Tag: homemade
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Hibiscus Flower Stir Fry
In my previous posts, I have mentioned about my Amma making some unique dishes. So thought of sharing one of them today. She calls it Chembarathi upperi, and I named as hibiscus stir fry. The entire cooking process was recorded and my kid wanted it to be in youtube and the link here 😏. The…
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Edible Green Series : Chayamansa
Botanical Name: Cnidoscolus aconitifolius Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)Common name from Flowersofindia: Tree Spinach, Tread Softly, Cabbage Star, ChayaEtymology: Cnidoscolus : This genus name is derived from two Greek words: “knidos” meaning “nettle” and “skolos” meaning “thorn.” This is indicative of the plant’s characteristic of having stinging or prickly hairs on its leaves or stems.aconitifolius: This specific epithet…
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Coconut leaf decorations workshop and memories of the natural handmade toys
Last Sunday I attended coconut leaf decorations workshop at Ragi Kana conducted by Mr. Nowsh. More than the fun I had in the workshop, it brought back many of the childhood memories. This workshop gave me a chance to become that kid of 90’s who loved making these types of crafts. The guy who climbs…
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Homemade Kajal/Kanmashi
Finally ticked one more item from my to do list. I never ever thought that I would make Kajal at home. This method was not the traditional one, but still I made it so even you can 😉 . While everyone consider Kajal as a part of make up, let me tell you that it’s…
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Homemade orange peel powder
We have been buying many 🍊 oranges this time and I was collecting and drying the peels for a while. Last week I grinded them into powder and using it as scrub, face pack, bathing powder etc along with other ingredients. Since they are organic oranges , the powder is edible too. The whole house…
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