Water Saving Tips

Water is essential element to life on earth. Without water life is impossible. It is required for all the day to day activities like, cooking, drinking, cleaning, washing, bathing etc. It is our responsibility to utilise water in a proper way and save. Let's follow these steps to save water.

1: When washing dishes by hand, dont leave the water running for rinsing.

2: Run your dish washer and clothes washer only when they are full.

3: Collect the water you use to clean fruits and vegetables and reuse it to water plants.

4: Turn off the water while brushing your teeth.

5: Check regularly for water leaks in toilets, sinks and fix them.

6: Avoid water toys that requires a constant flow of water.

7: Collect the leaky water to water your garden.

8:Turn off the water while washing your hair.

9: While you are washing your hands, dont let the water to run while you lather.

10: When you save water, you save money on your utility bills too.

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Electricity Saving Tips:

Saving electricity doesn't just save money, it also saves the environment. Here are some tips that really helps you to save money as well as environment also.

 
Turn off lights, appliances, TV's, computers, stereos when not in use.

Replace your old fridge with newer.

Turn off your ceiling fan when you leave the room.

Clean or replace the A/C filter regularly to help your unit run more efficiently and trim cooling costs.

Use space heaters to heat only the rooms you're in (rather than a central system that heats the whole house), and turning off the heat when you're not at home.

Wash laundry in cold water instead of hot or warm water.

Replace light bulbs with compact fluorescents.

Sleep your computer When you are not using it.

Unplug electronic devices and chargers when they aren't in use-most new electronics use electricity even when switched "off".

Don't use the heat dry option on your dishwasher.

Do not put on the lights during the day

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Ras Malai

Ras Malai is a Bengali dessert, dumplings made with paneer and soaked in sweet, thickened milk flavored with cardamom and served after meal. Rasgullas are soaked in sugar syrup, ras malai is soaked in sweet flavored milk. It is commonly served in Indian weddings and other occasions. This recipe has 2 steps, making rasgullas and then to soak in sweet flavored milk. You can make rasgullas at home or you can use store bought also. Lets learn how to make Ras malai following these steps.

Ingredients:

12 rasgullas
3 cups of milk
sugar (adjust to your taste)
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
sliced almonds & pistachios for garnishing
2 pinches of saffron, mixed with few tbsps of milk

Method:

1: Boil the milk in a frying pan on medium heat, stirring frequently until the milk reduce to about 2 cups.

2: Add cardamom powder, sugar, saffron and boil for another 5 minutes.

3: Squeeze the rasgullas with a flat ladle such that it forms a patty shape and the syrup is drained out.

4: Add the flattened rasgullas or ras malai patties in the milk and cook on low flame for 5 minutes so that they will absorb the sweet syrup.

5: Garnish with sliced almonds and pistachios.

6: Refrigerate and serve chilled.

Note:
Instead of using sugar you can use 1 cup sugar syrup, which get from the rasgullas and the recipe follows same. 

Sending this recipe to  Love Lock with Sweets

 
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Chola Tikki (Chickpeas Patties)

Chola Tikki is a spicy, yummy snack made with boiled chole (chickpeas). In winter days these hot tikki or patties goes very well. I hope you like this recipe.

Ingredients:

3 potatoes, boil, peel and mash them
1 tbsp ginger, shredded
salt to taste
1 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped
2 green chillies, finely chopped
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp lemon juice
oil to shallow fry

Method:

1: Drain the water out of the chickpeas and dry the chickpeas using paper towel making sure there is no access water in chickpeas. Mash the chickpeas coarsely; do not make smooth.

2: Mix all the ingredients together, adjust salt and pepper to your taste.

3: With oiled hands, divide the mixture into 8-10 equal portions. Make them into the shape of patties keeping them about a half inch thick.

4: Heat the oil in a flat bottom pan on medium flame and shallow fry the tikkis on both sides until both sides are golden brown.

Serving Suggestions:

1: Serve tikki hot. Drizzle some yogurt, tamarind chutney and green chutney over the tikki or use any combination you prefer.

2: It can also be served with tomato ketchup.

How to bake tikkies in oven:

Heat the oven to 350 degrees, brush oil generously on both sides of the Tikki and bake them on a greased cookie sheet. Let them bake for about 20 minutes then turn and cook for another 10 minutes until the Tikki are golden brown.

Note:

1: Do not cool the potatoes under running water because the potatoes will absorb the extra water,making potatoes mushy.

Sending this recipe to Snacks Mela by Cooking4allseasons 

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American Sweet Corn With Butter

In Hyderabad, American sweet corn is quite famous, you can find them at high fi areas like imax, airport and near some malls. It costs Rs 25/- but that corn guy will give in a small cup, you just wont be full. I think if you get for Rs 100/- it will be quite enough. Then i thought, why can't i make this @ home and finally today i prepared it.  I added butter and it was awesome. Here is the procedure.

Ingredients:

2 cups boiled corn
1/4 tsp chaat masala
salt as per taste
1/2 tsp blackpepper powder
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tsps butter

Method:

1: In a bowl, add all the ingredients except butter and mix well.

2:  Now add butter and then stir again. The corn should be hot while mixing the butter and it should not be fully melted.

3: Serve hot! Its yummy!

Every ingredient in this recipe can be adjusted to your taste.

Sending this recipe to
Radhika's, Winter Carnival
Snacks Mela by Cooking4allseasons  

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