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How to Make Gharge or a sweet poori from pumpkin?

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Do you have a sweet tooth? Would you love to have a sweet breakfast? Then do read this recipe and see our video of how to make sweet poori from pumpkin commonly known as Gharge in India.  Ingredients Small piece of pumpkin Jaggery wheat flour salt to taste oil for deep frying Recipe First grate the pumpkin. Grate jaggery or make pieces of jaggery whichever you find suitable. Put them into the grated pumpkin, add salt as per taste and add wheat flour. Now knead it to form a thick dough. Apply oil to your palms and make small balls of the dough. Then flatten the balls to give it a round shape with palms on a plastic or butter paper. If the dough isn't soft you can even flatten it with the help of a  rolling pin. Then deep fry the poori and your sweet dish is ready to be served with pickles or sauces as per your choice.

How to make a Birthday celebration or an Event special & memorable

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In my previous article of return gift ideas, I had mentioned to write on birthday celebration and their return gifts. So, here I am, again to enhance on celebration topics. Birthdays are special and we want to make its celebration also special, but due to time constraint we miss out on some planning, we don't get time to think on special gift ideas. In this blog we are trying to assist you with some special ideas of gifts and unique celebration ways. We have suggested different ideas in different events but they may not be specific to that event, you can use any of the idea to any of the event as per your choice. First marriage anniversary Anniversary and that too first is the day which all of us wants to celebrate in a way that it becomes memorable. I also wanted the same and so to make it special I mad a scrapbook on my own wherein all things which we did for the first time after our marriage were stuck eg. our first train ticket, or first movie ticket, photos of our...

Cutlet from the leftover poha, rice, daal and vegetable

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However we try to finish the food made at home, we still are left behind with some or the other items. Also they are left in such a quantity that we can't even eat them right away as our stomach is full nor can we cherish them later. we just remove it in small utensils and store them in refrigerators. But after that we get all the more bored to eat the stored items and so I am here to show you'll how you can make the best use of your leftover food items. cutlets are loved by everyone and you can make them from these leftover foods. So lets get started with the recipe. Ingredients : leftover rice or poha Leftover vegetable Leftover daal or vegetable with gravy 1 finely chopped onion 1-2 tbsp. ginger garlic paste corn flour salt to taste Recipe : Take the leftover poha or rice, vegetbles, and daal. add chopped onion and ginger garlic paste to it. add salt as per your taste and add corn flour enough in order to knead the dough.Then make big balls of the dough and...

5 unique gift ideas for Haldi Kumkum on Makar Sankranti

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According to Hindu religion Makar Sankrant is the name given because 1) Makar - the sun moves to the makar (Capricorn) rashi. This is the only festival in India which is celebrated on the suns position, and hence it comes almost on the same day every year i.e. 14th January, except for some years where it may shift by a day. 2) Sankrant - A devi named Sankranti killed an evil power Shankarasur and so the name Sankrant. Kai-po-che are the words we hear when a kite is cut by another kite. Many songs like dhil de de de re.. de de re bhaiya iss patang ko dhil de... are made on makar sankrant festival. Kites flying high, cold breeze and tilgul are the images that flash in front of our eyes when we hear about this festival. Tilgul is made up of til and since they are hot in nature it is distributed in this winter season through this festival by saying tilgul ghya god god bola. This is the harvesting time in India. and so married women fill a small red and black pot popularly known a...

Preschool & School Admission

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School admission and their fees have become a fear factor for many parents these days. So right here in this blog, I am going to elaborate on the age criteria and the sunk cost involved in the school & preschool admission of a child. What is the right age to take admission in preschool or school? Hi everyone, I am a mother of one and have done my MBA. As many new parents even I was worried about the admission process for my kiddo. Hence I did a survey regarding it and would like to pen it down which might help some of you to take a right decision for your child’s academic future. 5 points you must know about the age criteria for Schools   As per Maharashtra Government, a child should be 6 years complete when he gets admitted to Class I.   A child’s complete age in an academic year is considered from 1 st Oct to 30 th Sep. i.e. if you want to take admission for Class I for your child in the year 2019 then your child must be 6 years complete before 30 th ...

15 Ideas for Return Gifts in a kids Birthday party

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Be it 1st year birthday or 10th year birthday, every parent and child likes to celebrate and make the day memorable. For that we plan many things right from the decoration theme, to the cake to be ordered, dress code, themes for the party, menu for the bash, list of members to be called, but get stuck up at the idea of a return gift, as the kids we invite are of varied age groups and different gender. So here in this blog I would be suggesting 15 different ideas of return gifts which are not gender and age specific. So lets have a look at those items one by one. 1. A personalized photo frame  A paper photo frame with tag lines. Examples of tag line are as below. It's Isha's 1st Birthday Welcome to Isha's birthday bash. Enjoy Isha's birthday party etc. If you have appointed a photographer to cover the party images, then he/ she can help you click the photos and  give an immediate print out inserting it in the personalized frame. 2. Height...

How to tackle kids of varied mindset

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KIDS Wow! So cute they are Bravo! They are full of Energy Ohh God! The house is full messy OH! So much nuisance they create OMG! There’s no “ME” time left If these are the phrases that capture your mind, then we have a list of ideas you can opt for. Below blog emphasizes on the varied nature of children and what action parents must take according to the child’s behavior.    Is your child Cranky at shopping place or home (after few hours)? We feel happy when we are with our friends. Same applies to the kids as well. They enjoy with each other and feel secluded with elders. You all might have experienced that your child becomes cranky at a shopping place or if it stays for a longer time with us at home. But if another kid comes to the shopping place or at our house, our child starts playing with that kid and all the crankiness is gone. So you can take your child to a garden or a park or to a neighbor where another child stays so that he is happy and ...

Trip to a Unique destination in Maharashtra - Chikhaldara

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Want to explore a less crowded place? yet Need to enjoy lush green scenery? and Wanting to enjoy a short leisure trip? then you are reading the right blog. Generally places like Goa, Mahabaleshwar, Matheran, Daman & Diu, Saputara, Alibaug, Malshej, Lonavla, Khandala etc strikes the thoughts of people staying in Maharashtra. But today I am elaborating a new, and not so explored destination which is a hill station located in Amravati district of Maharashtra (India) called ” CHIKHALDARA” . Full of Valleys, Greenery and pure Air is the best description of this hill station. This hill station is covered by bushy mountains and has a forest enriched with sound volume of wild animals. This forest - Melghat is declared as a Tiger reserve by the state in 1974-75. Teak wood and sandalwood trees are also seen in these forests. Being Chill, strawberry farming is done here and is the only place in Maharashtra where coffee plantation is done. HOW TO REACH CHIKHALDARA? ...