Dish washing saga

I started washing dishes some years back.
I was not keen for this household chore. For me it was troublesome and hectic. Moreover I use to get scolded by my mother a lot as she said I was wasting a lot more soap than required. This was actually true in many ways. I did use a lot of dishwash soap.

I day I was watching telly and I saw an advertisement of Lemon Max.

I really liked the tag line
"Aik chamach lemon max kholo
Aik time k saray bartan dho lo "

Which loosely translate to one spoonful lemon max mixed with water is enough to wash one time of dishes .

To me this idea seemed far fetched and I didn't actually believe in it for once.

But then came the time of the day when I had to do the dishes. I thought why not give it a try. I don't have anything to lose.  I mixed one spoonful of Lemon Max in a bowl of water and made some foam.
What surprised me was the most was that it actually worked and I was able to do all the dishes with a spoonful of soap. From that time onwards two things have happened. First my mom has stopped scolding me because I actually used less soap than her and secondly I have started to enjoy washing dishes  as I find it bit therapeutic.

I think this works for all washing up liquids. If you try this, do let me know.

Mini cakes in Sandwich make

Mini cake in sandwich 

Some years back, my colleague told me that she made cakes in sandwich maker. It was a quite unique thing for me but i soon forgot about it as neither I had neither sweet-tooth nor sandwich maker. 
Fast forward to a few months back, my khala gave me a sandwich maker. I soon grow fond of this new gift and enjoyed making different sandwiches in that.
One day out of blue, I remembered my colleague my colleague and thought of sandwich maker mini cakes. I did not have the recipe so I searched for it on YouTube, my most favorite search engine.
To my surprise I found many recipes but the lazy lady in me wanted the easiest and the simplest one. I try only those recipes whose ingredients are available at my place.
I finally found the recipe on Tiffin Box YouTube channel. 

Ingredients are as follow:

• Egg : 1
• Sugar:1/4 cup
• Flour: 1/2 cup
• Milk: 2 Tblspn
• Oil: 1/4 cups
• Baking powder: 1/2 tsp
• Vanilla essence: 1 tsp

I would recommend everyone who likes to cook or in particular baking, should invest in standard measuring cups and spoons (which I did not have that time). To overcome this, I used same cup to measure all the ingredients. First I whisked sugar and egg together as I did not have beater by my side. I was a good workout but after 10 mins of whisking and losing couple of calories , I had the most fluffiest of egg and sugar foam. Afterwards I added rest of the ingredients. I did not use vanilla essence, which to me did not really matter as due to whisking the egg smell was nearly all gone.
I put four table spoonful of batter on each side and cooked them. Recipe calls for 5 mins, however you should check your sandwich maker as each one has its own timing. I cooked them for 8-10 mins as I like crispy edges. I gave these cakes a marble look by taking a little batter and adding in a 2 tablespoon of milk with 1 tablespoon of coco powder

My mother and my little brother are my biggest critic and supporter. They both liked the cake.
So its mom approved.
Do give it a try.

Link to the recipe is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJp2iEIri3k

Enjoy :)

Small tales .....

He touched her soul with his words,
"Ah ! This is the place that hurt the most" she said

Ways to reach God !

Lots of ways to reach God,
I chose love ~ Rumi

Doors of heart

If the doors are shut,
Do not walk away .....
Be patient even if every possibilities seems close ......
The friend has secret ways known to no one else ~ Rumi

Wash the dust !

Wash the dust from your soul and heart with the wisdom's water ~ Rumi

Candle in the heart !

There is a candle in your heart ready to be kindled ~ Rumi