BREAD SWEET / DOUBLE KA MEETHA

DOUBLE KA MEETHA / BREAD SWEET

DOUBLE KA MEETHA
STOVE TOP METHOD..Double ka meetha,a Hyderabadi special is a very tasty sweet which is liked by one and all.I prepare  this stove top method occassionally,as it consumes more ghee which is not advisable for health now a days.Weight watchers and calorie conscious please beware of this dish.
MATERIALS..
Bread slices-10 nos
(the 4 ends are cut off,and each bread slice is made into 4 pieces)
Ghee-150 gms
Sugar-3/4 th to 1 cup
Depends on your levels
Milk-2 cups
Water-3/4 th cup
Food colour-a pinch(optional)
Cardamom powder -2 pinches
Raisins,Cashew nuts-2 tbsp
Saffron-a few strands
METHOD....

• Place a small shallow pan on the stove  and pour 2 tbsp ghee in it.
• Add the cashew nuts and after a minute add raisins and toss well till brown .Switch off and keep aside.
• Place a pan and pour the ghee in it.
• After the ghee started heating,add the bread pieces and deep fry until light brown.
• Take care not to burn them.Place them on a tissue paper. 
• Meanwhile boil the milk seperately and let it boil for 2 minutes.
• Add the fried bread pieces to the boiled milk and food colour.
• Meanwhile, add sugar and water Cardamom powder and let it boil until fully dissolved,boil it for 2 to 3  minutes.
• And  now add  the fried bread pieces and milk mixture into it .Mix well.
• Then add   the  cashew and raisins mixture and mix well.Switch off the stove and serve hot.

MICROWAVE METHOD..

Double ka meetha..in microwave version is a bit not  problematic  to calorie conscious.We use very less ghee in to it.One cannot get the full satisfaction of eating the signature dish, original double ka meetha ,but atleast one can be guilt free,and can get a bit of sweet eating  satisfaction  by eating this.
Bread slices-10 nos
Ghee-2  tbsp
Sugar -from 5 to 6 tbsp
Condensed milk-1/2 cup
Boiled milk-1/2 cup
Cardamom powder
Cashew nuts,Raisins 

METHOD..

• Place 1 tsp of ghee in a micro safe plastic bowl and Micro high for 1 minute.
• Now add cashew nuts,and other nuts and Microhigh for 1 minute.
• Mix well .And add raisins and again Micro high for 1 and 1/2 minutes,keep aside.
• Cut the 4 edges of the bread,apply ghee to both sides of bread with a spoon/knife.
• For all the 10 slices of bread we can apply just 1and 1/2  full tablespoon of un heated ghee.
• Now place the ghee applied bread slices in a square shaped Borosil,microwaveable glass tray side by side and Micro High for 1and 1/2 minutes.
• Remove out ,flip to the other side with a spoon,now again Micro High for 1and 1/2 minutes.
• Now add 1/2 cup of condensed milk,1/2 cup boiled milk(mix food colour in milk) and sugar and cardamom powder and Micro@ 80% for 6 to 8  minutes.
• Check your time for a minute or two,as power of micro-ovens vary from each other,and the power of my micro oven is 1100 watts.
• Mix well,it looks like bread halwa,and now add the fried cashews and raisins mixture .Serve hot.

NEEM LEAVES-FOR BEAUTY

NEEM LEAVES... have medicinal values and they can be used as beauty products too from face packs to hair conditioner.

• Boil 2 to 3 handfulls of neem leaves in 2 litres of water.Boil up to the water turn green.Switch off and store in a bottle after the neem water is cool.
• Daily add 50 ml of neem water to the bucket of hot water and bathe.By doing this,the skin infections and facial pimples will be reduced.
• Dip a cotton wool in this neem water,and apply on your face before going to bed.By this the pimples ,and pimple marks and black heads will be reduced.
•  FACE PACK..Boil a handful of neem leaves along with orange  peels with 1 cup of water.Make a paste of them, after they turn cool,and add to this paste,1/2 tsp of honey ,and 1/2 tsp curds and soya milk ,mix them into a paste.Apply this paste as a face pack thrice a week,then the pimple marks will be reduced.
• To reduce oilyness from Oily textured skin ,apply curds,neem powder,and lime juice mixture to the face to retain the freshness .
• SOFT SKIN..For glowing skin,add neem powder with curds,rose petals powder,milk and mix into a paste.Apply this as a face pack for 15  min and wash.
• HAIR CONDITIONER..Boil 2 handfulls of neem leaves in water, and apply it to the scalp after they turn cool.It acts as a good hair conditioner.Add amla powder,and shikakai powder too,and wash your hair and use it as herbal shampoo.
• DANDRUFF..Make a paste of 2 tbsp methi seeds,along with neem leaves which are soaked for 3 hours.Apply the paste to the hair and retain it for an hour ,and have headbath..By this regular proceedure the dandruff will be reduced and vanished..

CONSOLE AN IRRITATING CHILD

CONSOLE AN IRRITATING CHILD
CHILDREN....though how innocent and  good they may be but,sometimes behave adamant,arrogant ,be fussy,crying and behaving in a  peculiar way..this may be due to stress.

• And when they wont play,dont eat their favourite items too,all these symptoms say that,they may be under stress.
• Not only elders but even children have stress related problems,though small they consider them as big problem.
• The elders ..especially the mothers, has to watch them,convince them and bring back to normal position.
• First, the moms has to show love ,affection,and convince their kid and has  to know the cause of the irritation of their kid .

• Causes of stress in kids....Children are very sensitive..and if they are given more home works which are more than the kids capacity ,or if the teacher scolds before other  students,they  feel inferior and insulted,this may be the cause of the stress.
• If the kids feel that they are not cared for, they feel alone and depressed, and will be stressed..
• Kids may feel inferior,if their friends purchase any new school bag,new shoes or dress or toys etc.
• Sometimes children may fight in between themselves,and may feel that their close friend is not talking to him/her.
• Some children,when they see the violence like explosions in televisions,or scenes in wars they may get panic and disturbed.

• How to know the cause of your childs stress ..
• The parents have to observe the kids nature until they are big.And if the child behaviour is differant and  not usual..talk to her/him.
• Dont be so strict when they get less marks,as some children will be over sensitive .Encourage them..to get more marks in the next examination, or tell them to try once again,like this encourage them, give them courage.
• Make a habbit of talking to them friendly daily,and enquire about the routine they had,in their school and friends matters.
• Only if you are not over strict with your kid,then only you can know all about her/his friends or school matters etc.
• If  other friends in the school,tease your child,tell her/him to take it easy ,and tell your child  to take it sportively.
• Take them to dinners ,and spend quality time with the kids,play with them,and see  cartoon movies with them quite often whenever you are free.Let them feel  free and open with you.
• Now when  they feel free,they will open their mind and disclose  what is going in their mind.
• At least  either of the parents,spend some of your time with kids in the evenings daily .
• Let the kids talk freely, with their loving mom and dad ,and share what is going on in their minds so you can advice them.
• In recent modern times,the parents know the value of their children and behaving in a decent way unlike olden days..but still a small percentage of people are adamant.
• Be friendly with them,and as in the case of TV violance,tell them that these are quite common and not to feel or take to heart.
• Regarding scenes related to wars,tell them how the soldiers inorder to save their country people,fight for their country with courage.
• Tell your child only with courage a person can achieve his goal.

• Find out what the problem is in your childs mind,and try to console him and figure out with a solution..after all a mother is her childs bestest friend

T I M E V A L U E

TIME VALUE
Time is precious and valuable one for every one.When you feel like much work is left over even though when you are non stop working,then plan it and divide the work according a  plan.  Make it more valuable ..by  detecting the faults/mistakes and go according to a wise decission.

• Enter the list of the works you have to complete in a day in a serial order according to the importance of a certain work..
• Do/complete  it accordingly,without any confusions.
• When you dont have an idea on future plans life turns monotonous.
• You should have a plan/idea on the works that should be done for near by future,you should have a complete picture ,for this you have to figure out specific goals.
• Differentiate them as short/temporary goals , and  long term goals.
• Tick them accordingly,and work on them according to the priority.
• Complete the work in time, which you planned it.
• When  2 to 3  works are to be started  at a time, dont leave a work incomplete,and postpone it and give excuses for not completing it.
• Like wise works will never be completed in time.
• Plan accordingly effectively,sometimes multi tasking is good and essential too.
• Likewise..we will be trained to work efficiently by practice,and act accordingly to the situation..  

TUR DAL CHUTNEY / KANDHI PACHHADI

TUR DAL CHUTNEY / KANDHI PACHHADI
Kandhi pachhadi..is a popular chutney with hot steamed rice and a dallop of ghee .It is a complete and fulfilling variety among chutneys ,served as one of the side dish in a complete square meal .
MATERIALS:
Tur dal/kandhi pappu-1 small cup/ 100 gms
Tamarind-1 marble sized
Salt
Oil -1 tbsp
Red chillies-10 no.s
(According to your spicy levels)
Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
Jeera-1/2 tsp
Garlic flakes-a few
METHOD:
Roast the tur dal in a shallow  pan in medium flame till light brown.
Wash them and keep aside.
In another pan,add 1 tsp oil and add red chilys first,after frying them ,take off in to the grinding jar.
Now add the mustard,jeera and garlic flakes in to the remaining oil and let them splutter.Keep aside.
Wet grind the red chillies,and roasted turdal ,along with tamarind and salt into semi coarse paste,by adding little amount of water.
Lastly add garlic and again grind for a few seconds.Now garnish with seasoning.Remove /transfer in to a serving dish.It tastes well with hot steamed rice and ghee.