Khausay is a dish that I love to cook and is well-received by my family. Although it may seem too long to follow but believe me, if you try my version, it's easy to cook with minimal ingredients possible.

Ingredients and Preparation:

• Ø  Besan curry.

Green chili                            1

Gram flour                            1/2 cup

Yogurt                                    1 cup

Cumin powder                      1 tsp

Turmeric                                1tbsp

Water                                     3 cups

Put all ingredients in a blender and blend.

Take a pan, add the mixture with water until your required amount and cook on the low flame when the curry is thick add salt to taste. You may add a pinch of yellow food color.

• Ø  Chicken gravy

Oil                                        1/2 cup

Onion                                   1 medium diced

Chicken (boneless)             600 gm

Ginger/garlic paste             1tbsp

Coriander powder              1tbsp

Cumin powder                   1tbsp

Salt                                     According to taste

Red chili powder                1tbsp

Turmeric                             1/2 tsp

Green chili                            1

Tomatoes                            3-4

Karahi masala                    1 Tbsp (optional if you want a bit spicier)

Blend tomatoes and green chili. In a pan,  heat oil. Then add onions. Fry till golden. Saute chicken and all ingredients one by one. Add 1 cup water and cover for cook until it is turned into a thick gravy.

• Ø  Boil spaghetti

Layer spaghetti first. Put chicken gravy and toss curry over it as much as you like. Garnish it with

Slims / Turkey

Fried onions

Chat masala

Lemon juice

Boiled eggs and coriander (optional)

Serve and enjoy hot!

Khausay

“Larka hai to engineer banega aur larki hai to doctor”.

This famous movie dialogue is an actual depiction of our mentality. These two career choices are not only bound to believe and followed. These are also regarded with uttermost respect in our society.

No, I’m against these careers at all. But I’m definitely against the forced culture. Every mindset is different and unique. It’s so unfair to expect it to behave in a mundane way. The natural inclination of a person is a reflection of his/her passion. Some excel at arts; others in mathematics etc. Giving your children the freedom of career choice will not only allow them to be prosperous but happy too.

Being a bright student, I was expected to be a doctor. In fact; I did intermediate with a premedical background. There, I was with classmates who were anxious aspirants of the medical future. On the other hand, I was more fascinated by teaching. Inspiring students to listen, motivating them to do good was exciting. I had eventually made up my mind to pursue teaching as a career. Since being a part of a typical goal-oriented family, so this decision of mine wasn’t well-received. By family, I mean close relatives of my parents. For them, being successful means you’re in either of those fields. Kudos to my parents, who stood by me and made my relatives understand that she’ll be successful. No matter what field she chooses. It was their confidence that resulted in an exuberant academic journey of mine. I aced the first two job interviews. I was appointed as a lecturer at a renowned college. Since teaching is my passion and it’s something that boosts my soul. I strive hard to be more empathetic. As a result, students are more connected. I’m being highly liked by my students (it’s a fact guys, not an exaggeration lol). Such a gesture is overwhelming and motivating for any teacher.

Career choices

Over time, my students are also going through the same phase of career choices. Their anxiety and pensiveness reminisce my teenage life. So, at the end of the lesson, I make sure to motivate them and keep up their livelihood. I emphasize the point: ''Follow the career which is your passion. It is YOU who matters the most and it is YOU who needs to be happy with the choices.

Prioritize your happiness over the pressures of society. Your happiness will be the tool to deal with life positively. You will eventually make you and your family proud''. Of course, students’ value and appreciate my cents of thoughts.

In a frequently changing environment, having skills is a fundamental option to address the difficulties of regular day-to-day existence. The emotional changes in worldwide economies in the course of recent years have been coordinated with the change in innovation and these are altogether affecting on schooling, the working environment, and our home life. To adapt to the expanding speed and change of present-day life, we as individuals need skills to manage pressure and disappointment. The skilful people will have numerous new positions throughout their lives, with related pressing factors and the requirement for adaptability. Some of the skills that you are acquainted with and can start with amateur knowledge are:

Photography:

 It is a skill, and it's anything but a great deal of training and steadiness. Photographic artists produce pictures/pictures that recount a particular story, give an inward message or record an occasion. With the quick development of the publicizing and media areas, the work open doors in photography saw a gigantic lift.

Art:

Drawing is a creative skill as well as tool. So, this implies that whatever field you are in; you will undoubtedly require drawing abilities to make an image that says 1,000 words. Indeed, a great many people figure they can't sketch or paint so they need to pay somebody to do it. There are many plan- handle that need art. Do your research.

Truth be told, if you love art, you may attempt any of these fields as your future fields: Animator, Architect, Graphics creator, Game fashioner, Jewellery originator, Costume planner, Art instructor, and so forth.

Writing:

Composing is a fundamental component of practically every day today? Regardless of whether you are drafting a proposition for a significant possibility or teaming up by email, solid writing skills help associates and customers comprehend your thoughts. The thirst for composing can bear sweet fruit for you later on as it opens an entryway to the number of careers. For example, Sales letters, Fiction books, Non-fiction books, Emails, Advertorials, Facebook posts, blog posts, Instagram posts, etc.

Food:

The food and drink industry is full of flavor and just bursting with opportunities for people like anyone who are looking for a career that is well paid, rewarding, interesting, diverse, and exciting. Be it a home delivery business to ownership of a café.

Freelancing:

It is the most ideal path for students to bring in some additional pocket cash as it is kind with the hours so they don't need to stress over checking in for work or fulfilling odd hours for a time while keeping up classes and schoolwork. Students can undoubtedly discover gigs on the web and make money to take care of their understudy expenses or simply party it out!

So, to summarize everything, freelancing sure is advancing toward Pakistan and has effectively found the pattern which makes it a win as a profession here in Pakistan. I will write a separate blog post regarding resources that I have found helpful in learning to freelance.

The covid times presented life more vividly and made us think about those life careers which otherwise were being given least heed. On and all, life’s too short to live under pressure and expecting safe choices to be your saviors. Go for a career that doesn’t seem like a stressful job. Grab the choice which can be passionately pursued as well as enjoyed. Owning your journey and going through it bravely would be the most amazing you’ll ever do.

Career choices

Welcome to the first blog post of a realist, who spreads kindness wherever she goes. I, Zainab, am a passionate teacher who is trying to make the most out of life. Had I been not a teacher, I would have been a blogger. But life happened and my urge declined somewhere amidst non-ending errands of daily life. So, this year, procrastination has finally been diminished.

Facts about me

To be acquainted, here are five random facts about me:

-Apart from writing, I’m an avid reader and binge-series watcher who’s always in search of something new to watch.

-An awkward confession of mine would be the obsession with star plus! Yes, my whole childhood was overjoyed watching the never-ending 'K' series. Even in my board exams, I never missed a single episode of PRATIGYA.

-Turkey is my dream destination. Like in my leisure time, I can imagine wandering somewhere along with the Bosphorus river relishing meals on a cruise.

-I love watching makeup tutorials but you will mostly see me not wearing it.

-In my family, I have been considered an achiever, probably because of the best grades I have always gotten so far. But with such titles come the expectations which are sometimes hard to maintain. So, trying not to be a perfectionist all the time.

In this blog, I will be pouring words straight out of my heart and will be sharing my life journey, some reviews as well as ramblings of mundane life. Also, I will mark this blog as a product of this quarantine that I have been wanting to pursue for years but finally got the time to make it happen. I’ll try my best to deliver.

Random Fun-facts about me