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Fasting food

Ingredients

• 100 gms. Sun drided Potato Sali.
• 100 gms. Sun dried Potato Jali wafer.
• 100 gms. Sabudana for frying.
• 100 gms. Peanuts.
• 2 Green chilies cut it in ring form.(Optional)
• 2 tbsp. Sugar powder.
• 1 tsp. Salt.
• 10 – 12 Curry leaves
• Oil for frying.

Method

1. Dry roast Peanuts for one minute only and keep aside.
2. Dry roast Sabudana balls in the microwave for 1 minute only. Keep aside.
3. Heat oil for frying.
4. Fry Peanuts on slow flame and when crackling sounds stop, remove from the oil, sprinkle salt and black pepper powder. Mix well and keep aside.
5. Fry Sabudana balls on medium flame. Sprinkle salt and black pepper powder. Mix well and keep aside.
6. Fry Potato jali wafers, sprinkle salt, black pepper  powder. Mix well and keep aside.
7. Fry potato sali and keep aside.
8. Fry Curry leaves, when cool,crush in between your two palms and keep aside.
9. Fry chilli rings and keep aside.
10. In a big mixing bowl mix all the ingredients. Sprinkle sugar powder. Mix well and farali chevdo is ready to serve.
11. Serve with herbal tea or coffee or masala tea or masala milk or as you wish but serve with love and smile.

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ cup Guava pulp. (1 kg).
• 1 cup Sugar.
• 1 tsp. Red chilli powder.
• 1 tsp. Salt.
• 3 tsp. Lemon juice.
• 2 tsp. Agar agar powder.

Method

1. Wash, wipe and cut Guavas into small pieces.
2. In a mixture grinder, blend guavas thoroughly.
3. Strain it with a fine strainer so that even finely broken seeds can be separated.
4. In a nonstick pan mix guavas pulp and other ingredients and reduce water content till the mixture leaves the surface of the pan.
5. Spread it on a greased plate and when cool cut down  into small pieces.Guava bites are ready to serve.
6. Serve as it is or serve it after mixing with Anardana churan.

Anardana churan is a traditional Indian pomegranate seed digestive powder prized for its sharp, tangy, sweet, and mildly spicy taste. It is widely used across India as an after-meal mouth freshener and a natural remedy for digestive discomfort.

Core Ingredients:

• Dried Pomegranate Seeds (Anardana): Provide the core tart and sour flavor.

• Black Salt (Kala Namak) & Rock Salt: Add savory depth and help balance acidity.

• Cumin (Jeera) & Fennel (Saunf): Help reduce bloating and gas.

• Dry Mango Powder (Amchur): Enhances the sourness and aromatic profile.

• Spices: Include black pepper and dry ginger (saunth) to stimulate digestive enzymes.

Key Benefits
• Aids Digestion: Stimulates the secretion of gastric juices to help break down heavy meals.
• Relieves Bloating: Carminative spices like cumin and black pepper soothe the stomach and reduce gas buildup.
• Refreshes the Palate: Acts as a traditional mukhwas (mouth freshener) to cleanse the mouth after eating.

Ingredients

• 1 cup Pomegranate seeds (Anar dana).
• ¼ Cup fennel seeds
• 1 ½ tsp. Cumin seeds
• ¼ cup Sugar.
• 1 tsp. Black Salt.
• ½ tsp. Black Pepper.
• ½ tsp. Ginger powder.
• 1 tbsp. Aamchur powder.

Method

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1. Dry roast Fennel seeds, Cumin seeds and black pepper separately. Keep aside.
2. In a mixture grinding jar mix all dry ingredients along with fennel, cumin and black pepper.
3. Grind them into fine powder. Anardana churan is ready to use.
4. Either serve directly or along with tit bits of Guava or Mango papad rolled and coated with it.

Herbal Henna Hair Mask – For Naturally Healthy, Shiny Hair. This mask is especially useful for hair that feels dry, rough, dull or lifeless, leaving it feeling softer, smoother and more manageable. The ingredients are natural and easily available, making this an economical alternative to many commercial hair masks. Egg is optional and can be added when extra protein conditioning is desired.

Benefits of the ingredients

Henna: Conditions hair and gives natural body and shine.

Amla: Traditionally used to support healthy-looking, lustrous hair.

Shikakai: A gentle traditional hair cleanser that helps keep the scalp and hair clean.

Hibiscus: Helps make hair feel softer and smoother.

Bhringraj: Traditionally valued in Ayurvedic hair care for maintaining healthy-looking hair.

Brahmi: Nourish the scalp

Curd: Adds softness and moisture.

Coffee and tea : Can deepen the appearance of henna’s colour.

Coconut oil: Helps reduce dryness and improves the feel of the hair.

Ingredients

• 1 cup heena pd.
• 2 tsp tea pd.
• 2 tbsp Amla pd.
• 2 tbsp Shikakai pd.
• 2 tbsp hibiscus pd.
• ¼ cup curd
• 2 tsp coffee pd.
• ½ tsp coconut oil
• 1 tbsp Bhringraj pd.
• 1 tbsp. Brahmi pd.
• 1 egg(optional)

Method

1. In a sauce pan add 1 cup water and boil it with tea powder and coffee powder for two minutes, switch off the flame, strain it and keep aside.
2. In a mixing bowl mix all dry ingredients with curd and tea-coffee decoction.
3. Add more water if required. Here you need pakoda batter type consistency. So that it is easily applicable on hair.
4. Apply heena pack partition by partition throughout the length of the hair.
5. This heena pack will be enough for waist length hairs.
6. Wear a shower cap and wash hair after 1 hour.

Natural “collagen-like” effect

Ingredients

• 4-5 fresh okra pods(Bhindi).
• ½ cup water.
• 1 tbsp. Aloe vera gel.
• 1 tbsp. Rose water.

Method

1. Wash the okra thoroughly and cut it into small pieces.
2. Simmer on low flame for about 5-7 minutes.
3. When water becomes slimy gel like, switch off the flame and allow it to cool down.
4. Press the soft okra with the help of a spoon to extract the gel.
5. Strain through a fine sieve.
6. Take 2 tbsp okra gel and mix with aloe vera gel and rose water.
7. Pour into a clean ice tray and freeze.
8. Take one cube out and allow it to soften for 30–60 seconds. Wrap it in a thin, soft cotton cloth and gently glide it over your face for about 1 minute.
9. Don’t press or massage vigorously.
10. Afterwards, apply your usual moisturizer. If your skin feels dry, you can apply 2–3 drops of your preferred facial oil.

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Rich in omega, it supports dry, aging skin and gives mild tightening as well as hydration.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. Flax seeds.
• 1 tbsp. Readymade Aloevera gel.
• 1 tbsp. Rose water.

Method

1. Boil Flax seeds in water on low heat for about 5 minutes.
2. Stir occasionally.
3. When the water becomes slightly gel-like, switch off the flame.
4. Strain immediately.
5. Allow the flax seeds gel to cool completely.
6. Mix 2 tbsp flaxseed gel with Aloe vera gel and rose water.
7. Mix well and pour this into an ice tray. Freeze it
8. Quickly unmold the cubes after 6-7 hours and store in the freezer friendly container in the freezer.
9. Wrap cube in a soft cloth. Glide gently on face for 1 minute. Wait 1–2 minutes. Apply 2–3 drops of almond oil or kumkumadi oil before and after the application.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup wheat flour.
• ½ cup Jowar flour.
• ½ cup Muskmelon milk.
• 4 tbsp. Oil for moin.
• 1 tsp. Salt.
• 1 tsp. Carum seeds.
• 1 tsp. Cumin seeds.
• 1 tsp. White Sesame seeds.

Method

1. In a mixing bowl mix both the flour as well as dry spices and salt. Mix well and add oil as moin.
2. Knead dough with the help of muskmelon seeds milk. Knead a medium soft dough for paratha.
3. Divide the dough into 12 equal parts.
4. Roll each part into round or triangle shape paratha with the help of a rolling pin and roast by drizzling ghee.
5. Serve paratha with sabji of your choice or with tea or coffee or as you wish.
6. Serve with love and smile.

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