Glycerine Rosewater Lotion Recipe

You would think that glycerin and rosewater would be the perfect ingredients for a lotion recipe. I suppose it's what you consider a lotion! Here's the recipe I tried, that was discussed on many different websites: 

1 1/2 cups mineral water
1/3 cup glycerin
3 teaspoons rose water 

Some recipes included rose water and glycerin, some were glycerin and mineral water, some were glycerin and distilled water. Really, it comes down to this style of recipe including glycerin, water of some sort, and nothing else.

The recipes say either to shake the stuff for a few minutes, or to blend it in a blender. The problem here is that the mixture is REALLY thin. We're talking chicken-soup thin. Also, since there is no binding agent involved, the glycerin tends to separate back out from the water pretty quickly.

You can certainly try this recipe to see how you like a very-thin hint-of-glycerin lotion, but for me it was just TOO drippy. You'd try to get some on your hands, and it would drip off all over the place.

Konafa

Konafah

(Step-by-Step)

To make this possible, you need:

1 packet “Konnafah” (uncooked)

2 “Safa” cream (or fat sour cream or other consistent cream)

227grams butter

2 cups sugar

2 cups water

Ground pistachios (optional)

Method

Take out the "Konafa" (uncooked) from the refrigerator before at least one hour.Then tear it into small pieces...

Put butter on slow fire..

Melt the butter..

Pour the butter on the konafa and mix well..

 

 

Press half of the buttered konafa onto a baking pan..

Bake in a preheated oven (high) until golden brown..

Meanwhile, put two cans of cream in a bowl..

With 2 tablespoons of water..

and 1 tablespoon of ground pistachios..

Mix well in a bowl..

Remove the konafa from the oven..

Start adding the mixed cream on top of the golden konafa..

Make sure its evenly distributed on top..

Put the remaining uncooked Konafa on top of the cream..

Make sure you cover the whole surface..

Place again inside the oven and bake until golden brown..

Meanwhile, to make syrup, mix 2 cups of sugar..

with 2 cups of water..

heat on stove..

and stir well together until dissolved.. and cook till light golden color..

Remove the konafa from oven when its ready..

Pour the syrup on the konafa..

Garnish with ground pistachios and serve! 

Du'a (Dukka)

 Dukka, or Du'a, or Dukkha, may or may not have its origins in Egypt. Whether it does or not, what it is, is a good appetizer, spicy and crunchy at the same time. I've seen versions of this that use different nuts, such as almonds or macadamias, and sunflower seeds, with cayenne pepper to give it a little more kick. Feel free to experiment, and tailor to your guests. To serve, cut up a french loaf in small pieces, then place a bowl of good olive or sunflower oil next to the container of dukka. Dip a piece of bread in the oil, then into the dukka, and enjoy.

A spice and nut mixture that can be sprinkled on salads or pasta dishes, mixed with olive oil and brushed on pita or pizza dough, or coated on chicken or fish and then grilled.

Ingredients:

1           cup of shelled pistachio nut

1           cup almond

1           tablespoon whole coriander seed

1           tablespoon whole cumin seed

1/2        teaspoon dried thyme

1/4        cup sesame seeds

1/4        teaspoon salt

Instructions:

1.     First, toast the nuts in a hot oven for about 15 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent burning.

2.     Toast the spice seeds and sesame seeds separately in the same way.

3.     Cool and combine with the remaining ingredients in a food processor.

4.     Grind the mixture until it resembles small breadcrumbs.

5.     The mixture should be very dry and crumbly, not a paste.

6.     Be careful as over processing can release the oil from the nuts making the mixture moist, which you don't want.

Allah's signs in the world - part IX

Arabic Words on the body of Fish 

Please note that Muslims do not base their faith on such information. Our anchor is the Quran, our Holy Book and the abundant knowledge and wisdom on life, science, nature, etc. within it. 

If you wish to see a REAL miracle - Read the Quran.

Article from The New Sunday Times dated 2nd May 1999

Allah's signs in the world - part VIII

THE LORD SEED UNTO US..

Shaista, 14, finds message from God in tomato

 

By Ian Key

PILGRIMS were last night flocking to see a message from God - in a TOMATO.

Schoolgirl Shaista Javed, 14 sliced open the fruit to make a salad for her gran and found the holy words spelt out by its pips and veins.

On one half was written: "There is no God but Allah," and on the other: "Mohammed is the messenger."

A holy man verified that the words came from sacred Moslem book the Koran. Now gran Niamat Bibi's modest terraced house has now become a mecca for pilgrims.

Important

More than 100 Moslems have flocked to her home to see the amazing tomato in her fridge.

Shaista said: "I cut the tomato in half and saw what looked like Arabic lettering. I iust couldn't believe it. 

"It looked like the word for God, I recognised it from the Koran.

"Then when I looked closer I could see it was a whole phrase, a very important one saying, 'There is no God but Allah'." 

She cried out and Niamat rushed into the kitchen. They looked closely and found more writing.

Niamat said:"I saw the second holy phrase and I just couldn't believe what I was seeing. There were some letters missing and it was hard to decipher but the message was clear." 

News of the discovery spread fast. Niamat said: "At first there were just a few friends, neighbours and relatives, but as news spread they were. coming from far and wide. Even people from different towns have made the journey. 

"They knock on the door and I take them through to the kitchen and open the fridge door for them to have a look. What has happened is amazing." 

A spokesman at the local mosque said: "We don't consider it a miracle but it is certainly a blessing." 

Niamat says the tomato will stay at her home in Huddersfield, West Yorks, until it can be preserved. 

In March last year another family from the town found 'Praise Allah' written inside an aubergine. 

And a rock from Ben Nevis which has been engraved with 'Allah' by the wind and rain is kept in a mosque in Burnley, Lancs. 

Two years ago, Hindus across the UK besieged temples when statues of elephant-headed god Ganesh 'drank' offerings of milk through its trunk.