Sitting at home and not knowing how to take care of your skin? The best way to pamper yourself is by taking care of your skin even when you are at home. Since most of the salons are not open these days, you can try using some of the magical ingredients that will work great for your skin.

Do try these homemade face masks which are beneficial. You can notice the transformation in your skin texture and the overall glow by applying a natural face mask on your face.

1. Rice Flour With Tomato Juice Face Mask 

Rich flour is having a whole lot of benefits for your skin and face. Also, tomato juice helps in removing dark spots, makes your skin look brighter and gives a smooth finish.

How to prepare rice flour with tomato juice face mask?

• Take one tablespoon of rice flour and mix it with two tablespoons of tomato juice.
• You can add one teaspoon of almond oil if your skin is dry.
• Mix the ingredients well and apply the mask on your face.
• Keep the mask for 15 minutes and then wash your face with water.

2. Malai With Turmeric And Lemon Face Mask 

If you have dry skin, this combination of face mask will work wonders for your face. Malai moisturizes your skin on the other hand lemon and turmeric make your complexion radiant. You can replace malai with curd if you have oily skin.

How to prepare malai and turmeric face mask?

• Take some malai in a bowl and add a pinch of turmeric powder.
• Squeeze a few drops of lemon juice.
• Mix all ingredients properly and apply the mask on your face.
• Let it dry for 10-15 minutes.
• Wash it off with normal water.

3. Besan With Turmeric And Curd Face Mask 

This face mask is popular among many Indian households. This pack helps to improve your complexion, moisturizes your skin, removes dark spots, and you can also get rid of facial hair. Do try this mask for two to three days in a week to see a glow on your face.

How to prepare besan with turmeric and curd face mask?

• Mix besan with a pinch of turmeric, milk and rose water.
• Scrub it on your face in a circular motion for around five minutes.
• You have to wait for the mask to dry after which you can rinse with cold water.
• Also, if you have dry skin, you can replace curd with malai, which will help to moisturize your skin.

4. Coffee With Honey Face Mask 

Try this coffee and honey mask to pamper yourself at home. This face mask helps to hydrate your skin, reduces puffiness and if you use this face mask regularly, you can even get rid of old acne scars.

How to prepare Coffee and honey face mask?

• Take one tablespoon of coffee powder and mix it with a tablespoon of Honey.
• Mix them well.
• Apply it on your face.
• Wash it off after 10 minutes.

 5. Banana, Honey and Olive oil Face Mask 

Bananas with Honey together have ample of benefits for your face. You can try rubbing a banana peel on your face, which will remove acne scars and wrinkles from your face. Do not try this face mask too often if you have oily skin.

How to prepare a Banana with a Honey face mask?

• Cut a banana into pieces and mash them with a fork or spoon in a bowl.
• Add 1 teaspoon of Honey and one tablespoon of olive oil.
• Mix the mixture well.
• Apply the mask on your face and neck and keep it on for 5 minutes.
• Wash it off with water.
• Do use this mask thrice a week to see amazing results on your face.

6. Egg White With Lemon Juice Face Mask 

Egg white with lemon juice is easy to prepare face masks and has a lot of benefits. Egg white helps to reduce acne and blackheads. If you have open pores, you can try this face mask as it tightens the skin pores and prevents acne.

How to prepare egg white and lemon juice face mask?

• Add a few drops of lemon juice to an egg white.
• Apply it on your face.
• You have to wait for the mask to dry up and then peel it off with water.

7. Oatmeal With Honey And Water Face Mask 

Oatmeal is antioxidant and removes excess oil from your skin and treats acne. This face mask is hydrating and nourishing for your skin and will provide you with a radiant complexion after regular uses.

How to prepare oatmeal with Honey and a water face mask?

• Mix oatmeal with Honey and water to make a paste.
• Gently apply it on the face and neck.
• Leave the mask for about 10 minutes.
• Rinse the mixture with normal water.

8. Turmeric With Lemon And Honey Face Mask 

Turmeric has anti-inflammatory properties that can target your pores and calm your skin. The face mask helps in reducing acne scarring and gives you glowing skin.

How to prepare turmeric and lemon face mask?

• Take a pinch of turmeric.
• Mix it with 1 teaspoon of Honey and add lemon juice.
• Apply it on your face.
• Wash it after 10-15 minutes.

9. Aloe Vera With Honey Face Mask

Aloe vera is suitable for every skin type. It boosts collagen production, fights acne, improves your skin texture and hydrates it.

How to prepare aloe vera with honey and curd face mask?

• Take two tablespoons of aloe vera gel.
• Mix it with a teaspoon of Honey.
• Apply the pack on your face for 15 minutes.
• Wash it off with water.

10. Multani Mitti with Rose Water Face Mask 

Multani Mitti helps in deep cleansing of your skin as it removes dirt, sweat and impurities. You can experience a brighter complexion since it treats tanning and pigmentation. Whereas rose water acts as an antioxidant and soothes skin irritation.

How to prepare Multani Mitti with Rose Water?

• Take one teaspoon of Multani Mitti.
• Start to add rose water to make a smooth paste.
• Apply the mask on your face and let it dry.
• Wash it with lukewarm water.

So these were the best homemade face masks you can try at home with pure natural ingredients. The mentioned face masks are easy and quick to prepare plus highly effective on your skin. For amazing results, you need to apply these masks on your face regularly. Be ready to flaunt your smooth and glowing skin after the quarantine ends.

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All of us are quarantined at our home. Many a time we feel a craving for delicious food that we used to get in restaurants or specific stores. Here are some of the tasty and easiest recipes you can try at home. The ingredients will be readily available with you, so you can try each recipe and enjoy family time with the best food recipes. All the recipes are easy to cook and healthy in some or the other way.

1. Bread Pizza 

The taste of bread pizza is similar to a regular and is a delicious snack you can try at home during evening time. You can make this dish on an oven or a stovetop.

Ingredients: Whole grain bread, Tomato pizza sauce, cheese and veggies, Mozzarella cheese or pizza cheese, Oregano or red chilli flakes, Onion, capsicum, tomato.

Recipe: To prepare bread pizza, just do the following steps.

1. Heat a Tawa or pan.
2. Spread about ½ teaspoon olive oil on it or you can use butter.
3. Keep the flame to the lowest.
4. Place 1 to 2 bread slices at a time on the Tawa or pan.
5. Toast the bread from the base.
6. Spread some pizza sauce on the toasted side.
7. Quickly top with small chopped Onion, capsicum, and tomato.
8. Sprinkle dried herbs like Oregano, basil, black pepper powder.
9. Top it with grated mozzarella cheese or pizza cheese.
10. Cook till the cheese melts and the bread is toasted and place a lid on the bread pizza.
11. Finally, sprinkle some red chilli flakes or Oregano to make it tastier.
12. Serve the pizza with tomato sauce or pizza sauce.

2. Sooji cake

Want some delicious easy to cook cake at home? You can try Sooji cake as it does not require many ingredients and you can manage with what you have at home.

Ingredients: ½ cup unsalted butter, melted, ¾ cup – 1 cup powdered sugar, adjust to sweetness, 1½ cup sooji / Rava, ½ cup maida / plain flour, salt, ¼ cup curd/yoghurt, 1 cup milk, ¾ tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, Vanilla essence, a handful of dry fruits, chopped (almonds, pistachios, cashews)- optional

Recipe:

1. Take a bowl and add melted butter, powdered sugar.
2. Whisk till the mixture turns smooth.
3. Add Rava, maida, and salt
4. Then add curd and milk.
5. Mix well and soak for 30 minutes.
6. Add baking powder and soda, plus vanilla essence.
7. You can also add dry fruits
8. Mix well and transfer to the cake tin.
9. Bake the cake at 180-degree celsius in the oven for 40 minutes.
10. Cooldown the cake and then serve!

3. Potato stuffed samosa

A samosa can be a healthy snack as it contains all the essential veggies good for your health. They are the yummiest snack we crave for with a hot tea or coffee!

Ingredients: To prepare the dough, you need: 2 cup maida or plain flour, ¼ tsp ajwain or carom seeds, ½ tsp salt, ¼ cup oil, ½ cup water

For the stuffing you need: 2 tsp oil, 1 tsp cumin or jeera, ½ tsp coriander seeds (crushed), 1-inch ginger, finely chopped, one chilli, finely chopped, ½ cup peas, ½ tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp cumin powder/jeera powder, ½ tsp amchur / dry mango powder, ½ tsp garam masala, ¾ tsp salt, 4 potato/aloo, boiled or mashed

Recipe:

1. Take a large mixing bowl and add 2 cups maida. You can alternatively take wheat flour/atta.
2. Add ajwain, salt and mix well.
3. Add a cup of oil, crumble & mix the flour.
4. Crumble and mix well.
5. Grease the dough with oil, cover and leave it for 20 minutes.
6. In a large Kadai or vessel take 2 tsp oil and add cumin, coriander seeds, ginger and 1 chilli.
7. Add peas and saute for 2 minutes.
8. Then add chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, amchur, garam masala, and salt.
9. Saute on low flame until spices turn brown.
10. Add boiled and mashed potato.
11. Mash well until spices are mixed.
12. Let the samosa stuff cool completely.
13. After 20 minutes, knead the dough again.
14. Cut it horizontally, diving into two equal portions using a knife.
15. Gently press so that it seals properly.
16. Stuff prepared samosa masala into the cone.
17. Close and seal tightly by pressing firmly.
18. Heat the oil in a Kadai and deep-fry the samosa on a low flame for at least 15 minutes.
19. Serve with green chutney.

4. Upma

It is a South Indian breakfast dish you can prepare from Rava. Upma tastes yummier with coconut chutney, lemon slices or lemon pickle. It can be a healthy choice of breakfast for all.

Ingredients: 1 cup Rava (fine variety), finely chopped 1 medium-sized onion, 1 to 2 green chillies, ½ inch ginger, some coriander leaves, 8 to 10 curry leaves, 1 tsp chana dal, 1 tsp urad dal.

Recipe:

1. Heat a pan.
2. Add the 1 cup Rava and begin to roast it.
3. The Rava or sooji grains should start to look dry, separate and crisp.
4. Then switch off the flame.
5. Take a vessel, and heat ghee or oil in it.
6. Add mustard seeds and fry them.
7. Add cumin seeds with chana and urad dal.
8. Fry them.
9. Now add the finely chopped onions.
10. Saute the onions till they become translucent.
11. Add chopped green chilly, ginger and curry leaves.
12. Stir & saute for a minute.
13. Then add 2.5 cups of water to this mixture.
14. Add salt as required.
15. Stir well.
16. Add Rava in 4 to 5 batches with a spoon.
17. Stir immediately.
18. Keep on adding and stirring the Rava.
19. Cover and allow the Rava Upma to steam for 2 minutes on the low flame.
20. Add about 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves and stir well.

5. Grilled Sandwich

During mornings, many of us do not have time to heat a heavy breakfast. In that case, you can simply go for grilled sandwiches which contain almost all the essential veggies and are delicious.

Ingredients: 8 to 10 slices of white or whole wheat bread, 1 medium potato, 1 small to medium cucumber, 1 small onion, 1 little to medium tomato, butter, chaat masala powder, roasted cumin powder, black salt or regular salt, freshly crushed black pepper – optional, tomato ketchup or sauce.

Recipe:

1. On slices of bread spread butter evenly followed with green chutney.
2. Place a few slices of potatoes
3. Sprinkle with Chaat masala and cumin powder.
4. Place a tomato, cucumber and onion slices over the bread.
5. Cover the vegetable topped slices with the butter and chutney slices of bread.
6. Spread butter on the top.
7. Preheat the grill.
8. Place the buttered side facing the bottom.
9. Grill the sandwiches for 2-3 minutes.
10. Serve veg grilled sandwich hot with green chutney or tomato sauce.

6. Masala Pasta

Who does not love pasta? Most of us do! Pasta is always yummy and spicy and contains almost every healthy vegetable in it. If you are bored of eating regular meals, you can try pasta and enjoy its delicious taste.

Ingredients: 1 cup pasta, water, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp oil, 1 tbsp butter, 2 clove garlic finely chopped, 1-inch ginger, ½ Onion, 1 cup tomato, ¼ tsp turmeric / Haldi, ½ tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder, 2 tbsp tomato sauce, ½ tsp garam masala, ½ tsp salt, 2 tbsp corn, ¼ capsicum, ¼ carrot, 2 tbsp peas / Matar, 7 florets broccoli, 3 tbsp water, ½ tsp mixed herbs and Oregano.

Recipe:

1. In a vessel boil enough water and add pasta and salt.
2. Stir well and boil for 13 minutes.
3. Drain off the water
4. In a large vessel heat 1 tsp oil and 1 tsp butter.
5. Saute in 1-inch ginger, 2 clove garlic, and ½ Onion till they turn soft
6. Add 1 cup tomato and saute well.
7. Add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp garam masala and ½ tsp salt.
8. Saute till the spices get cooked.
9. Add corn, capsicum, carrot, peas and broccoli
10. Add water and mix well.
11. Cover for 5 minutes or till vegetables get cooked well.
12. Add in 2 tbsp tomato sauce and ½ tsp mixed herbs
13. Add in cooked pasta and mix gently.
14. Serve masala pasta Indian style hot topped with cheese.

7. Namakpare

These snacks are crunchy strips shaped and are an ideal tea time or evening snack recipe which you can serve with a cup of chai or coffee. It can also be a perfect snack to share with your friends and family during any occasion or celebrations.

Ingredients: 2 cup wheat flour/atta, 2 tbsp Rava / Semolina / Suji, 1 tsp ajwain/carom, ½ tsp pepper, crushed, ½ tsp salt, 3 tbsp oil, oil

Recipe:

1. In a bowl take wheat flour and Rava.
2. Add ajwain, pepper and salt.
3. Pour hot ghee/oil over the flour.
4. Crumble the oil with dough well.
5. Add water slowly and start to make the dough.
6. Knead the dough well, until it forms a stiff and tight dough.
7. Pinch a large ball. Flatten them just like Chapati balls.
8. Dust some wheat flour, roll them into a round.
9. Take a knife and cut them into long strips.
10. Drop the Namakpare into the hot oil
11. Flip over to cook it on both sides.
12. Fry them to nice golden brown on low-medium flame.
13. Allow them to cool and store them into an airtight container.

8. Veg biryani

It is the most popular dish among all the vegetarians. You can try it in your home, and you feel full for an extended period. It contains all the healthy ingredients and has a spicy touch of biryani.

Ingredients: 3 tbsp ghee/butter, 2-inch cinnamon stick / Dalchini, 5 cloves, 4 cardamom / Elachi, ½ tsp pepper, ½ tsp cumin seeds/jeera, 1 medium onion, 1 tsp garlic paste, 5 beans chopped, 10 gobi/cauliflower, ¼ cup peas, 1 carrot, 1 potato, 3 mushrooms, 1 cup curd/yoghurt, ½ tsp turmeric / Haldi, 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder, ¼ tsp cumin powder/jeera powder, 2 tsp biryani masala, salt, 6 tbsp coriander leaves, 20 mint/pudina leaves, 6 tbsp onions, 1½ cups basmati rice, soaked 30 minutes, 2 cups water.

Recipe:

1. In a cooker heat ghee.
2. Saute on low flame 2 bay leaf, 2-inch cinnamon, 5 cloves, 4 cardamom, ½ tsp pepper and ½ tsp cumin seeds.
3. Saute chopped onions to a golden brown
4. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute well.
5. Add mixed vegetables like beans, gobi, peas, carrot, and mushrooms.
6. Add in turmeric, chilli powder, cumin powder, biryani masala and salt to taste.
7. Add coriander leaves and mint leaves.
8. Add in 2 tbsp fried onions.
9. Spread soaked basmati rice.
10. Sprinkle biryani masala powder and salt.
11. Add in coriander leaves, mint and fried onions.
12. Spread 1 tbsp of ghee
13. Pour 2 cups of water from the side of the cooker without disturbing layers.
14. Cover the cooker and simmer for 25 minutes or till the rice cooks well.
15. Serve veg biryani prepared in the cooker along with raita.

9. Moong Dal Chilla

Moong Dal Chilla is the most famous breakfast recipes in Indian families. It is tasty as well as healthy on the same hand. It is the easiest recipe to prepare, and you can try it at home as it requires very little preparation.

Ingredients: 1 cup moong dal, 1 chilli, 1-inch ginger, 1 tsp cumin, ¼ tsp turmeric, 2 tbsp coriander, pinch Hing, ½ tsp salt, 3 tbsp water, oil

Recipe:

1. In a bowl soak moong dal for 3 hours.
2. Drain off water and transfer to a jar.
3. Add chilli, ginger and cumin.
4. Blend them to smooth paste adding water if required
5. Transfer the batter to the bowl.
6. Add turmeric, coriander, pinch Hing and salt.
7. Mix well by adding water forming thick flowing consistency chilla batter.
8. Pour batter onto a hot Tawa and spread.
9. Pour olive oil over the chilla.
10. Allow cooking on a medium flame.
11. Now flip the chilla and cook two sides gently.
12. You can serve the Moong dal chilla with green chutney.

10. Instant Crispy Dosa

South Indian recipes are always healthy and delicious. Crispy dosa is easy to make and saves time when you are in a hurry. You can go for this recipe in the morning as it is healthy and bakes up instantly!

Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour, 3 cups rice flour, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 2 green chillies, 1 tbsp onions, 1 tsp chilli powder, Salt, Oil

Recipe:

1. Mix all the ingredients in a vessel.
2. Add water to make the batter.
3. Keep it for 15 minutes.
4. Heat the Tawa and spread it with oil.
5. Pour the batter in the hot Tawa in circles.
6. Pour little oil at the edges and in the centre of the dosa
7. Turn it upside down after it gets cooked
8. Remove the dosa with a spoon once both the sides are properly baked.
9. Serve it with chutney powder.

These were some of the food recipes you can try at home during the quarantine. You may find some recipes tricky, but once you start, you will surely love it and feel they are easy to prepare as well. You can cook these recipes at home as they require little ingredients that you generally eat at home.

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In this period of quarantines and lockdowns, when everyone is stuck at home, it is important to keep yourself from becoming dull and tired. Testing times call for more proactive and energetic human beings to keep the world going in spite of all odds. So, to keep you from losing your senses during this time, there are some do-at-home activities that we suggest you to follow.

Trying some activities with family or your housemates, with whom you have to spend the rest of the time. This will help you develop your relationships further and strengthen your bonds with your loved ones even more.

1. Try out some DIY Stuff

On the internet, you can find various sites that can teach you to build new and easy items or maybe tell you some tricks to completely change some of the things you had been doing earlier the wrong way. These Do-It-Yourself tricks help you see a new perspective on things and also help you become more resourceful. -Before you even start, make sure that you have the essential tools needed for your DIY project. Also, keep in mind to store your valuable tools properly, you can find a review on the best tool chests on https://bestofmachinery.com/best-tool-chest/

2. Learn calligraphy online

What is life without a little art? Go online and search videos that teach calligraphy. You might think about why you need it. Well, calligraphy helps you improve your concentration and control. It also allows you to develop patience and calms your mind. Doesn’t sound so bad now, does it?

3. Watch educational videos with Ted-Ed

Ted-Ed is one of the most popular educational portals on the internet. You can search for videos related to books, films, history, society, cultures, politics and much more. These amazing videos are very famous and watching even one of them will blow your mind completely. So try these videos out if you want to learn something new and interesting every day.

4. Listen to free audiobooks

If you love reading books but cannot get your hands on new ones, Audiobooks are the best alternative out there. With the help of Audiobooks, you can multitask as well. By listening to the books with earphones or speakers, you can carry out your day to day activities and read your favourite books at the same time.

5. Watch TV Shows Online

There hasn’t been a better time for binge-watching. There are some of the most popular web series and TV shows online that you can catch up. With the rise of a number of over-the-top media platforms, watching content online has never been easier. At very reasonable prices, you can subscribe to some of the best content streaming sites and watch some of the best shows and series.

6. Try Yoga

Yoga is a great way to relax your mind and body and calm nerves as well. If you are not working out or going for a walk outside, doing yoga every day can help you get some much-required exercise and improve your health as well. This is a healthy habit one must have!

7. Play Indoor Games 

One of the best ways to spend time with friends and family is to play indoor games. This keeps the competitive spirit alive as well as improves bonds and relationships. This is also one of the simplest things to do at home. You can play cards, board games, guessing games or even multiplayer games online.

8. Learn a new language

This might take time, but since that is easy to find nowadays, you can definitely utilize it to learn a new language. With every new word, you learn you also take in something new about the culture from where the language originated. Learning new languages helps in brain development and also opens a completely new world to literature and movies for you to explore.

9. Learn Cooking

One thing that is very important during these times is to learn how to cook. This not only makes you independent but also improves your overall skills and resourcefulness. So grab that cookbook today and start learning.

10. Meditate

It is very difficult to find peace of mind in these testing times. If you are looking to relax and bring calmness to your life then meditation is a great way to achieve that. You check online for guided meditation or simply listen to calming music while filling your mind with happy thoughts.

So these were some of the ways you can spend some time at your homes during a long period of quarantine.

This will definitely help you in the long run and once all this is over, you can guarantee that you became a much better person than you were before.

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