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I turned my Kurti into an Apron

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Welcome back, folks! Lately I tried making an Apron out of my old Kurti. To be honest, I did not watch any video. I was just cleaning my wardrobe and I got this very old Kurti which I used to wear back in College. Believe me, this Kurti is so old that some part of the fabric has merely faded. (Oh ya, I know this sounds crazy) I don't know how, but suddenly I felt the need for an Apron. I thought, why don't I give a try. Even if this doesn't work, it will still be alright since this is a very old Kurti which will eventually be thrown in the trash. I'm not a beginner. I took tailoring lessons when I was in school. I used to have a stitching machine as well but I don't have it right now. Anyway, I took the fabric, chopped the hands and divided into two pieces. Honestly, I almost forgot how an Apron looks like since I haven't had an Apron for years. I remember my mom used to have one when I was little and for some reasons

I tried to bake a cake in a Pressure cooker

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Since I don't have an Oven or a Microwave, baking is not so easy for me. I saw this video on YouTube sometime back where this lady bakes a cake in a Pressure cooker. I thought of giving it a try since it was Easter and I wanted to bake.   As per the YouTube video, she takes All purpose flour, Oil and Milk to create a batter. Once the batter is made, she puts it in the pressure cooker and bakes it on a low flame for 35 mins. (to be precise) Once it's baked, she pours some vanilla on the cake and some crushed chocolate which makes it a Vanilla Chocolate cake. I'm certainly unfortunate because I didn't have the All-purpose flour, neither did I have any Chocolate or Vanilla and due to lock-down it's very difficult to buy any essentials as most of the grocery shops are running out of stock. So instead of All purpose flour, I took Wheat flour to make the batter. As I didn't have Vanilla or Chocolate, I knew my cake wouldn't be int