RAJMA

Planning to add more pulses into my diet..rajma,chole,black whole urad dal,white peas,green peas

and gujarathi undhiyu pigeon peas,field beans(pavta) too..today's recipe is from tarla dalal,the woman who taught india cooking..so this week's goal is to learn parathas too..made mooli paratha(recipe-sailaws kitchen)..don't like black chana(somehow don't like kadala curry)..any suggestions to include black chana?

1. To make rajma, soak the rajma in enough water in a deep bowl for 8 hours. Drain well.

2. Combine the rajma, a little salt and 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles.

3. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Do not drain the water. Keep aside.

4. Combine the green chillies, ginger and garlic in a mortal pestle and pound to a coarse paste. Keep aside.

5. Heat the oil and butter in a deep non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds.

6. When the seeds crackle, add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.

7. Add the green chilli-garlic-ginger coarse paste and tomatoes, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.

8. Add the chilli powder, coriander powder(optional), turmeric powder, garam masala(optional) and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.

9. Add the rajma along with the water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes, while mashing it lightly with a potato masher, while stirring occasionally.

10. Add the dried fenugreek leaves and mix well.

WINGED EYELINER TUTORIAL

I am an illiterate when it comes to beauty,makeup and stuff because I was raised as a nerd..The products which i came across to be worth mentioning after taking some makeup classes.

1)Based on the Color IQ, select a color for your eyebrow shaping.Products used:

   i) Apply a velvety eyeprimer first and the primer I used is "Sephora eye primer" coz it's in the budget or "Givenchy Mr.Smooth".

  ii) Take a brow pencil and comb your hair up and start from the tail to the starting of your      eybrow.Fill it using the brow pencil and the brush.I used is "Anastacia Beverly Hills Brow    wiz(Ebony)".  I didn 't have this.

   iii) Pomade or brow powder: "Anastacia Beverly Hills(Dipbrow pomade)" color:"dark brown" or  "Givenchy Mr.Smooth or Smashabox". Use a brow definer brush to apply the pomade.

   iv)First start at the ending and start from the starting and then once you finish lining.Create a curve which points at the top of your ear and then in the middle darken it.To get the curve,use tapes.Eyeliner:I recommend "kat von d tatto ink liner"(which is a liquid eyeliner) but for everyday look,go with a "gel eyeliner"."Waterliner":"Sephora controur yeux(10$).After the brow shaping,eye liner and water liner,my face looked like this without any other makeup on.

9 STEPS KOREAN BEAUTY RECIPES

Skin Care Routine

9 Steps Korean Beauty is the best skin-care routine period.

I) Double Cleansing oil Or regular cleanser, Astringent/toner. Allow the formula to sit for 10 seconds before massaging it into skin, then rinse with water.

Eyemakeup cleansers

1)Too faced Maskara melt off.

2) Kate Somerville True Lash Lash Enhancing Eye Makeup Remover‎

Dry skin.

1)Cleansing milk.

2) Boscia MakeUp-BreakUp Cool Cleansing Oil

Oily skin

1)Lancome Gel cleanser.

Combination skins

1)Kate Somerville Exfoilkate cleanser.

Use Luna(Mini luna comes with 10 speeds,”Bigger nubs” are used for “oily” skin and “Front side” used for “all over” or “Clairosonic” 2-3 times a day.

II. Exfoilator: Peter Thomas RothFIRMx™ Peeling Gel

III)Pat skin dry with towel,then apply a maskà

MasksàCaudalie Instant Detox Mask(once or twice a week)

Magnetic Maskà3 times a week.

IV)Add one or two pearl-sized drops of oil or serum to your palms,then press the products lightly into skin by tapping them onto your face.If you’re using more than one,use the lightest first.

……. 3 different types of Serums(Brightening,Anti-ageing,Hydrating)à

1)Korres Golden Krocus Elixir

2)Murad Hydro-dynamic quenching essence.

3)Perricone MD PRE:EMP Series skin perfecting serum.

         

V) Tap eye cream from inner corner to temple.

Eye creamsàCaudalie grape extract, Peter Thomas Roth, Clinique, Perricone. MD PRE-EMP Series.

VI)Apply moisturizerà Glamglow matte glow moisturizer, Dr Brandt Pores No more multi-performance stick.

VII)Don’t skip sunscreen. Remember to reapply every two hours if outdoors and immediately

after swimming.

VIII)Warm a pearl-sized amount of BB or CC cream in palms and press into face.

Smashbox BB Cream.

MY SKIN TONE LIPSHADES AS PER SEPHORA

My Skin tone:5Y08

LIP SHADES SUITABLE MOI: NUDE, PINK, CORAL,RED,BERRY,UNIVERSAL,UNCONVENTION

1)LIP SCRUB AND BALM:

.. i)FRESH/TATCHA SUGAR LIP POLISH

.. ii)Argan and Avacado Oil.

FRESH LIP BALMà

i)Berry, Tuilp, Poppy/KORRES WILD ROSE.

Korres Rose Blend Lip butterstick.

Tatcha Golden Lip balm.

Eye serum(Caudalie or First-aid beauty eye cream) acts as a very good primer. Use eye serum over lips. 

2)LIP LINER

Nars Lipliner

Stila Chianti Liquid liner.

 Left lip line-->from bottom to top lining,n from top to bottom lining

3)LIPSTICK,STAIN OR LIQUID LIPSTICK

4)LIP GLOSS

Nars Color 60’s Full

5)CONCEALER

To get Perfect Thin lip liner,use the  NARS ConcealeràMed/Dar2(CARAMEL) (1/2 step lighter than the complexion)