irani samosa recipe

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Ingredients

for samosa patti sheets:

• ½ cup wheat flour / atta
• ½ cup maida / plain flour / all-purpose flour
• pinch of sugar
• salt to taste
• 2 tbsp oil, hot
• water, as required to knead

for samosa stuffing:

• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• ½ cup thin poha / thin flattened rice / paper avalakki / beaten rice
• 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
• ¼ tsp garam masala
• ¼ tsp aamchur powder / dry mango powder
• salt to taste
• 1 inch ginger, finely chopped
• 3 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped

other ingredients:

• oil for deep frying
• 2 tbsp maida / plain flour / all-purpose flour
• 4 tbsp water

Instructions ( 1 cup =255 ml)

onion samosa stuffing recipe:

1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl take sliced onions and poha.
2. also add chilli powder, garam masala, aamchur powder and salt.
3. then add ginger and coriander leaves.
4. squeeze and mix well and keep aside.

samosa patti | pastry sheets recipe:

1. firstly take maida and wheat flour.
2. further add pinch of sugar and salt to taste.
3. add 2 tbsp of hot oil over the flour.
4. crumble the dough.
5. furthermore knead to smooth dough and rest.
6. further, start to roll with a rolling pin as thinly as possible.
7. furthemore, cut the sides and get to a perfect rectangle shape.
8. put the sheet on hot tawa and roast for just 10 sec on both sides.

samosa folding recipe:

1. firstly, start folding the samosa sheet into triangle and stuff the stuffing.
2. seal with maida paste.
3. fold the sheet to form a triangle.
4. further, deep fry to golden brown.

hot & sour soup

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Ingredients

• ½ onion, finely chopped
• ½ tsp garlic, chopped
• ½ tsp ginger, chopped
• 0.25 carrot, grated
• ¼ cup cabbage, shredded
• ¼ cup beans, chopped
• 5 mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 3 tsp corn starch
• ¼ cup of water
• ¾ tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp soy sauce or add as required
• 1 tbsp vinegar or add as required
• 2 cups water
• 1 spring onion green, chopped - for garnishing
• 1 tbsp oil
• salt as required

Instructions ( 1 cup =255 ml)

1. firstly, heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and fry finely chopped onions for a minute or 2.
2. next saute chopped ginger and garlic.
3. furthermore, add veggies. add the finely chopped french beans, grated carrot and shredded cabbage. stir well.
4. also add sliced mushrooms and stir fry till the mushrooms get lightly browned from the edges.
5. furthermore, once the mushrooms are lightly browned add water and boil.
6. further, add soy sauce and stir well.
7. finally season with some salt.
8. furthermore, stir the corn starch with some water and make a paste out of it. add it to the soup accordingly.
9. lastly, bring the soup to a simmer on medium flame for 2 minutes.
10. also when the soup has thickened, add vinegar.
11. also add black pepper. give a final stir. switch off the flame.
12. finally, serve the veg hot and sour soup steaming hot garnished with spring onion.

5 things you do that damage your teeth

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Your pearly whites are irreplaceable, especially once you have lost your baby teeth. So instead of regretting later, it's best to take good care of them today. These are some things you are probably doing on a daily basis that are harming your teeth and gums.

1. Using your old brush

When was the last time you changed your brush? You should not use an old toothbrush for long as it will have harmful bacteria that can lead to infections. Some even suggest changing toothbrush after a bout of cold. Moreover, old toothbrushes are mostly ineffective because the bristles degrade over time.

2. Opening packets or bottles?

Many people use their teeth to open a pack, tear off tags from clothes or even sometimes open bottles. This is extremely harmful for your teeth and gums both. Teeth are just for chewing food, not to be used as tool.

3. Brushing right after eating

Some people think that brushing right after eating is good for the teeth. In reality, it is not! This makes you brush the acid into your teeth, which may erode your enamel. So wait for at least 30 minutes after a meal.

4. Eating too much sugar

Sugar is one of the biggest culprits of damaged teeth and gums. It leads to bacteria that produce acids and if this stays longer in your mouth, the acid will start acting on your tooth enamel leading to serious oral issues.

5. Tobacco

This goes without saying that tobacco is the biggest reason of tooth decay. Chewing tobaccco is in fact worse than smoking. It cuts blood supply to the gums and excess can even lead to oral cancer.
 

khasta kachori recipe

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Ingredients

for stuffing:

• ¼ cup moong dal
• ½-¾ tsp chilli powder, adjust to your spice level
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• ½ teaspoon coriander powder
• ¾ tsp fennel seeds, crushed
• ¼ teaspoon cumin powder / jeera powder
• ½ tsp dry mango powder / amchur powder
• ¼ tsp garam masala
• a pinch of hing
• 1 tsp sugar
• salt to taste
• 4-5 tsp water, or as required

for dough:

• 1 cup maida / plain flour / all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp semolina / rava / sooji
• 3 tbsp oil
• salt to taste
• pinch of soda (optional)
• water to knead to dough
• oil for deep frying

Instructions

moong dal kachori stuffing recipe:

1. firstly, in a large kadai dry roast moong dal and powder them
2. add chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, crushed fennel seeds, dry mango powder.
3. also add garam masala, hing, sugar and salt to taste and mix well.
4. add water and mix well.

moong dal kachori dough recipe:

1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl add 1 cup of maida, rava and oil and salt to taste.
2. crumble the flour well with oil.
3. in addition, add water little by little and knead to form a dough and cover them for 15 mins with wet cloth
4. now pinch a small lemon sized ball and flatten it.
5. now scoop 1 tsp of prepared moong dal stuffing.
6. get the edges together and form a bundle.
7. furthermore, gently press the edges and flatten.
8. deep fry kachoris.
9. then press with the spoon to puff up.
10. finally, serve aloo kachori

instant rava uttappa recipe

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Ingredients

for uttappa mix

• 1 cup rava / sooji / semolina
• ½ cup yoghurt/curd
• ½ tsp baking soda (optional)
• ½ cup water to mix or add if required
• salt as per taste

for uttappa toppings

• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 tomato finely chopped
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• few coriander leaves, finely chopped
• few curry leaves
• salt as per taste - careful we have added to uttappa mix

Instructions ( 1 cup =255 ML)

for uttappa toppings

1. in a large bowl add finely chopped onions, tomatoes, green chilly, coriander leaves and few curry leaves. also add salt as per the taste.
2. after adding salt, mix it properly with big spoon and keep it aside.

for uttappa mix

1. in a large bowling mix add 1 cup of rava/sooji/semolina
2. add ½ cup of yoghurt/curd and mix well rava and curd.
3. now add ½ cup of water and make a thick batter. add some more water if required.
4. add ¾ tsp of salt and mix it well. keep it aside for 20 minutes.
5. after 20 minutes, now add ½ tsp of baking soda. once baking soda is added, start preparing uttappa immediately.
6. in a dosa pan pour a ladleful of uttappa batter and spread in a circular motion. maintain the thickness of uttappa and it should not be like thin dosa.
7. now spread the toppings on top of the uttappa evenly. after the topping have been added press gently so the toppings are pressed into the batter.
8. add 1 tsp of oil around the uttappa.
9. cover it and let it cook for 1-2 minutes in low flame.
10. flip over on the other side once the uttappa turns golden brown. cook it for 1-2 minutes in a low flame.
11. your instant rava uttappam or sooji uttappam is ready. serve it with chutney of your choice

6 Things That Won’t Be Trending in 2017

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We always want to look fashionable, but keeping up with fashion trends is almost impossible. Bright Side introduces to you the main trends of 2017...and it’s up to you to choose whatever you like the most!

1. Several necklaces instead of chokers

It’s time to say goodbye to chokers and start choosing metal necklaces. Current trend: combining several pieces of jewelry. For example, you can wear one big piece and combine it with two small ones.

2. Combining pieces of jewelry instead of wearing jewelry with spikes

It’s better to put away your pieces of jewelry with spikes until they’re trending again. Instead, you can wear a couple of pieces of jewelry that are different in color and texture.

3. Natural look instead of contouring

A natural skin tone with a slightly wet effect comes to replace contouring. Instead of different highlighters, it’s better to purchase powder of a natural color and use it when necessary.

4. Loose waves instead of tight curls

Beachy loose waves are going to replace tight curls in 2017. Luckily, we won’t have to overheat our hair with curling irons and fix it with a huge amount of hairspray anymore.

5. Velvet instead of denim

Velvet clothes come to replace denim. They give elegance, glamour, and chic to the image of every woman. Clothes including satin, leather, tweed, and suede are the best to combine with velvet. It’s also better to choose one matte thing and one with a slight sheen when combining clothes of different textures with velvet items.

6. Lingerie-style dresses instead of bandage dresses

Bandage dresses are out of fashion too. They are replaced by lingerie-style dresses that are no less eye-catching and daring. Such dresses can correct the silhouette as well as bandage dresses do.

Carrot Burfi recipe

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Ingredients 

5 large grated carrot

2 cup sugar

6 tablespoon ghee

1 handful cashews

6 powdered green cardamom

2 cup water

Method 

• Heat two tablespoon ghee in a kadhai and fry the grated carrot till the raw smell goes.
• Fry the cashew nuts and keep aside.
• Boil sugar and water to reach one string consistency. Add the grated carrot to it and then add remaining ghee.
• Stir well till ghee leaves the sides of the kadhai. Add fried cashew and cardamom powder and mix well.
• Pour into a greased plate. Allow the burfi to cool and cut it into pieces.

4 Common Period Problems and Their Solutions

Hi everyone,

PMS or premenstrual syndrome is the term commonly associated with most problems that we face during those days of the month. It includes a variety of physical and mental symptoms that start occurring from about 2-14 days before the start of periods. The symptoms include acne, breast swelling and tenderness, trouble sleeping, fatigue and the scariest of them all – mood swings! Other problems include cramps, cravings, and irregular periods and so on.

1. Acne

Hormone levels amp up oil gland production during this time. You can prevent acne by switching to a low glycemic index diet. Include lots of spinach and other greens in your diet. Do not go harsh on your skin with those scrubs and wipes. Stick to a regular CTM routine.

2. Trouble sleeping

If you are having trouble sleeping, go for a soothing drink before going to bed. You can use a sleep-inducing spray or even dab some essential oil under your nose to get a tranquil sleep!

3. Mood swings

Do you feel like crying one moment and laughing like crazy the very next? Well honestly, that happens to me most of the time. The culprit is hormonal fluctuations that occur between ovulatory and menstrual phases. Add more leafy greens and whole grains to your plate and take a calcium-rich diet. Do regular yoga or simple stretching. Physical activity can lift moods and improve depression.

4. Cramps

Most women face lower back pain and leg pain during this time. The solution is exercise, even if that is the last thing you would want to do on your periods. Yoga and stretching help combat much of this pain.

If pain strikes, take the help of heating pads or hot water bags.