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Easy rangoli designs - beginners

Though I have drawn all the designs myself personally I am thankful to my family for the inputs, information and help in drafting all the posts so far.  I have used the terms kolam  rangoli quite freely in all the posts. Probably there would have been differences based on classical (!) explanations in the past but today kolams can also be colourful like rangolis both in the free hand and dots type  I find that even the terms rangoli kolam and kolam rangoli are used at  present. The only area where I think kolam are different are in sikku kolam and arisi maavu kolam. Both are beautiful, challenging and can be intricate . Rangoli is muggulu in Telugu and so this post will be useful for those in search of small and simple muggulu for beginners.  This post   may have answers  kutty rangoli /kolam designs The rangoli in the image below is one of the basic designs that can be used for learning.   Form a star with two inverted triangles.   ...

Masala khichdi and kadhi recipe images

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Khichdi ,kadhi easy to  understand step by step pictures A Maharastrian dish my sister in Nagpur prepares quite often.  It is very tasty and healthy too.  This is not the usual khichdi made with rava in Tamil Nadu.   We need , chopped onion, tomato, vegetable like potato , carrot , peas , beans It is prepared directly in a pressure cooker .  I add oil and a little ghee too Saute with mustard and  curry leaves Add onion pieces When onion is cooked , add tomato this ensures that the tomato is  not over cooked For one and half measures raw rice ,  I have taken quarter measure toor dhal and quarter measure moong dhal.  We can also prepare with half measure toor dhal  or half measure moong dhal Wash the  rice and dhals well Add the vegetables Add turmeric powder Add dhania powder ( coriander powder ) Add chilly powder .  If you want it hot , two chopped green chillies can ...