Ramadan Nights

A glimpse into our Ramadan... 

RECIPE: Pakora Dipping Sauce

I've always loved Pakora! Especially during Ramadan. 

But I always felt it was missing a sauce or something. So I did my research and found that in Pakistani cuisine, a sauce does exist for pakora. So, I mixed and matched ingredients from different online recipes and here's what I came up with...

Ingredients

1 medium-sized yogurt package (175 grams)

1 table spoon ketchup

1.5 table spoons Worcestershire sauce

2 tea spoons chili powder

1 tea spoon cumin powder

chopped mint (about 10 leaves)

 2 tea spoons lemon juice

salt & pepper to taste

Directions

Mix all ingredients in a bowel and serve chilled.

The result was perfect. I'd definitely make this dipping sauce again!  

Ramadan Kareem رمضان كريم

Wishing everyone a blessed Ramadan!

 مبروك عليكم الشهر!

I love wearing jalabeyas, and during Ramadan I wear them all the time for all 30 days. The picture above was taken in a shop in Freej Al Murar, where they specialize in embroidery and tailoring jalabeyas. I can't wait to wear mine or see what all my friends & family have got tailored especially for Ramadan.

That being said, Ramadan is not about fashion. I hope this Ramadan brings you and I closer to God. 

أعاننا الله على صومه وقيامه ♥

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I finally got around to organizing my make up shelf! Some of you might ask: wouldn't it be easier to have make up on the vanity? But I've got a whole lot of other stuff there (skincare products/hair products/perfumes/...). A shelf in my closet is the perfect place - especially because of all the mirrors.

Here's what I did:

I threw away all my old make up. Then I bought some organizing containers from Daiso, plus I reused some of the stuff I already had. I organized my make up from left to right by process of application. So the order goes like this: skin care products, concealers, tinted moisturizers/foundations and other bottles, brushes, eye shadow and powder/cream compacts. lip/eye-liners & mascaras, lipsticks.

 I still need to get a container from to separate my lipliners from my eyeliners. Also, there are a few odd products with no containers or that don't really belong in a specific group, but I'll figure that out later...