Naz Lifestyle Diaries

    As promised I am going to share the recipe of this rice flavored with whole spices, fresh herbs and deep fried brown onion. You can serve this rice as accompaniment with a spicy, indian meat or chicken dish. It is very simple and easy. So let us get started.      Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice 3 cardamom pods 1 clove 1 small piece of cinnamon salt 2 onions oil 2 tbsp of mint leaves chopped 2 tbsp of coriander leaves chopped    Method:     Soak the rice for 30 minutes. Slice the onions into thin rings. Deep fry  in oil with 1/2 tsp of ghee and a pinch of salt until golden brown. The salt helps in making it a beatiful golden colour and crisp. Remove onto a plate and leave to cool. Boil a lot of water in a pan with salt and all the whole spices. cook the rice till done, then drain.     In a pan place half of the rice, sprinkle with half of the mint and coriander leaves, some brown onions. Add the rest of the r...

It is the first time since the festive season has gone that I made an elaborate  dish. And it was on the occasion to commemorate the death of a very very outstanding, religious and great  person. So after a quick reference through my notes I decided to make this delicate and mouthwatering meat dish. It was specially made to share with the poor, family and friends. Here it is this delicious recipe Ingredients: 1\kg meat 3 tbs ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp coriander powder 2 tsp garam masala powder  1tsp cumin seeds  1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1tsp whole cardamom pods 1/2 tsp cardamom powder  1 pinch of nutmeg powder 1/2 cup yogurt 1/tsp red chilli powder salt and pepper to taste chopped green coriander 1 green chilli sliced in half 1 pinch of zafraan (saffron) soaked in few tbsp of boiling water few blanched and peeled almonds 1 tsp sesame seeds 3 big onions sliced and deep fried with a pinch of salt and 1tsp of ghee until golden brown, remove on a ...

Yes finally the holy month of ramadan is well on the way. It is winter in Mauritius, thus shorter days and the time passing quickly. It is getting colder and colder as the days are going by. For the first time the temperature has dropped this much and on some days it is very windy and it becomes unbearable. Alhamdoulillah  it was a very quick ramadan , with the winter days being shorter and thus passing by quickly . I started writing this post in ramadan but unfortunately I could not finish it for some reasons or the other . So here I am continuing with it as I do not have the heart of  deleting these very little lines as every  words or phrase are written with very much efforts . And the time I spend writing these, counts.  Well as you all know time is precious to every one . You probably know the saying " time melts like ice" . You won't get it back. Well my intention was to posts some iftari snacks recipes I made in the holy month of ramadan and look, now I have ...

So when thinking about fish it is always the same old boring recipe of fish curry isn't it . And when it is so hot hot hot !!! we have to think further to accommodate our taste so that we can enjoy a meal. This is where we could be stuck in a dilemna which would never end . Having visualized all the possible options in my mind , ultimately I do not have the choice but to pick one recipe. It is saturday and dinner at my home is kept simple like pasta, rice casserole, kentucky ( of course homemade ) etc. Hmmmm fish cordon bleu comes to my mind and I instantly decided to make this sophisticated and delicious fish parcel. Let's get started without hesitation. INGREDIENTS: 6 fish fillets (thin) Some thin tomato slices Some cheese slices Few Tbsp flour 2 eggs beaten Breadcrumbs Salt , pepper, red chilli powder 1 tsp garlic paste METHOD: Season the fillets with salt, pepper, chilli powder and garlic paste. Place fillets flat on a board, put one tomato slice and one  ...

As promised, I am going to give you instructions about how to make the pattern of the A line dress today. So I hope you are all hooked to learn a little about sewing and pattern making today. If you have a little notion about sewing it will be easier but do not worry if  it is your first attempt, it will not be difficult as well. So let us take some measurements. I am giving you these measurements as an example. You take your own measurments and it is in centimeters . 1.Shoulder length _  38/2  = 19 2.Waist length      _  38 3.Around the waist _  70/4=17.4 +1.5 ease allowance=18.9 4.Bust                     _   79/4=19.7+1.5 ease allowance=21.2 5.Hips length          _  15(adolescent)  Adult= 18  It is standard size 6.Around the hips   _  96/4=24+1.5 ease allowance=25.5 7.Sleeve length          _  ...