New Year Resolutions

Hello all you happy people. I hope you all are doing great. New Year is just around the corner. So why don’t you & I, like many other people make a few easy New Year resolutions. So here we go.

1. Smile more – Yes my dear friends I truly believe that a smile can change your life. Well not only your life but it can change someone else’s life as well. So go ahead and flash your pearls more often :D

2. Start a healthy lifestyle – Not only starting but maintaining a -body, it will love you. And healthy lifestyle is the way to a healthy mind as well.

3. Exercise more – If you want to maintain a healthy lifestyle then exercising is very important. Take time out of your busy schedule and go for a jog or a walk, join yoga class, dance class, in short anything that gets your body working :D

4. Spread more love – Spreading love is equivalent to spreading happiness. The three magical words I LOVE YOU are very precious. Use them as much as you can.

5. Gain more knowledge – Knowledge stays with you forever. So follow Baba Rancho and just gain knowledge from wherever you can.

6. Make new friends – Meeting new people is always fun. People come into as blessings or lessons. In order to experience both, make new friends.

7. Enjoy every moment – This is my sure shot mantra to be ‘A HAPPY GIRL’. Enjoy every moment of your life because only moments stay with you for lifetime. Enjoy every moment of your life and you will be happy.

So friends here are some of my New Year resolution suggestions. If you decide to include some of them in your list, do let me know in the comments below. If you have any more suggestions, do let me know in the comments below. I hope you all have an amazing, healthy and happy New Year. Thanks for reading.

Goodbye and I will see you soon. Until then Keep Smiling. Please do follow my blog, like the facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Happy-Girl/292903830872974?ref_type=bookmark) and follow me on twitter (https://twitter.com/A_Happy_Girl2) as well as on Google Plus. If you have any suggestions or questions, please comment below.

Peanut Butter Chocolates

Hello my happy friends. I hope you all are doing great. Today I am going to share with you my peanut butter chocolate recipe. I have a sweet tooth so why not satisfy my sweet cravings in a healthy way. So let’s dive into this yummy recipe.

Ingredients:

1. Peanut Butter

2. 175-200 grams Dark or semi-sweet chocolate/chocolate chips

3. Nuts of your choice (grated or chopped)

4. 1- 1 ½ tbsp. Milk

 

Procedure:

1. Set up a double boiler as seen in the pic.

 

2. Add half of the dark chocolate & milk to it. Let the chocolate melt.

3. Line a box with aluminum foil as shown.

4. Add the melted chocolate to it & let it sit in the freezer for 30 minutes.

5. Then add a layer of peanut butter and freeze it for 1 hour.

6. Finally melt the remaining half of the chocolate in the double boiler & add it over the top of peanut butter. 

7. Add the nuts on the top. Cut it into pieces.

 

8. Let this freeze in the freezer for around 2 hours. And then this healthy yummy chocolates are ready to satisfy your sweet cravings.

So friends I hope you like this simple sweet recipe. If you decide to try it out, tell me in the comments below. Goodbye my dear friends and I will see you soon. Until then Keep Smiling. Please do follow my blog, like the facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Happy-Girl/292903830872974?ref_type=bookmark) and follow me on twitter (https://twitter.com/A_Happy_Girl2) as well as on Google Plus. If you have any suggestions or questions, please comment below.

DIY Lipbalm

Hello beautiful people. I hope you all are doing great. Winter has just arrived. And for me & many other girls winter is synonymous with chapped lips :D. So today I have an easy DIY lipbalm recipe to share with you all because nobody loves a chapped pout :D. So let’s get started.

Ingredients:

1. 1 spoon Vaseline

2. 3 spoons coconut oil

3. 1 spoon olive oil/castor oil

4. 1 ½ - 2 crayons

5. Few drops of food flavoring

You will also need a glass container.

Procedure:

1. Break the crayons and put them in the glass container. You can even mix 2 colored crayons, I mixed purple and pink to get mauve color.

2. Add Vaseline, coconut oil, olive/castor oil.

3. Put this vessel in a double boiler as shown and turn on the heat.

4. You need to keep stirring the mixture until everything is mixed well.

5. Finally add few drops of food flavoring and turn off the heat.

6. Store this in plastic bottles or in empty lipbalm/lipstick cases. Let it sit in freezer for around 2 hours. And then your lipbalm is ready to treat your chapped lips.

So friends I hope you like this easy DIY Lipbalm recipe. If you decide to try this out. Let me know in the comments below how it works for your pout.Goodbye my dear friends and I will see you tomorrow. Until then Keep Smiling. Please do follow my blog, like the facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Happy-Girl/292903830872974?ref_type=bookmark) and follow me on twitter (https://twitter.com/A_Happy_Girl2) as well as on Google Plus. If you have any suggestions or questions, please comment below.

P.S.: Crayons contain very less chemicals as they are used by little kids. So they are safe to be used in making a lipbalm.

Tofu masala

Hello all you healthy people. I hope you all are doing great. Today I have a healthy gravy vegetable recipe for you. The gravy is generalized in the sense that you can pair it with your favorite vegetable. I decided to go for tofu as it is a little healthier substitute for panner and I am a paneer lover :D. So let’s get started.

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup diced tofu or any other vegetable of your choice

2. 1 tsp. oil

3. ¼ tbsp. kasoori methi

4. ½ tsp. cumin (jeera) powder

5. ¼ tbsp. garam masala

6. ¼ tbsp. turmeric powder (haldi)

7. ¼ tbsp. coriander powder

8. ½ tsp. Chili powder (or as per your taste)

9. ½ tsp. lemon juice

10. 1 medium sized Tej patta

11. Pinch of cinnamon powder

12. Water for washing

13. Salt to taste

To be grinded:

1. 1 cup chopped onions

2. ½ cup tomato

3. 3-4 cloves of garlic

4. A bit of ginger

5. ½ tsp sesame seeds

6. 1-2 cloves (laung)

7. 2-3 black pepper 

Procedure:

1. Soak the tofu in water for about 15 minutes and the drain the water. You can just wash other vegetables.

2. Grind all the ingredients mentioned under the label. I did grind clove & pepper in mortar and pestle but you can grind it in electric grinder as well.

 

3. Add ¼ tsp. oil in a non-stick pan and stir fry the tofu/vegetables until they turn light brown.

4. Add rest of the oil in the pan and add tej patta to it. Later add the grinded mixture (as well as the clove-pepper powder) to it. Cook it for around 7 minutes on medium flame.

5. Add turmeric powder, cumin powder, cinnamon powder, chili powder and salt and mix well.

6. Then add ½ cup water to it.

7. Add tofu to it.

8. Finally add kasoori methi and garam masala. And let the vegetable cook for around 5-7 minutes.

9. Serve it hot with chapatis. 

So friends I hope you like this more ingredients, less steps recipe. If you decide to try it out, tell me in the comments below. Goodbye my dear friends and I will see you tomorrow. Until then Keep Smiling. Please do follow my blog, like the facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Happy-Girl/292903830872974?ref_type=bookmark) and follow me on twitter (https://twitter.com/A_Happy_Girl2) as well as on Google Plus. If you have any suggestions or questions, please comment below.

Royal Face pack

Hello all you beautiful people. I hope you all are having great time. Diwali is just around the corner and it is the best time to pamper yourself. So I present before you a beautiful face pack made with rose petals and saffron. Oh that sounds royal doesn’t it? You can make a lip scrub as well with the same ingredients. So let’s jump right into it, shall we?

Ingredients:

1. ½ cup rose petals

2. ½ cup milk

3. ¼ cup rice flour

4. Few strands of saffron

5. 1 + ½ tsp honey

Procedure:

1. Soak the rose petals and saffron in milk for around 30 minutes.

2. Then grind this mixture.

3. Add this mixture to the rice flour. Leave ½ tsp. mixture for the lip pack.

4. Finally add 1 tsp. honey.

5. Apply this pack on your face and neck. Leave it until it dries and then remove it with lukewarm water. You can double the ingredients and apply it on your hands and feet as well.

6. For the lip scrub mix ½ tsp honey and ½ tsp rose petals mixture.

7. Massage this on your lips for 2-3 minutes and the wash it off with lukewarm water.

This face pack makes your skin glow and it also makes your skin feel baby soft. Try it out and let me know how you like it, in the comments below. Goodbye my dear friends and I promise to meet you all tomorrow. Until then Keep Smiling. Please do follow my blog, like the facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Happy-Girl/292903830872974?ref_type=bookmark) and follow me on twitter (https://twitter.com/A_Happy_Girl2) as well as on Google Plus. If you have any suggestions or questions, please comment below.

Healthy Upwas Khichdi for Navratri

Hello all you healthy people. I hope you all are doing great. Navratri season is on so today I am going to share with you my healthy take on the traditional upwas khichdi. So let’s get started. Shall we???

Ingredients:

1. ¼ cup Sago (Sabudana)

2. ¼ cup Bhagar

3. ½ cup Sweet potato (grated)

4. 1 ½ tbsp. Powdered peanuts

5. ½ tsp. Green chilli paste

6. 1 tbsp. Dry fruits

7. ½ tsp. Jeera powder

8. ½ tsp. Oil

9. Salt to taste

10. Lemon juice(optional)

11. Water

Procedure:

1. Soak the sago in ½ cup water for about 10-15 minutes.Then drain the water. Let it sit just like that overnight.

2. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and add green chilli paste to it.

3. Add the bhagar to it and roast it for around 2-3 minutes.

4. Add jeera powder.

5. Add 1 ½ cup water and let the mixture cook for 5 more minutes.

6. Add grated sweet potato and sago to it.

7. Then add powdered peanuts. Mix well.

8. Let the mixture cook for around 5-7 minutes on medium heat.

9. Finally add salt, dry fruits and lemon juice to it.

10. And your upwas khichdi is ready to serve. Serve it hot with dahi.

So friends I hope you like this healthy take on the yummy upwas khachdi. If you decide to give this a try, let me know whether you like it or not. Goodbye my dear friends and I promise to meet you all on Sunday. Until then Keep Smiling. Please do follow my blog, like the facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Happy-Girl/292903830872974?ref_type=bookmark) and follow me on twitter (https://twitter.com/A_Happy_Girl2) as well as on Google Plus. If you have any suggestions or questions, please comment below.

PS.: I know I am little late in posting this article. But I hope you enjoy making this recipe for your loved ones.