From lazy to effective

Hey everyone. How is life? Today, I woke up with new hope and spent a lot of time in the kitchen with my mom. Moms are really great, they can tell you what you're thinking about, right this second. I have no idea how they do it. I was thinking about tomato chutney today, and she made it without even asking me. I was surprised. But again, I think it's one of their superpowers. This recipe is really tasty. I think everyone should try it once in their lifetime. Ingredients :- Tomatoes-1kg Tamarind 1-2 tbsps Mustard seeds- 6-7 tbsp Fenugreek seeds-6-7 tbsp Salt to taste Red chilli powder -3 tsp Smoked red chillies Split chickpeas-1tsp Black gram -1tsp Oil - ¼ cup Asofoetida (hing) - 3tsp Garlic- 5-6 cloves Process : - It's really time taking to make this chutney but it's really worth the wait. All you have to do is dice the tomatoes and put it in a pan, the flame should be on medium, add a bit of oil not more than 2tbsp. Add some salt, turmeric, tamarind ...

Creating new things is what I love to do. So yesterday I made these lamingtons for the first time and I'm really happy with the result. I made them for my friend as a birthday gift and I'm so glad that he loved it. Although they're imperfect, not even from each side but it's okay. It's what on the inside counts. My recipe differs a lot with the actual recipe but the process is the same.  First of all I made my classic biscuit cake, it came off really well. Moist inside and crispy outside. I don't usually measure my ingredients while baking which I know is a sin! In my defence, I don't have a weighing scale. I just follow my instincts and all my senses. And It's okay for me because I've been making cakes for like 3 years. So I really trust myself. Lol Then I melted chocolate ,  I used both dark and white chocolate. I melted them in the microwave three times for 30 seconds interval. It's important to keep an eye on the chocolate and scraping the...

I know I don't post a lot because I'm really busy these days, I'm busy entertaining my sister by making things for her day and night. And you all know how much I love to cook and I would do anything for her. She's my idol and one of the strongest women I know. So, today I'm going to share one ugly incident happened with me day before yesterday. I went to the local market for buying best quality fish. I've never been to that market before, because it's too crowdy and stinky. It becomes a mud puddle in the rainy season, that's why I avoid going there. But this time I dared to go for the ingredient. When I reached that market, I didn't realise one thing which I should've that it was sectioned into two parts. One side of the road had fruits and vegetables market and the other side of the road had all the fish & meat market. I didn't knew that before. So, I entered the vegetable market and I wandered there for approximately 15 minutes. I wa...

Hello everyone I'm back.. I hope everyone's day went well. Not mine though, I was trying to make honeycomb today and my experiment got failed. My kitchen smells like burnt caramel. Working with sugar is really hard when you don't have a candy thermometer. It's absolutely important to measure the temperature while making things like caramel or marshmallows, we can't always trust out gut feeling for this. Well The picture is a proof of it.. but no worries I'll try this one again because I really find this recipe fascinating. I don't know if it's going to taste good or anything but I'll have to try again and again until I gain perfection. I think we should really have patience when we're cooking, specially, if you're a beginner. Things will always go wrong the first time. But that shouldn't stop you from giving it another try. I think a good cook is someone who learns from their mistakes and is not afraid of committing more mistakes. And...

I'm not against gossiping. But I think If it's in moderation then it's fine but if it becomes a continuous habit then no, it's not. Why I think 'moderation' normal? Because I like to live in a real world not in an ideal world. It's okay to rant about stuff once in a while,  it's okay if you're mad at your friend and want to get it out of your system so you talk about it with your other friend. But some people have a constant habit of gossiping. Everyday they talk about other people's failures or give excuses for their success. I think people who do this are the most saddest people on this planet..but on the inside.. they pity themselves. And when they see others living a good and happy life, they get jealous. And out of jealousy they start talking . One thing to remember is that,  grass is always greener on the other side , Maybe their life isn't so great either. We don't know what they're going through. Think about the amount of ...

Happy Sunday everyone. My Sundays and mondays are always the same. I rarely attend college on Mondays because I'm the laziest girl on this planet. So tomorrow I have an exam of sales and advertising management and it seems easy for now but the subject is vast. I hope I cover all the units by the evening and then I'll revise thoroughly tomorrow morning. I'm studying from the past half an hour and now I took a break to just check my Instagram. I was scrolling the feeds (which never seem to have an end) and came across this one post. I thought of sharing this picture with all of you, to help you stay motivated throughout the day. I haven't done anything much for myself lately. I get distracted so much. I've been eating junk food this week and missed the gym couple of times. I realised I have to stop now and do something about it. I need to stay focussed. So I started everything all over again. I did workout at my home today as I don't have time to hit the gy...

We have so many people in our life that we can't even count. But have you ever wondered how many of those people actually care about you? Do they pray for your success or your failure? Think about it deeply and analyze yourself, your experiences. I have five close friends and probably the ones I've known for more than 5-6 years and they're like my little family now. They're the ones who've inspired me and changed me a lot. Before I met them I was such an egocentric bitch. It was all because I lost my trust in people that time and I changed myself in a negative way. Literally, I had no respect for anyone and only cared about myself. I thought the world revolves around me and nobody can tell me that I'm wrong. But after, I got to know these five brilliant people who've changed me in many ways. They stood up for me whenever I was in trouble and always took care of me like sisters and never judged me for who I was. I never knew what friendship was but now I kn...

Hello everyone.. don't you love it when your exam gets over and you can do whatever the hell you want to do with your life again? My math paper went great. I attempted all the questions also the ones which I don't know. And now I can relax in peace. Although my exams aren't fully over I still have three more subjects left. But they're not untill  next week. I can now rest and watch a movie. Now I'm watching little miss Sunshine and I don't know what to expect with this movie. I paused it in the middle and now I'm updating my today's post. There are a lot of things going on in my head right now. I'm thinking of baking a late night chocolate cake. I love making things at night, this is the time when I am fully focused and calm. Baking makes me feel so relaxed. When you mix the butter with melted chocolate, it looks heavenly. Yes! My chocolate cake recipe involves not just coco powder but also some melted chocolate. It really makes the cake gooey a...

Who hates math here? Well, I do.. I think maths is the only subject which haunts me all the time. To be honest, whenever I'm asked to solve a question I get panic attacks. Literally, I get so afraid that I could see the numbers jumble. I'm not very good at practicals but I'm great at theory. I can write more than 20 pages on 'bread' which is normally I do on my theory papers. You wanna know how? Just write anything, anything that makes sense or no sense at all. If something comes to your mind then write it down on the paper, that's it. I never took mathematics as a serious subject. I would always study in the end and never bothered to practice. I always got really bad grades like C or D. Growing up, I realized that I'm being unfair and I should give mathematics another try and study seriously. So in 11th & 12th, I took maths as additional subject ( my main subject was commerce ) and it turned out to be the worst decision ever. I remember those days w...