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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...

How to make karacha maavu dosai

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Karaicha maavu dosai or karacha mavu dosa This is one of the quickest and easiest dosa recipes to make.  This dosai can be made in a jiffy.  After it turns brown in colour as in the  photo remove it from the pan. Serve with chutney or sambhar ! Procedure Take equal measures of rice flour, maida and wheat flour in a vessel Add water and mix well till the viscosity is as shown in the image below Add chopped green chillies, coriander leaves, asafoetida, salt and stir well. The batter is poured on the pan as shown in the second image Add oil around the dosa and allow it cook on one side Then turn the dosa again add some oil.                                                                      Next is a variation of godhumai maavu or wheat flour dosai.   The ingredients ar...

Jujube fruit recipes ezhantha pazham

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Khatta meetha bora | Ezhantha palam snack The jujube tree fruit is available in plenty during after January. It can be eaten raw also as we do in most homes.  It is offered as Naivedyam for the festivals that are celebrated in January, February viz Sankranthi and Rathasapthami;   Let us see how to prepare a simple snack using this fruit. Wash the fruits and tear the skin to check for any worms that may be inside. We also need chopped ginger, green chillies, coriander leaves and jaggery. Add the ingredients except jaggery to a mixer add a little water and wet grind. Add jaggery to a shallow pan , add little water , heat it so that the jaggery melts When jaggery melts, add the ground paste and  stir well After a couple of minutes, add the fruits to the pan Add salt according to your taste and requirement Stir well so that the salt is mixed evenly.  Transfer to a bowl .  It can be stored in the refrigerator upto on...