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Easy rangoli designs - beginners

30+ rangoli kolam simple designs  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 w...
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Kadalai paruppu sundal in cooker

For ten ladies are invited for Navaratri kolu we need half kilogram kadalai paruppu or bengal gram. 

Soak for 30 minutes or for 45 minutes if sufficient time is available.  

 Since other sundal varieties require 12 hours soaking this can qualify as a quick sundal recipe too.  

The soaked kadalai paruppu  can be cooked separately in a vessel adding water for cooking or in a pressure cooker.

 (in a pressure cooker allow just two whistles).

In a vessel take two tablespoons of cooking oil, one teaspoon mustard seeds, a pinch of asafoetida, two medium-size red chillies and curry leaves.

 Add the cooked bengal gram after removing excess water.  Add salt to taste.  Cook till moisture is removed and this will be for few minutes.  Adding grated coconut enhances the taste

Thirty to forty years ago sundal was distributed to guests in pottalam as we call it.  Now we distribute it through Ziploc bags ! 

When we were young, we (friends and I) went to many houses in the street.  Our excuse was to see the Navaratri kolu but it was for the sundal pottalam.  

When we came out of a house, we would open the pottalam with excitement to see what sundal variety was inside!

Sometimes same sundal was given in two to three consecutive houses.  So, we invariably tried our luck in other houses.

The ladies in the houses, smiled because they knew what for we had come but with a smiling face gave sundal to all of us. 

Kadalai paruppu sundal 
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chana dal sundal

Just as I digress from the theme of the blog to post recipes, crafts, garland making etc on this blog, please let me take the liberty of go back to the theme of this blog - Rangolisansdots and post a kolam suitable for Navarathri, it can be drawn before the kolu or in the Pooja room. 

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Navratri Friday rangoli 

Navratri golu padi the readymade type (when we were young, we had to arrange furniture of different heights and cover with a clean white dhothi) are evolving every year and the newer ones are so easy to assemble.  I am using the readymade padi for past ten years.  It is like solving a puzzle.  So every year I have to take the help of my children to assemble.

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