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Get ready for Halloween with pumpkin spice, costumes, and ghoulish delights as we explore its growing popularity in India! Halloween, The Spookiest Time of the Year Halloween was once considered an American extravaganza, but it has now become a global sensation. This October celebration is all about embracing your inner ghoul, dressing up in creative costumes, and indulging in pumpkin-flavoured madness that even Starbucks can't resist.   Trick or Treat - Indian Style In India, festivals like Diwali and Durga Puja have been celebrated traditionally. However, Halloween has recently become a part of Indian culture, indicating that concepts like fun, fright, and candy are universal. Trick-or-treating, one of the most beloved Halloween customs, is gaining popularity in the bustling streets of Indian cities.   Costumes that Rival Bollywood Halloween has brought the culture of dressing up to India in abundance. Halloween parties are all about the perfect costume. People in India now ...

In the wake of the COVIC-19 outbreak, entire mankind across the Globe is suffering. Often, we protect ourselves from stress byways of outdoor activities, social gatherings, and meeting family and friends. But during the lockdown, social distancing and repeatedly changing numbers of deceased & people fighting for survival, add more stress to people in urban cities. Due to an increase in stress levels caused by the pandemic, people grip themselves in fear of losing jobs, ambiguous futuristic opportunities for survival, cost of living and maintaining their status in society. Some eminent personalities, including researchers worldwide, state that the lockdown is not the end, but the beginning of this problem. The Government of India is taking all necessary steps to ensure that they are prepared well to face the challenges and threats posed by the growing pandemic of COVID-19. The Covid-19 disease was initially thought of as a viral infection and first time on 31 December 2019 World Hea...

Homely Tikki Chaat is my take on our very Indian street food, its taste as good as we eat outside cooked with the comfort of taste of home. Nutritional Value Its main ingredient is Yellow peas and potato which is mix of protein and carb, not a daily diet food, but once in a while use it as a cheat meal. Calorie per tikki around  250 kcal Ingredients For Tikki Boiled Potatoes- 6 medium size Onion- 1 medium Coriander- chopped bunch Salt- 1tsp Chaat masala- 1/2 tsp Semolina- 2 tbsp Turmeric- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder- 1/2 tsp Oil to shallow fry- 1/2 cup  Green chili- 1 chopped For Chole  Yellow Peas- 300 gms soaked overnight  and boiled Onion- 1 medium Coriander- chopped bunch Salt- 1tsp Bay leaves- 2 Cinnamon stick- 1 small Coriander Powder- 1/2 tsp Semolina- 2 tbsp Turmeric- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder- 1/2 tsp Green chili- 1 chopped Oil- 1 tbsp (any) Tomato- 1 medium size Ginger small 1 inch, garlic- 4 pods and some mint and coriander leaves  Garnish Green Chutney Sweet Tam...

Turmeric is a very staple spice in Indian food, here I have shared a easy step to step guide to make your own organic turmeric powder at home by using the raw turmeric roots which are easily available in all Indian stores. Both dry and fresh roots can be found, since dry roots needs heavy machine to powder them, so I have used raw roots to make the Turmeric powder. Ingredients Raw Turmeric roots- 1 kg 4 liters of water Method Wash the turmeric nicely so that there is no sand stick to it. Fill a big vessel with water (minimum 4 liters) and let the turmeric boil in it for 30 minutes.   Chop the turmeric in small pieces and spread ina sheet , pan evenly. Dry it in direct sun light until they are hard to feel and no moisture is left in it. It will take 5 to 10 days, depending on the sunlight it receives. Grind it in a mixer grinder and sieve it through to avoid any chunks. Homemade Organic Turmeric Powder is ready to be used in any recipe or drink a healthy turmeric tea or warm turmeri...

Peanut and Jaggery can definitely do wonders, when blend together in a creamy formation. A very sweet tooth conundrum to save that untimely sweet cravings. Nutritional Value Peanut 1656 kcal Jaggery 640 kcal Around 24 pieces with almost 100 calories in each, 3 gm protein, 1.91 gm carbs Ingredient 2 cups Peanut Roasted 1 cup Jaggery 2 tbsp roasted sesame seeds 1 tbsp Ghee 1/4 cup Water Method Take the peanut and roast them in pan, until the raw smells goes out and they are crunchy. Remove all the skin and crush it coarsely in mixer grinder. Add some roasted sesame seeds and keep aside. Now take a heavy bottom pan/kadahi, and put 1 tbsp ghee in it and then add the Jagery and 1/4 cup water. let the mixture cook until its a single thread syrup. With minimum heat on, mix the peanut mixture in it and keep folding it until every thing is combined and smooth. Grease a vessel with little ghee and flattened the mixture. Let it cool slightly then cut pieces and serve warm or chilled. It can be st...

Pav -Bhaji is a buttery finger licking spicy street food of India, which can be easily made at home by cutting all the calories and balancing the veggies of bhaji.   Nutritional Value  The Pav are store bought and usually are 100 to 150 kcal each. While the Bhajji is made of only veggies. Ingredients Veggies for bhajji Potatao- 2 medium size Carrot- 2 Cauliflower- medium size  French Beans- 6 to 8  Bell pepper- 1 big Green peas- 1/2 cup Onion- 1 big Garlic- 10 pods Chopped coriander- a bunch  Tomato- 2 medium size Cooiking oil or Ghee- 2 tbsp Spices Coriander Powder- 1 tbsp Chilli powder- 1 tbsp Turmeric- 1/2 tbsp Pav bhajji masala- 1 tbsp Garam Masala- 1/2 tbsp Salt- 1/2 tbsp (adjust to taste) Bay leaf- 2   Method Boil all the veggies, mash it and keep aside. Heat the pan add oil to it with bay leaf. Add oinions and let it fry till they are golden in color Add all the spices now an...

Adai Dosa comes from the morning menu of southern India. I got this recipe from my Tamilian friend who shared her traditional way of making soft and yummy Adai Dosa.   Nutritional Value The recipe is a mix of rice and lots of pulses which includes lots of protein with carbs. This recipe makes around 12 dosa's. Calories- 100k cal ( per piece) Protein- 15 g approx Carb- 12 g approx Ingredients 1 cup- Dosa rice 1 cup- Normal rice 1/4 cup- ToorDal 1/4 cup- Chana Dal 1/4 cup- Moong Dal 1/4 cup-  Urad Dal 1/2 cup - Grated  fresh coconut  5 - Red Chilies (soaked in water and mad into paste) Salt to taste Few curry leaves Few Coriander leaves Method Soak the rice and all pulses overnight  grind them in regular Dosa batter and keep it for outside for fermentation for 3 to 4 hours. This recipe doesn't need the tradition fermentation as the pulses doesn't need that strong fermentation. Before cooking mix the chopped ...

A very simple fish curry made by mom. Light ingredients for a light summer lunch in a quiet Garhwali home. Nutritional Value Fish has an expected 240 calories in 1 cup  This dish serves 5 people. Almost 50 percent in one cup of fish is protein combined with fat and carbs. Ingredients 700 gms of fish 1 teaspoon Coriander powder 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon Garam M 2 teaspoon Salt 6 cloves of garlic 2 cloves 3 tablespoon of oil Method  Marinate the fish pieces with salt and two teaspoon turmeric powder. Let it rest for half an hour . Add 2 tablespoon of oil in a wok and fry the fish  Three medium size onions, two tomatoes chop and keep them. Sic minced garlic clove with two cloves.  Fry the fish both side till they turn little Golden brown  Remove the fish pieces and now add one tablespoon of oil and fry the chopped onions till they are golden brown. ...