HAPPY LIVING WITH SOKHI

INSTANT MALPUA: for the festive season PREP TIME:20 MINUTES COOK TIME: 12 MINS SERVES: 10 INGREDIENTS: Maida: 1 cup Milk Powder: 1/2 cup Semolina/Suji/Rava: 2tbsp Fennel/Mouri/Saunf: 1/2 tsp Milk: 1 cup Dry fruits chopped(optional) Oil for frying For sugar syrup: Sugar: 1 cup Water: 1/2 cup Elaichi/ Cardamom Powder: 1/2 tsp METHOD: In a big bowl pour dry ingredients maida, milk powder, suji, and crushed saunf. Pour 1 cup milk in the big bowl and mix it well, if required add a little more milk. Make a smooth thick yet running consistency batter. Rest the batter for about 15 minutes. Now heat oil for deep frying. Oil should be medium hot. Pour the batter with a ladle in the hot oil. When one side is properly fried, flip over and cook the other side too. Drain the oil properly and dip it in warm sugar syrup which is already made. Soak both sides 5 minutes each till it absorbs sugar syrup properly. Your instant malpua is ready to serve, sprinkle some chopp

INSTANT JALEBI RECIPE   : Preparation time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 15mins Serve: 10   INGREDIENTS: Maida: 1 cup Curd: 2 Tbsp Oil or Desi ghee: For frying Desi ghee: 1 tsp Food colour: 1 pinch(orange) Cardamom powder: 1/2 tsp Eno or Baking soda: 1/2 tsp Sugar: 500 grams Saffron: 1 pinch METHOD: First in a bowl mix maida and curd nicely then slowly add water and make a batter with ribbon-like dripping consistency. Now add 1 tsp ghee and mix. Then add the food colour and mix well. Now add eno or baking powder and mix it well in a circular motion and cover and keep it aside. Pour the batter in a tomato ketchup bottle or a plastic cone. Heat oil or ghee in a pan. Squeeze the bottle and make round spirals with the batter. When one side is nicely cooked turn over to cook the other side, fry it till the jalebis are golden in colour. Immediately drop the fried jalebis in warm sugar syrup, rest it for 30 seconds. Serve it hot or in room temperature.

TIPS AND TRICKS  FOR MONSOON Monsoon in India is the time when mother nature is wrapped in its very best grip. Everywhere greenery increases just after scorching summer. Monsoon is the time we must be most careful of weather as we never know when it's going to rain and we should always be prepared to protect us from rain. It is also the time when insects are seen in abundance and we fall sick very often, so better be safe than feel sorry and take care of yourself. Though I am a little late to post this important helpful tips even then since it's still raining these days these tips will definitely help. Use Eucalyptus oil as insects repellent also it helps in nasal congestion, headache, and asthma. Wipe your house with a disinfectant like Lizol or Dettol etc. Keep your surroundings clean and make sure there is no stagnant water around. Avoid walking in puddles or getting wet. This can cause fungal infection in the feet. If you get wet when back home take a good sh