BEAUTY AND COOKING

Carrots are one of the highest contributors to vitamin A, C, D, E and K, as well as many minerals such as magnesium, potassium and calcium. Carrots are also highly nutritious and cleansing due to their high fibre content.Carrots have a wealth of valuable nutrition and when you juice them. Carrot juice benefits can help nearly every part of the body. Carrot juice helps to balance blood sugar, improving blood health, fighting inflammation relieving congestion and cleansing the kidneys to protecting eyesight and fighting Leukemia. Ingredients: Carrots 500grams Fresh Ginger 1/2 to1 Inch piece Orange 2/3 Lemon Juice as needed Water 1 Cup Instructions: Wash Carrots and clean them with a vegetable scrub Soak them in a pot filled with clean water for 30 minutes Wash and peel oranges Add all ingredients in a blender jar Blend well and then pass through a strainer and collect the juice Serve fresh Carrot juice immediately

Ingredients: 4 tablespoons vegetable oil/ ghee  4 small potatoes, peeled   2 large onions, finely chopped  2 cloves garlic, minced  1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root  1/2 teaspoon chilli powder  1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper  1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric 

This recipe especially useful for those who want to bake a cake without an oven. Eggless Sponge Cake in a Pressure Cooker   INGREDIENTS: 1 cup + 2 tbsp plain flour  ½ cup icing sugar (measure after powdering) 1 cup milk powder 1 tsp of Baking powder ¾ tsp of Baking soda 1 cup milk ¾ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 tsp vanilla essence or extract ½ tsp salt ½ cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips INSTRUCTIONS: Sift the flour, Baking powder, Baking soda and salt together in a bowl. In another bowl, Cream the butter, powdered sugar, and milk powder together. beat until the butter and sugar are well incorporated. Add milk and vanilla to the creamed mixture and mix  well  Add the flour mixture in 2 additions to the above and whisk gently until no traces of flour remain. Finally, add the chopped nuts or chocolate chips and whisk it gently. Prepare the batter and set aside. Use a pressure cooker that’s at least 3 litres, but 5 litres is a good size.

Cleansing and moisturizing are two essential steps involved any skincare regime. Using the right moisturizer on your skin is the key to attain young looking healthy facial skin. There are numerous moisturizer and creams available on the market but most of them contain chemical agents that might harm your skin in the long run. Making natural moisturizers is easy, available and less expensive. Here are some recipes of homemade natural moisturizer that are completely chemical free Aloe vera  Moisturizing oil This mixture is a fantastic homemade moisturizing oil.  You just throw all of the ingredients in your blender and slather on your body. This is perfect for one body application. Ingredients: 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons aloe vera juice  2 1/2 teaspoons  glycerin 5 teaspoons jojoba oil 30 drops lavender oil or other essential oils Instructions: Put all of your ingredients in your blender jar and blend it.  If you don't have a blender, place the ingredients