How to make roasted salted cashews|Crispy salted cashews

Recipes, Snacks February 20, 2020

We all love salted cashews and i made it sure to buy those tiny beautiful tins in the plane whenever we traveled. I tried making it in the microwave with some butter and salt but the result was not that satisfying and then one day my friend Kanchan told me how she makes it.

I am so so thankful to her for this procedure. I make one batch almost every week now and the best thing!!, my toddler loves it too. I halve the cashews and give it to her, else it can be a choking hazard.

What do we need??

Salt: 500gms (yes, you read that right !!!)

Cashews: 200gms

Sea salt (according to taste, optional)

Method:

Heat the half kg salt in a wok / kadai and add cashews to it. Put the flame on low and Keep stirring very carefully as the heated up salt can be very dangerous. After 5-8 minutes, the cashews will start turning slight pink. At this point you can take a big strainer and separate the cashews from the salt. Sprinkle ground sea salt while still hot. Let it cool down and munch on it. Tastes heavenly.

Note: The salt used here can be used multiple times and later can be used for baking cooker cakes.

Enjoy!! Do let me know if you tried this method.

Smytten App review |Online beauty products and cosmetics platform

Reviews February 14, 2020

This is a non paid, non promotional review of an app for cosmetics shopping online. My two most favourite apps Nykaa and Purplle have a new competition, Smytten🤩🤩

This new online shopping portal gives us trials of 6 beauty products like creams, fragrances, soaps and on every purchase order, we get 6 trials more. We have to bear the shipping cost. Also, shipping does not get cancelled even if you are ordering trials with a product purchased. I searched a lot for the coupon codes and didn’t find any.

Anyways, gave a shot to a trial of 6 sample products and spent 169/- rs, out of 169/-, 128/- rs got credited back to my wallet which could be used for my next order. I ordered 3 ital veloce body mist, 1 escape perfume and 2 soaps.

Delivery and Packaging: I am based in Pune and i ordered on 31/1/2020 and i got the delivery on 4th feb. Packaging was good, all products were wrapped in bubble wrap placed in a standard cardboard box.

I liked the products and browsed for my favourite face serum, St Botanica’s Argan and rosehip oil serum. Ordered on 2/02/2020 and received on 6th, this time the packaging was not from Smytten but directly from St. Botanica it seems.

My favorite brands available on smytten are ital veloce body mists/ perfumes, st botanica, bvlgari, Calvin Klein, biotique, and so many.

Loved a trial perfume sample and looked for it to order, surprise, i got buy -one-get-one free offer on the perfume.

The Perfume is good but i wonder why, not as good as the sample perfume 😉

Will i buy again?? Maybe, if i get better deals😃

Pros: 1) Good pricing and deals.

2) 6 sample trials, i would love to try out a sample, It makes absolute sense to get a sample of an unreturnable product and then invest your hard earned money in it. Especially true for perfumes.

Cons: Not a lot of variety like nykaa or purplle, but it is quite new so let’s give it some more time. Not many coupon codes available.

I liked their try.buy.try line too.

Have you used or are planning to order from Smytten too??? Let me know. Meanwhile, you can use the referral code below.

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Flavored Salt- take a pinch before and after meals| Tibb-e-Nabawi |Hazoom

Recipes February 7, 2020 Comments: 3


“Why Taste Salt before Meals?

Our dear Prophet (saw) said that eating salt before and after eating protects you from 70 diseases.

Imam Baqir (a.s.) has said: “Salt is a cure for 70 diseases and if people will come to know the advantages of salt they will not use any other cure except salt.”

I read about a flavored salt in Tibb-e-nabawi and decided to try this salt.

It is so flavorsome that you will feel like taking a pinch before and after food. Even my toddler loves it.

Kalonji
Kalonji or Nigella seeds
ajwain

We need:

Ingredients:

Sea salt : 1/2 cup

Kalonji: 1 tbsp

Thyme: dried 1 tbsp

Ajwain or caraway seeds: 1 tbsp

Directions: Grind together all the above ingredients and store in a glass bottle. Enjoy.

Easiest pickled Jalapeno Recipe|Homemade pickled Jalapenos

Recipes December 4, 2019 Comments: 3

Some 6-7 years back, i took out some seeds of pickled jalapenos from a market bought jar and washed, dried it and sowed it. I wasn’t expecting much, it was just an experiment and today it’s been over 5 years that we never bought pickled jalapenos again because we have so much yield that we have to pickle all of it. Pickling is really simple. You just slice the jalapenos, take some water, vinegar, sugar, salt and a few cloves of garlic and you are good to go.

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Lauki Muthia | Healthy low calorie Snack | Bottlegourd Pattice

Recipes, Snacks November 30, 2019 1 Comment
Lauki Muthia

I keep searching ways to incorporate healthy vegetables in my food and Lauki or Bottlegourd is one such vegetable. Bottlegourd is a versatile vegetable, it can be made into a sabji/curry, koftas, pakodas, parathas, raita, or Muthia/snacks.

This recipe is a famous Gujrati recipe and i love the slight sweet, slight spicy and slight tangy taste. Bonus point….it is steamed and tempered, so very low on calories.

We will need

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How to remove Custard Apple pulp for Milkshake

Recipes November 18, 2019
Custard Apple milkshake

I love custard apples, but sometimes many custard apples will ripe together at the same time and it is difficult to consume. What do i do in this case?? Make Milkshake!! Or Rabadi 😋😋😋

How?? Just scoop out the pulp and seeds with a spoon and put in a big metal strainer or chhalnee. Put in a big vessel. Take a metal whisk and whisk strongly, you will see seeds coming out of the pulp. Remove the seeds with a spoon and you have got your yummy pulp.

Look at the pulp and seeds separating

Just add some milk and blend. Milkshake is ready. I also prefer to strain it before serving. Healthy and no-added sugar milkshake is ready. Enjoy!!

Control Your Destiny: A beautiful poem by my Niece Aaliya

Reviews November 9, 2019 Comments: 2

What a beautiful thought 🤩🤩

Reviews and literature by Aaliya

Your destiny is in your hands, control it by the reins. Don’t make it your weakness or feel you can’t change it . Be strong and show the world; take some pains.

It’s your choice, either to follow it or make your dreams come true. Don’t let destiny pull you down, instead use it as wings and soar high.

Faith and destiny is within us, if you dare… then take it in your hands and make your dreams come true.

The magic is within us; the choice is ours we are free. So let’s change our fate and live our own destiny.

This poem is dedicated to Disney Princess Merida.

She is my inspiration.

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