Laundry Detergent

                       Pinterest is awesome.. It has triggered my imagination and my love for crafts . I love DIY projects . So when I saw couple of pins on DIY laundry detergent, I knew almost immediately I want to make it . I made changes to the recipes there and came up with my version of it . Now my laundry gets clean ,smells divine and very economical .

        

 What we need :-

2 cups Borax

2 cups Washing Soda

2 cups Oxy Clean

1 cup Dawn Dish detergent

3 cups Purex crystals

                Put all the ingredients in a gallon sized bottle .I did not have any so I used empty soda bottle . Funnel works great for this .Add 4 cups of boiling water to it . mix it carefully .Once everything is mixed pretty well top up with cold tap water . Let all the bubbles spill over . YAY...The laundry detergent is ready to use. It creats less sudds so can be used in the HE washers also .



                            

Brocoli,caulifloer and green pepper paratha /Brocoli cauliflower,green pepper stuffed indian bread

                                  As the school is approching in less than three weeks I am already gearing myself up for the busy mornings . Like every mom ,I want to sneak vegetables in every meal . Everyone in this household loves parathas . On a visit to a friend in New Jearsey ,they have ordered paratha from a special paratha place . Their menu had almost 100 varieties of parathas . This inspired me to make this one .

What we need :-

3 cups hole wheat flour

1/2 tsp salt

water as needed to make soft dough

2 cups grated brocoli

2 cups grated cauliflower

1 green pepper finely chopped

1 1/2 tsp ginger paste

3/4 tsp garlic paste

1 tsp garam masala powder

Salt to taste

2 Tbsp cilatro finelly chopped

Ghee or butter to fry (optional )

How we proceed :-

1. Make a soft dough using as much water needed .

2. Keep aside for 30 mins

3. Mix grated cauliflower,brocoli and chopped pepper .

4. Add ginger -garlic paste , garam masala ,cilantro and salt .

5. Take two lime sized dough balls and roll them in a 6-8 inch diameter .

6. Put 2-3 tbsp of stuffing on one circle .

7. Cover with another circle .

8. Roll into 8-9 inch diameter .

9.Fry on a hot gridle with little ghee .

10. Serve hot .

                    These parathas taste eqully good even after they are cooled down completely . Add yogurt and pickle to go with these in the lunch box .