Tortoise vs Turtle

All Tortoises are Turtles but not vice versa, means we can not call Turtles as Tortoises. They are Reptiles. Tortoises mainly live on land, they occasionally visit water for bathing and drinking, whereas Turtles visit land occasionally for laying eggs they spend most of their time in the water.

    

Tortoises are herbivores, they mainly feed on leaves. Turtles are omnivorous, they eat plants as well as animals. Tortoises mostly have a large dome-shaped shell whereas Turtles mostly have flat, streamlined shells.

   

Tortoises feet are short and sturdy with bent legs which helps them to move freely on land. Turtles have webbed feet with long claws which help them to swim in water.

Frog vs Toad

You know about Frog, which is an amphibian (which can live both on land and water) so as Toad. Toad is a look-alike of Frog. They belong to the same family. 

Toads are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands. Although Toad is an amphibian it lives mostly on land. We can commonly see them in gardens and yards. Toads lay their eggs in water, toad eggs are more in a chain.

Frogs usually have moist skin. An adult frog has a stout body, protruding eyes, cleft tongue, limbs folded underneath, and no tail. Frog's habitat is in and near ponds. Frogs usually lay their eggs in water and they will be in mass.

Shira / Kesari Bath

Ingredients:

Sooji ( Upma Rava) - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Dry Fruits - handfull
Milk - 2 and half cups
Ghee - 1 cup

Method:

Step 1: Dry roast sooji with little ghee and keep it aside.

Step 2: Roast dry fruits in ghee and keep them aside.

Step 3: Put milk in a pan and let it boil.

Step 4: Add roasted sooji into the boiling milk and stir continuously.

Step 5: Add roasted dry fruits and stir it continuously till the mixture leaves the pan.

Step 6: Add Sugar, keep stirring till sugar melts.

Step 7: Add in ghee, stir the mixture till it leaves the pan.

Step 8: Hot Shira is ready to be served.

Note: Chopped Bananas and Pineapples can be added with sugar.

Beans and Carrot Fried Rice

Ingredients:

Beans - 100gms
Carrot - 100gms
Green Chilly - 2
Pepper Powder - 1tsp
Cumin
Cumin Powder - 1tsp
Ginger Garlic paste - 1tsp
Oil - 5tsp
Cooked Basmati Rice - 1cup

Method:

Step 1: Chop Green Chillies, Carrots and Beans lengthwise or as you prefer.

Step 2: Take a pan: put oil and cumin seeds, let the cumin seeds splutter.

Step 3: Put green chilies, ginger garlic paste and saute for 2 mins.

Step 4: Add chopped vegetables and saute for 2-3 mins do not overcook. Vegetables should retain their crunchiness.

Step 5: Add pepper powder and cumin powder. Saute a little.

Step 6: Add cooked rice and mix. Close the pan and simmer for 2 mins.

Step 7: Hot Beans and Carrot fried rice is ready to be served with Raita.

Note: If you prefer soya sause and vineger can be added.