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Top Money Saving Tips In This Christmas Season

Christmas is a wonderful occasion that is celebrated by people all over the world. It involves huge expense and there are many ways to save money on this celebration. Saving money doesn’t mean that you need to hold your pockets. You can create a fabulous day and make everyone special with following a budget plan. Check out the following simple money saving tips to help you to celebrate Christmas in your way:

Look for Stress Free Christmas Cooking

Christmas is full of eating cakes, cookies, desserts and exotic dishes. It is better to create the menu and plan ahead the occasion. Make sure that you don’t buy unnecessary stuffs and waste your money. Buy only the materials you need for preparing the food recipes.

Go Against Tradition

If you find something that your family doesn’t like in Christmas tradition, then just ignore it. Celebrate the great occasion in your own style. Invite your friends, neighbours and family to join in the Christmas evening.

Make Christmas Grocery Shopping Alone

It is always a great idea to buy grocery shopping alone especially in the Christmas season. This is because your kids or partner may trouble you to go home early. Rush shopping will let you lose your patience and forget important products. Make your purchase alone and surprise your family at the day of Christmas.

Don’t Overstock With Basics

Remember to buy necessary products only from the supermarkets. Don’t overstock your kitchen with extra products like milk, butter and bread. Usually, the shops reopen quickly after the Christmas evening. You need not get panic and buy earlier.

Make Use of Leftovers

People who have leftovers can use for their lunch and supper in the holiday season. If you have excess Turkey, then make in the preparation of soup. You can fry the leftover vegetables in the seasonal Bubble and Squeak. Do some research over the web and find the best creative foods using the leftovers.

Christmas is a great time for celebration and you should definitely follow the above tips. Make your occasion in the best way!

Delicious Styles of Biryani For Every Food Lover

Briyani, the Nawab of Dishes is filled with aromatic spices, rich flavour and tasty ingredients. When you come to know that today’s special is briyani, then anybody can stop you from eating this exotic dish.

It is believed that Mughals of North India was the first to introduce Biryani whereas South India came to know about this dish through Arabs. Biryani was considered to be the famous dish among all the Muslim cultures across the world. However, the style of cooking the recipe may differ from state to state.

Every place has their method of cooking the delectable and special briyani. Dum Biryani, Muradabadi Biryani and Mughal Biryani are the popular varieties in Lucknow and Hyderabad. Today, we will be looking at the list of exotic varieties of Biryani below:

Mughali  Biryani

Festivals will be incomplete without the authentic Mughali  Biryani. This dish offers a great aroma and mouthwatering taste like any other taste. It has healthy carbohydrates, protein, fat and more. Do prepare this spicy  biryani in your weekend and experience the perfect taste.

Vegetable Biryani

Vegetarians who love to taste any spicy and delicious dish can taste this one. It is a dish that replaces the meat with healthy vegetables and spices. The more vegetables you use, the healthy it will be!

Lucknowi Biryani

One of the oldest biryani that is originated during the Mughal Empire is Lucknowi Biryani. It is also known as Awadhi & Pukka Biryani. In this recipe, the ingredients will be the same but the preparation method alone varies. Tasting this dish once will make you feel mesmerized by its taste.

Hyderabad Biryani

Many of us are crazy on Hyderabad Biryani as it offers an amazing royal taste. This dish is actually a fusion of Mughal and Andhra Cuisine. When you eat a plate of Hyderabad Biryani, your tummy will get totally filled up.

Sindhi Biryani

Originated in Sindh province of Pakistan, Sindhi Biryani is a much popular recipe in all the cities of India. The only difference is people make use of huge amount of curd or yogurt to get a rich texture.

So, what are you waiting for? Just place an order in any of the hotels in Pondicherry or cook at your home.

5 Mind Blowing Ways to Eat French Fries

Do you love the crispy French fries? How many of you know that there are 4000 varieties of potatoes? Is that really true? Yes!

With so many potatoes out, there are lot of reasons to give a try to these French fries. Everyone right from kids, adults, youngsters and old age aged people are fond of this snack. It is soft, crispy and smooth from inside. French fries are also a best combo for any kid of hamburger or sandwich. Now, let us have a quick look at some of the fresh ways to eat French fries below:

Super Crispy Chilli French Fries

If you are a spicy kind of person, then you can try this one. Sprinkle some chilli powder over your French fries. Eat this first and order an ice-cold drink. It will truly offer a surprising taste.

French Fries with Cheddar Cheese

People who are crazy of cheese can think on this recipe. Once you drain the French fries, take some cubes of cheddar cheese and put on the top of the fries. Allow to melt for sometime. You can add more cubes in the French fries before you keep in the microwave.

French fries on Pizza

As soon as you have put the ingredients on pizza, top with some medium cooked French fries and heat in the oven. You will get a yummy taste that you would have never tasted before.

Spicy Baked Potatoes with Lemon & Garlic Sauce

If you are bored with regular fries, then mix the French fries with lemon, chilli powder and garlic sauce. You will be able to get a totally unique taste.

Wedge Fries with Oregano

For those who are looking for a yummy taste can try this recipe. First, cut the fries in thick slices and put some oregano for seasoning. Keep in the oven and serve for your kids. They will truly love the rich flavour of French fries.

So, have you noted the list? Start making various mixes of French fries for your friends and family. Happy eating!

Four Signs Show You Have a Packing Problem

Have you ever paid extra baggage fee, left your passport or suitcase or missed your credit card in your travel?

If you have messed up with such things, then it means you have given less importance for your packing. It is essential to take all the things and pack in a proper manner. To help your trip preparation, we have pinpointed a list of common packing problems and easy solutions for you to adopt.

Here is the guide below:

Sign No. 1- A Wrinkled Wardrobe

Do you want to waste your time ironing in the hotel?

The first mistake is that all the clothes in your suitcase would look wrinkled. However, the stuffing may cause few wrinkles but it doesn’t mean the whole clothing is full of wrinkles. For this, the people can look for wrinkle-free clothes and pack in your suitcase. This makes you feel comfortable as well saves your time. Experienced travellers make use of rollers and interlocks between various garments.

Sign No. 2- Damaged Goods

Carrying damaged goods along in your travel is the worst feeling of all. You will be in a new destination and there will be less time to safeguard your damaged good. It will look awkward and the people around you may think badly. The best way to escape from this problem is to check the breakable items and wrap with newspaper. You can also make use of a zip-top plastic bag to carry your shampoo, sunblock, perfume and others.

Sign No.3- Too Much Baggage

Heavy baggage is the most dangerous sign in your travel. If you carry excess luggage, then the airport authorities may deny due to various reasons. Even you can’t enjoy the destination carrying heavy baggage. To avoid this, research the limit that is allowed for baggage and plan accordingly. Ensure to take light weighted clothes and essential accessories only.

Sign No.4- Pre-Trip Panic

Most of the travellers do this mistake by exaggerating about their trip in the precious day. They think about unusual things like “What if I had forgotten my passport”, “What will I do in case of any accident” and much more. Travellers should be relaxed and not panic at the time of travel. They should be well prepared about their travel arrangements.

Dussehra in India

India is renowned for its rich culture and traditions. Though there are plenty of activities to do around, religious celebrations in India frame an imperative role. Indian festivals describe the religious and social significances of various religions and languages. Dussehra is a famous Indian festival that is celebrated from September to October by Hindus. It is celebrated to remark the success of good over immoral forces.  

Dusshera festival is also termed as Vijaya Dashami, Dasara or Durga Pooja. In India, it is grandly celebrated in Mysore, Assam, Jharkhand, Manipur, Tripura, West Bengal and Bihar. As the greater part of Bengali Hindus resides in Tripura and West Bengal, they celebrate Durga Pooja as the biggest event of the year. The conclusion of Navarathri festival is fêted as Dussehra. 

How Dussehra is Celebrated?

People throng to city’s prominent temples and offer special prayer meetings. Most of the Hindu belief people offer food to god from home or at temples. In some areas, people celebrate for up to ten days by organizing special events everyday. In Mysore, Dussehra festival is celebrated on a grand manner, which tourists from all over the world throng to watch the elaborate affair.

Mysore Palace

The Mysore Palace will be enlightened using one lakh light bulb on all ten days in the evenings (7 to 10 PM). It is said that they spend about Rs. 1 Crore every year for maintenance of the bulbs alone. In addition, various dances and cultural festivals, food festivals, wrestling, sports and film festival highlighting the event are performed in the Mysore palace.  Famous artists and musicians from all over the country perform and showcase their talents on this grand stage.

The major highlight of this event is, Holy Goddess Chamundeshwari will be adorned on a golden mantapa and be placed on top of a decorated elephant. Devotees worship the idol before it is placed in its possession. Mysore’s royal family offers special prayers on this auspicious occasion. The entire city witnesses colorful lights, cultural programmes, traditional music and enchanting celebration all over. 

Most of the Hindus have a belief that it is fortunate to start a new project or venture on this occasion. All cooking pans, vehicles, work related and household tools are blessed with special prayers. In the evening, the statues of Ravana are burnt on beacons.  The devotees in Bengal prepare alur dom (deep fried spicy potato snacks) and luchi (deep fried bread) as special foods on this event.

If you are planning on a trip to India, make sure you do not miss to watch this striking celebration. 

How To Get Passport In A Week?

Recently, the ministry of external affairs has declared two major changes to fasten the application process of passport applicants. The changes will enable the applicants to secure an appointment at the local passport seva kundra.

As per the news, it is informed that citizens will be granted a fresh passport in a week provided with all the documents such as Aadhaar card, electoral photo identity card (EPIC) and PAN Card. It is essential for the citizens to comply with all the policies mentioned in the application form. One should be a citizen of India, prompt submission of family details and should have no criminal records.

Usually, the process will take a month with the police verification and other formalities. The police verification will be conducted once the passport is issued. No extra charges will be levied for the applicants. The government authorities will validate your Aadhaar number online and approve from the granting officer.

In addition, the PAN cards and EPIC will also be validated by the officer at the earliest stage of application process. In case of any false reports, passport will be cancelled or rejected by the authorized persons.

Message from the Director

Anil Kumar Sobti, the director of passport division said that the upgrade process will help the applicants to get passport on earlier basis. He also stated that there are plenty of inbuilt safeguards in our system to find out fake identities and forgeries. Moreover, the link with Aadhaar database will easily guide us in conducting real-time verification of the applicant.

Indians can now get a passport in a week. Here is the process:

Step 1

Fill the application form for passport

Step 2

Attach a valid copy of Aadhaar Card

Step 3

Attach valid electoral photo identity card

Step 4

Submit a valid PAN Card