Halloween

What is Halloween?

Well, it is just around the corner on the 31st October. It is a yearly celebration observed across the globe, the eve of Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day. It is time to remember the dead, saints (hallows), martyrs and all the departed believers. It is said that Halloween dates back to about 1745.

means hallowed evening or holy evening. Around the world, on this day, the Christians attend church services, light candles on the graves of the dead. Contemporary Halloween activities include trick –or-treating, attending costume parties, decorating, carving pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns, lightening bonfires, apple bobbing and divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, scary stories being told and watching horror films. On All Hallows’ Eve, there is self-denial from meat, giving rise to a variety of vegetarian foods associated with this day.

Costumes and jewellery

Halloween costumes are conventionally exhibited after supernatural figures such as vampires, monsters, ghosts, skeletons, witches, and devils. Halloween being around the corner, we often plan out our costumes for the costume parties.

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Food:  

If there is a costume party for Halloween, how can we not have food. So, here are DIY HALLOWEEN TREATS!


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Halloween Movies to watch:

With the costumes and food set for the Halloween, here is a list of movies/series to watch for Halloween

  • The exorcist

and many more, which is your favourite Halloween movie?

Wishing you all in advance, a very Happy Halloween

Halloween Tricks & Treat

Halloween tricks and treats

Enjoy an unlimited tricks & treats Halloween night with Vampire Apple Bite with Cheese Mousse, Grave of Chicken with Mushroom Ragout, Ghost Eye Egg Tuna Mimosa, Cut Finger Roll Tenderloin, Worm on Wound Gnocchi with Pomodoro Sauce, Spooky Tofu & Peppers in garlic green onion sauce, Devil’s Food cake, Spider Web Tarts, Ghoulish Petits Fours, Crooked Chorus.

Halloween tricks and treats
Eat, Drink & Stay Spooky

What: ‘Halloween Tricks & Treat at The Resort

The Resort, Madh-Marve, Mumbai

When: 31st October 2018

Time: 7 pm to 11:30 pm


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Tips To Sell Your Property In Dubai

Property in Dubai

If you’re searching to sell your property in Dubai, look no further than this guide. We round off the things you require to ensure a smooth process.

Here are few tips to selling your property In Dubai

PICK THE RIGHT AGENT FOR YOUR PROPERTY

In order to sell your property or Off Plan Projects In Dubai on the secondary market, you will require to enlist an agent. It is better to seek out an expert who has a superior understanding of the area that you live in. Luxhabitat’s niche lies in the high-end property situated in 12 areas of Dubai, including Al Barari, Arabian Ranches, Downtown Dubai, Emirates Hills as well as Palm Jumeirah.

Downtown Dubai property | by Virtual BCM-Bobb & Company Marketing
Downtown Dubai | by Virtual BCM-Bobb & Company Marketing

If you’re looking to vend your property, then do contact a specialist here. Together with Luxhabitat, we will then lay out a marketing strategy for your property as well as aid valuation with market reports. Having an expert in real estate will ensure you may close a finest possible sale. You should sign an agreement with your broker to market the property. It is called a Form A. In order to market your property, signing off on Form A is mandatory. This form also describes the commission paid to the agent to sell your property.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS IN PLACE

You have to contain Passport with UAE Residence visa as well as Emirates ID (if applicable).

SETTLEMENT OF MORTGAGE PAYMENTS, IF APPLICABLE

If your property is mortgaged, you require to request a liability letter (typically valid for 15 days) from your bank. The right agent will guide you accordingly.  Once that is done, you require to obtain a NOC from the developer. Each developer has different criteria for a NOC which typically includes advance payments of service charges amongst other expenses. Please offer the documents from the checklist while applying. The NOC costs between 500 and 5,000 dirhams as well as are issued within 24 hours to seven working days. Some developers might charge extra to expedite this procedure.

After the developer issues the NOC, if the seller has finance, you would proceed to a Dubai Land Department’s trustee office in order to block the property into the buyer’s name. The trustee office will hold the buyer’s payments as well as issue a ‘Restrain property certificate.’ In the case that the buyer is mortgaging the property, then the buyer’s bank will settle the mortgage for the seller. If the buyer is not obtaining a mortgage, then the seller’s mortgage is settled directly.

TRANSFER OWNERSHIP AT THE DLD

You, the seller, the agents involved as well as the mortgage consultant (if applicable) will then need to go to a Dubai Land Department trustee office to initiate the transfer. Take your original passport with you, along with the original title-deed, clearance letter as well as Emirates ID in order to have the new title-deed issued in the buyer’s name. At the point of transfer, you will concurrently receive the payment. The applicable transfer fees are salaried at this point to the Dubai Land Department.

What is your favourite street food? Part 13

Appam, Sri Lanka street food

Continuing my series on What is your favourite street food?

Sri Lanka

There are a number of popular street food items that are popular among locals and tourists.

Shrimp Fritter / Isso Vadai

Prawn vadai isso- Sri Lanka street food
KANDY: Prawn Vadai ( Isso)
Image credit- Tripadvisor

Made with channa dhal oil cakes and shrimp.

Serve this with a dab of lime juice or chopped onions.

Kotthu

Made with Godambha roti (a type of flatbread/roti made with flour, oil, water & egg). Shredded roti is combined with vegetables, egg, meat, spices and gravy.

Achcharu

Mostly made with fruits such as mango, olives, ambarella, pineapple, and guava.

This is a pickled snack that contains chillies, vinegar, and salt.

Short-eats

This coined word is referred to as snacks in Sri Lanka. Mostly crumbled and deep-fried items as shown in the photos.

The fillings usually consist of canned tuna/mackerel, egg, meat/chicken combined with tempered potato, onions and chillies.

The names of the short eats: cutlets(round-shaped ones), patties (half-moon shaped ones), rolls (cylinder-shaped ones), and samosa –originated from India (triangular-shaped ones)

Hoppers also known as Appa / Appam

This is a very crispy bowl-shaped thin pancake made with a fermented rice flour batter. In Sri Lanka, this is served mostly as a savoury dish and consumed mainly for breakfast and dinner.

Appam, Sri Lanka street food
Hoppers
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It’s common to add an egg and consume it as an egg hopper with condiments such as “lunu miris” – chillies and onion paste or with a hot curry.

Recently the big hotels and restaurants have taken these hoppers to the next level by adding various ingredients such as cheese, chopped onions, and bell pepper to the batter and serving with tempered prawns etc.

Even though hoppers are common in all parts of Sri Lanka, variations of hoppers are found in India, mainly in Kerala and also in some parts of Malaysia.

So, what is your favourite Sri Lankan #streetfood?