On the Lighter Side

Recipe of Krishav’s

Loco Coco Drink

Ingredients:

  1. Brownie: 1 piece (70 gms)

  2. Chocolate chips: 1 spoon (10-20 gms)

  3. Milk: 1 cup (150 ml)

  4. Vanilla ice cream- 2 scoop

  5. Chocolate ice cream- 2 scoop

  6. Chocolate sauce

Items Needed:

  1. Glass Jar

  2. Straw & Spoon

  3. Blender

Method:

  1. Blend 1 scoop each of vanilla and chocolate ice cream with milk using blender

  2. Pour the mixture in the jar

  3. Add vanilla and chocolate scoop ice cream along with chocolate chips in the jar

  4. Place the brownie on the mixture along with chocolate sauce as per taste

  5. Use a straw and spoon to enjoy to wonderful Krishav’s Loco Coco drink


Krishav Dixit

I Swans



  • India for eternity is a diamond mine. India was called “Ratna Garbha”. Diamonds are polished here and shine everywhere in all ages. India stands first in cutting and polishing of diamonds.


  • Indian Pharma industry occupies the fourth position in terms of production and thirteenth in terms of value.


  • India stands first in production of motorcycles and automobile parts. It occupies second position in the production of tractors and two wheelers and fourth in production of commercial vehicles.


  • Bombay stock exchange is the second biggest stock exchange of the world.


  • India has the largest banking system of the world with 70,000 branches.


  • India stands as a country of largest cultivable area. It stands first in production of rice and wheat. It is the largest exporter of Basmati rice.


  • India occupies first position in the production of commercial crops like sugarcane, cotton, jute.


  • India is world largest producer of Tobacco and tea.


  • India occupies the first position in production of coconut, turmeric, spices.


  • India is the largest producer of fruits in the world. 10% of world’s fruits production is from India. It occupies the second position in export of fruits and first position in export of mango and banana.


  • India occupies the second rank in vegetable production.


  • India occupies the first position in the production of milk and fifth in rank in the production of eggs.


  • India stands sixth in rank in the production of fish and seventh position in meat production.


  • India occupies fifth position in power generation in the world.


  • India is the only country that produces maximum number of films every year.



Atharv Gupta

II Pelicans


Weird World Records

  1. Loudest burp

Neville Sharp from Australia burped at 112.4 decibels, even louder than sporting events or concerts

  1. Most canned drinks opened by a parrot in one minute

Zac, the Macaw opened 35 cans in one minute, or around one can every 1.74 seconds

  1. Most wooden toilet seats broken by the head in one minute

Kevin Shelly from USA broke 46 wooden toilet seats in one minute, or around one toilet seat every 1.3 seconds

  1. Farthest distance squirting milk from the eye

Ilker Yilmaz from Turkey squirted milk from his eye a distance of 279.5 cm.

  1. Most bananas snapped in one minute

Andre Ortolf snapped 119 bananas in one minute, or around one banana every 504 milliseconds


Tejas Krishna

V Oyster

Puzzle

I can read your mind!

‘Nah! He can’t possibly read my mind, can he?’ Is that what you are thinking? Well, in that case, you’re wrong. This trick, called Kruskal’s count can ACTUALLY read your mind. So, let’s start!

Steps -

  1. Choose a number from the clock (e.g.-7)

  2. Spell it in your mind (e.g.-SEVEN)

  3. Count the number of letters (e.g.-5 letters) and move that many spaces from 12 on the clock in a clockwise direction (e.g.-12 to 1(S) to 2(E) to 3(V) to 4(E) to 5(N))

  4. Spell this new number in your mind (e.g.-5=FIVE)

  5. Count the number of letters (e.g.-4 letters) and move that many spaces from the new number on the clock in a clockwise direction (e.g.-5 to 6(F) to 7(I) to 8(V) to 9(E))

  6. Repeat step 5 one more time. If you have reached 12 or gone past it, just continue (e.g.- 9=4 letters, 9 to 10(N) to 11(I) to 12(N) to 1(E)). Now, I know you are not on 2, 4, 8 or 12. So, we can remove those numbers from the clock.

  7. Repeat step 5 one last time by skipping crossed numbers (e.g.-1 to 3(O) to 5(N) to 6(E) (skip 2 and 4)).

Now, I know that you are not on 10 or 5 or 11 or 9 or 1. You’re on THE 6!!! Amazed?



Tejas Krishna

V Oyster


Mug Cake


Enjoy a delicious, light mug cake recipe in minutes.

So grab your favourite mug, add the mixture and pop it in the microwave for a quick and delicious sweet treat.

Ingredients

¼ cup dark chocolate chips

2 tablespoons fresh cream

1 tablespoon cocoa powder

1 egg

Vanilla ice cream for serving



Method

1. Combine chocolate chips and cream in a microwave proof mug and heat in the microwave for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and whisk till well incorporated.

2. Add cocoa powder and mix. Add egg and mix well.

3. Heat the prepared chocolate-egg mixture in microwave for 40 seconds.

4. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

5. And your VANILLA ICE CREAM MUG CAKE IS READY!!


Aarshia Hotwani

VII Ebony



Vanilla Cake

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter

  • 2 cups refined flour

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • ¾ tsp baking soda

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract / vanilla essence

  • 1½ cup milk, warm

  • 5 spoons sugar

  • 1 cup cream

Recipe

  • In one bowl take the butter and cream. Whisk it until it turns a bit white .

  • Add sugar and again whisk it.

  • In another bowl take refined flour, baking soda and baking powder and mix it.

  • Then mix both of them in cut and fold method.

  • Add vanilla essence.

  • Then grease the cake tin with refined butter.

  • Next coat the tin with refined flour.

  • Transfer the batter.

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Bake the cake for 20 - 25 minutes.

  • Enjoy the cake !!!


Ananya Jakhotiya

VII Ivory

Coffee Cake



In the lockdown this is the first cake I baked. My dad and I made it. I was doing Yoga and my aunt was going to come over. Surprisingly, my dad started making coffee instead of Tea. I told him that I wanted to bake a cake. So My dad asked me whether I would make a coffee cake. I said Of Course!



Ingredients


  • 1 cup Coffee

  • ½ cup butter

  • 2 cups refined flour

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • ¾ tsp baking soda

  • 1½ cup milk, warm

  • 5 spoons sugar

  • 1 cup cream

  • Water

Recipe

  • First take coffee and water. Mix it until the mixture turns lighter.

  • In one bowl take the butter and cream. Whisk it until it turns a bit white.

  • Add sugar and again whisk it.

  • In another bowl take refined flour, baking soda and baking powder and mix it.

  • Then mix both of them in cut and fold method

  • Add 6 spoons coffee mixture

  • Then grease the cake tin with refined butter.

  • Next coat the tin with refined flour.

  • Transfer the batter.

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Bake the cake for 20 - 25 minutes.

  • Next take the cake out and sprinkle it with some coffee powder.

Ananya Jakhotiya

VII Ivory



Parle - G Crumble with Custard & Chocolate ganache

One evening my sister and I were making our magazine.. We wrote a recipe.. I told my sister, “I want to try this recipe..” My sister agreed and then we made this Parle - G Crumble with Custard & Chocolate ganache. We were quite excited and then we made it.

INGREDIENTS

FOR BISCUIT CRUMBS:

  • 200 grams parle - g biscuit

  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • 3 tbsp butter, melted



FOR EGGLESS CUSTARD

  • 3 cup milk

  • ¼ cup custard powder

  • ¼ cup sugar

FOR CHOCOLATE GANACHE

  • 200 grams chocolate chips

  • 100 grams thickened cream

HOW TO MAKE PARLE-G BISCUIT CRUMBS:

  1. Firstly, in a blender take 200 grams parle-g biscuit and blend to a fine powder.

  2. Blend to a fine powder by pulsing.

  3. Transfer the biscuit powder to a large bowl.

  4. Add 2 tbsp cocoa powder, 1 tsp vanilla extract and 3 tbsp butter.

  5. Mix well making sure everything is well combined.

  6. Form a crumbly mud-like texture. Biscuit crumbs are ready, keep aside.

HOW TO MAKE THE EGGLESS CUSTARD:

  1. In a large kadai take 3 cup milk and ¼ cup custard powder.

  2. Mix well making sure there are no lumps.

  3. Once the custard powder is well combined add ¼ cup sugar.

  4. Continue to cook until the mixture starts to thicken.

  5. The mixture must turn to a smooth silky texture. Custard is ready.

ASSEMBLING THE PUDDING:

  1. Firstly, in a small cup take 2 tbsp of biscuit crumbs.

  2. Using a small glass or spoon press tight making sure there are no gaps.

  3. Pour in prepared custard to ¾ of the cup.

  4. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until the custard sets.

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE GANACHE:

  1. Firstly, in a small bowl take 200 grams chocolate chips and pour 100 grams hot thickened cream.

  2. Mix well until the chocolate melts completely.

  3. The mixture has to turn to a silky smooth consistency. The chocolate ganache is ready. Cool it slightly.

EGGLESS PUDDING PREPARATION:

  1. After the custard layer has set, pour the ganache over it.

  2. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Some Important tips would be:

  1. There should be no lumps in the custard.

  2. When you are done mixing the ingredients of the Custard let it be on the gas for about 15 min to thicken.

  3. You could flavour your custard.

  4. Chill the dessert to get the best result.


Ananya Jakhotiya

VII Ivory



Oreo Balls




Ingredients:

  • 10-15 Oreo biscuits

  • 2 tablespoons of milk

  • White chocolate

  • Nuts (optional)

  • 1 tablespoon of sugar (optional)

  • Any toppings of choice (optional but I prefer Hershy’s chocolate syrup)


How to make:

  • Crush 10-15 Oreos in a plastic zip-lock bag.

  • Next put the crushed Oreos in a bowl and add 2 tablespoons of milk, first add only add half of it (while mixing) and only then add the rest of the milk.

  • Once your dough is ready you will make it into small balls and keep the small nuts inside it.

  • Now microwave your white chocolate till it melts (around 30 seconds).

  • Finally roll your balls in the white chocolate and then refrigerate it for 30 min to 1 hour.

  • Take out your Oreo ball and spread the Hershy’s syrup on it.

  • Enjoy your Oreo Balls now. Yum yum…


Nandini Singh

V Oyster



Yum Pasta Recipe


Hello everybody, today I will help you to make Yummy pasta, so here we go we -

INGREDIENTS-

1- onion

1- capsicum

2- tomatoes

1 cup or 100 grams- pasta/macaroni

1tsp – pasta mix

2 tsp - cooking oil

2 tsp- tomato ketchup

1-carrot

1-corn


Cooking Steps-

  1. First boil water 2-3 cups in a pan, when water is boiled put the pasta in it.

  2. When you see the pasta is soft you can drain the water and keep the pasta in a bowl.

  3. Then take a pan and heat it, put 2 tsp of cooking oil and after the oil heats put chopped tomatoes, chopped onions, capsicums, carrot and corn

  4. Stir-fry the vegetables & put pasta mix, tomato ketchup.

  5. Then let it cook for a couple of minutes.

  6. Let it cool down and enjoy your pasta.


Preparation time 30-35 minutes

7 to 8 years old can do but adult supervision is required.


Anitra Sharma

VII Ebony


Riddles


  1. Why couldn’t the bicycle stand up by itself?


  1. What do you call a person with no body and no nose?


  1. What do bees do when they need a ride?


  1. What do you call a man with a rubber toe?


  1. Why did the math book look so sad?


  1. What is brown and sticky?


  1. What do you give to a sick lemon?


  1. Why do fish live in salt water?


  1. What does a house wear?


  1. Which satellite will cows go to?


Answers:

  1. Because it is two-tired.

  2. Nobody knows

  3. They wait at the Buzz-stop.

  4. Roberto

  5. Because of all its problems

  6. A Stick

  7. Lemon-aid

  8. Because pepper makes them sneeze.

  9. Address

  10. The Moooon…





Fun Fact

A sun outage is a natural phenomenon that occurs twice a year when a communications satellite and earth come directly in line with the sun.

The energy from the sun interferes with the satellite’s signal causing loss in TV transmission.

It would take 1,200,000 mosquitoes, each sucking once, to completely drain the average human of blood.



Dead people can get goose bumps.


here are more iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.


Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.


It can take a photon 40,000 years to travel from the core of the sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to earth.


Anything that melts can be made into glass. You just must cool off a molten material before its molecules have time to realign into what they were before being melted.


A small percentage of the static you see on "dead" tv stations is left over radiation from the Big Bang. You are seeing residual effects of the Universe's creation.


Written language was invented independently by the Egyptians, Sumerians, Chinese, and Mayans.


If you were to remove all the empty space from the atoms that make up every human on earth, the entire world population could fit into an apple.



Honey does not spoil. You could feasibly eat 3000-year-old honey.



The Spanish national anthem has no words.



The entire world's population could fit inside Los Angeles.


More people visit France than any other country.




The world's most densely populated island is the size of two soccer fields.


Indonesia is home to some of the shortest people in the world.



The Paris Agreement on climate change was signed by the largest number of countries ever in one day.





The world's quietest room is located at Microsoft's headquarters in Washington state.













There are only three countries in the world that do not use the metric system.

















The longest place name on the planet is 85 letters long.







The coldest temperature ever recorded was -144 degrees Fahrenheit.









The Earth's ozone layer will make a full recovery in 50 years.










There are around 4 quadrillion bacteria on Earth.






People who are currently alive represent about 7 percent of the total number of people who have ever lived.










There are 43 countries that still have a royal family.



Fun facts around us!


  1. The sun is so far away that if you tried to drive there, travelling at 100 km an hour, it would take you 170 years to reach your destination!


  1. It is silent in space because there is no air to covert vibrations into sound waves.


  1. The dragon’s blood tree only grows on the island of Socotra near Africa .The tree gets its name because, if scratched, it seeps red liquid like blood !


  1. In winter, people put a liquid called antifreeze in their cars to stop the water in their engines freezing up. Antarctic cod produce their own special kind of antifreeze to stop their blood freezing in icy waters.


  1. When we get off a roundabout, we feel dizzy because the fluid in our semi-circular canals keeps moving for a few moments after we stop turning.

  2. In an ordinary bulb, only 10 % of the energy used produces light. The rest of the energy is wasted as heat.


  1. When we sneeze, air comes out of our nostrils at about 160 kilometres per hour- that is faster than cars on a motorway.


  1. The Statue of Liberty was given to the USA by France on the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.


  1. Esperanto is a special language that does not belong to one country but was invented over 100 years ago to be an international language.


  1. Argentinosaurus and many other dinosaurs were huge, but the blue whale is bigger than any of them.



Fun Facts


  1. A mother crocodile carries its babies in her mouth.


  1. A kangaroo cannot walk backwards.


  1. A baby kangaroo is as small as a red kidney bean.


  1. Snails take the longest naps with some lasting as long as three years.


  1. A new born giraffe can stand a few minutes after its birth.


  1. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.


  1. As well as having unique finger prints, we all have unique tongue prints.


  1. Cows and horses sleep while standing up.


  1. Cucumber is a fruit not a vegetable, Its part of the melon family.


10.All the planets are named after Greek/Roman gods/goddesses except earth.


  1. The sunset on Mars appears blue.


  1. Summers last for 42 years on Uranus.


Memes

Bilva

XI A