especially when you have the approval and are not ashamed to sit with them and enjoy.

The Royal Breakfast

The Royal Sindhi Breakfast – Dal Pakwan 😋

Crispy flat Puris with a soft golden lentil topped with a sweet tamarind sauce and a spicy mint chutney and garnished with finely chopped onions, coriander and green chilli – The ever Famous Dal Pakwan.

We Sindhis did not leave the Mexican cuisine alone. This Dal Pakwan can be presented as a taco too. 🌮🌮

We Sindhis cherish this traditional dish for breakfast, lunch and Dinner. The wedding houses definitely have it as one of the main dishes at a ritual which is enjoyed by one and all.

We Sindhis love our food and all the different cuisines possible be it Punjabi, Gujrati, Bengali or Marvadi. Our only criteria is it should be lip smacking.

Dal Pakwan is high in calories and made healthier with the addition of Gajar ka Halwa or the Gulab Jamun to round off with a glass of Buttermilk, Heavy on cream.

There are many a variations to making this Dal. Either Cooking it with the tadka or adding it later. Adding some moong dal into the chana dal or cooking plain chana dal. Some with tomato, some without. And soo on and soo forth.

We live to Eat and we Eat to live. It is said that we can survive on plain Dal, Rice Sabzi and Roti. But then where’s the pleasure in it. Afterall Everything we do right down to earning money is for the pleasure of buying ( good, fresh and organic fruits and vegetables ) and eating them. So good earning = good food.

The Easiest and Yummiest Dal Pakwan :

Soak the Dal for an hour. In a cooker, heat oil, add jeera, green chilli, hing, Ginger garlic paste, curry leaves. Cook for two minutes. Add the soaked Dal, water, turmeric powder and salt. Give it two whistles.

Depp fry the pakwan from a dough of maida, salt. Roll it out and prick it so that it does not become a puri. Deep Fry until Golden Brown.

PS : Definitely skip a meal before eating this Dal Pakwan to do complete Justice to one of the yummiest Sindhi meals you can have!

Rainy weather + Masala Chai ✔️

Feeling bored? Have chai.

Want to chat up about something important? Let’s get chai!

Bored at work? Chai will refresh things up for you.

Want to fight the winter chill? You are one step away from feeling warm with chai.

A friend, a healer and a companion – Chai is synonymous with so many emotions. People love drinking coffee, but for me, and a lot of Indians, nothing can replace a good-old cup of chai.

It’s always better to have a hot cup of tea when you are looking at rain droplets falling on your window sill or standing in your balcony and sipping on to it while it’s raining!

It always calms your mind when you are watching the rain, sipping on the tea, listening to some relaxing music.

Positive Guidence is always appreciated ♥️

The Pink Milk 🥤

What’s more refreshing than a glass of milk with some colour in it ? The cold milk running down your throat reaching your stomach. WAhh! That feels like heaven!

The branded dairy companies sells a lot of this flavoured milk in the market. Traditionally, the roses used to be washed, crushed, boiled in milk and left to cool. Today, variations of the Rose milk are available in bottles and tetrapacks for those too lazy, too busy, or those who are traveling to just open and gulp.

It’s so versatile, depending on your ingredients on hand, you can make it with only fresh milk or condensed milk and ice, or all three!

Take a glass, Add 2 spoons of rose syrup, add some milk and add a drop of vanilla extract or rose extract to enhance the Taste. Stir and gulp or enjoy sip by sip. Best served chilled!

Milk, it’s Myths and Facts!

Putting a frog in the milk bucket was an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour.

Don’t cry over the spilt milk, just add Frogs🐸

Ewwww can you imagine drinking the milk in which a frog danced in… Ewww. That’s definitely Gross. 🤮

65% of the milk consumption worldwide is from goat’s milk.

That thick Milk 🥛, from which Goats cheese and Panner is created. Mmmnn yummnnyyyy 😋

Goats milk is not only good for the human digestive system, it helps the skin glow too. Any kind of soaps and body washes made from goats milk add a natural glow and softness to your skin. Smooothhh as a Feather!

Did you know that adding a pinch of salt to your quart or gallon of milk makes it stay fresh longer?

To make one gallon of ice cream, it takes 12 pounds of whole milk.

The dairy makes up for 70% of our menu. The dedicant cheese, the Healthy Ghee, the loving Butter, the Silken Curd or Yogurt and the coolest Milk nourish us from infancy to old-age. There is an old adage that says ghee benefits you ( your body, mind) so well as which not even your parents can do. #goghee.

What do you feed an invisible Cat ? Evaporated Milk 😅

Myth: Raw Milk is healthier.
Fact: Raw milk can pose serious health risks.

Myth: Milk causes early puberty.
Fact: Genetics, the prevalence of obesity, hormone disorders, and brain abnormalities are some common causes of early puberty.

Myth: Milk and dairy products leads to weight gain.
Fact: Unsweetened and low-fat milk can help lose weight.

Myth: Milk is bad during cough and cold.
Fact: Turmeric milk is an effective way to fight against cold and cough.

Myth: Carton Milk is synthetic.
Fact: Carton milk maintains nutritional value and long shelf life.

Staples Of Sindhi Food 😋

Sindhis are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the Sindh province of Pakistan. After the partition of India in 1947, most Sindhi Hindus and Sikhs migrated to the newly formed Dominion of India and other parts of the world.

Our daily Cusine consists of wheat-based-flatbread (Phulka) and rice accompanied by two dishes one gravy and one dry with curd or pickle and Pappad. A Sindhis meal is incomplete without a Pappad in plate.

From the regular Koki or Mani, To the Aaloo Paratha, Mooli Paratha,.. The list of Parathas are endless, and trust me, Sindhi’s can make Parathas out of anything at all including Palak Panner, left over Daal, Any left over Sabzi, Cheese, or the plain Namak Mirchi Paratha. We, Sindhis are pretty famous for our Healthy (Fatty) food. And Parathas, specialy once cooked with Butter or Ghee are really Relished.

Why do Sindhis eat Papad?

In a hot and dry environment like that exists in Sindh, it makes sense to replenish the salt and minerals lost due to perspiration in order to avoid dehydration. Thus, when a guest arrives at home, the very first act of kindness, a Sindhi offers is a serving of Papad with water.

P.S. It is just soo Yummy that we Sindhis eat it 24/7 – Anytime, Anyday.

A Health Based Roti filled with methi leaves and coriander leaves – Methi Paratha accompanied by Dahi Vada, Palak Aaloo, Pappad and Pickle. — HUNGRY, EATEN AND DIGESTED already, today as lunch.

For the interested :

In a huge bowl, knead together one bowl of wheat flour, half a bowl fresh Finely cut Methi leaves, a few leaves of Coriander, a finely chopped green chilli, quarter tsp cumin seeds, a spoon of oil and two spoons curd. Salt to taste. Knead using water till a soft pileable dough is formed. Roll out Parathas. Cook on a hot pan till done on both sides. Serve hot.

Stay tuned for more different article to come.

Positive Guidence is always appreciated ♥️

Sunday Special – South Indian SAPPAD 🍛

The South Indian Sunday Special – SAPPAD
One of those meals that needs no explanation. In South India, each house has a different recipe for its Sambar, Rasam and Vegetables.

To tingle the tastebuds, start the meal with Salt, Go on with all the Dal Chawl and Ghee, Don’t forget any of the side Vegetables, followed by the Sambar Rice and the Rasam Rice accompanied by the Crunchy Applams, forget not the Vada and round off with a glass of Buttermilk and ofcourse the Payasam. The digestives Paan and Banana definitely need to be mentioned.

The List of Health:

Kootu :

Mixed Vegetables, Sorakkai, Cabbage, Pumpkin, Cucumber, Brinjal, Chow Chow,…. The list is endless.

In picture : Pumpkin and Ashgourd kootu.

Rasam :

Lemon, Tomato, Pineapple, Dal, Mysore, Pepper, Andhra,…….

From the get well soon Rasam Tea, to a special meals Rasam, the variety of Rasams goes on.. In picture : Tomato Rasam

Sambar :

Drumsticks, Onion, Ladiesfinger, Vegetable, Pumpkin,…..

Homemade Sambar Powder makes all the difference in the world. Take a little extra time to grind the powder at home and then proceed with the recipe. In Picture : Vegetable Sambar

Your choice of healthy Mix of Vegetables.

In Picture : Beetroot, Drumstick Leaves.

Sit with an empty stomach the day you want to eat this meal, and do not forget the digestive after it! You will definitely need it! A 2 hour nap post meal is recommended. ENJOY 😋

Positive Guidence is always appreciated ♥️