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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...

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 ...

Paruppu urundai kuzhambu Toor Dal kofta recipe

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Toor dal kofta recipe | Side dish for rice  Most blog posts are on rangoli designs, festivals and festival related recipes.  Occasionally, I post recipes needed for our day to day menu.   Of course, some viewers on social media have also asked. This dish is called paruppu urundai kuzhambu.   I have translated (!) it in English to toor dal kofta for easy understanding.  A very tasty and healthy side dish for rice.  I think you may love it.  Have you tried it yet. Ingredients are - one measure toor dhal Two green chillies Dhania or coriander one table spoon Cumin or jeera one tea spoon Grind all ingredients in a mixer Add salt required for the dough only . Then knead well to get dough Divide the dough into two parts One part grind with coconut in a mixer Keep the paste ground with coconut aside Roll the other part into spherical shapes Apply oil on a idli plate Keep it in a pressure coo...

Bisi bele bath recipe and side dish

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If you are looking for bisi bele bath recipe , powder of bisi bele bath or sambar sadam Karnataka style this post may have the information you seek. Bisi bele bath or bisi bele huli anna translates to hot dhal sambar rice is one of the most popular lunch recipes and is from Karnataka. This tastes best when eaten hot .  Onion raitha a suitable side dish as also potato chips. For one cup rice take one cup toor dhal ( Some take half cup dhal for one cup rice , this is the combination adopted in our family ) Traditional sambar sadam recipe  Add a pinch of turmeric powder and cook them both in a cooker so that the resultant mixture becomes semi solid  The vegetables used are carrot , potato , green peas.  We can also use beans and pea nuts.  Chop them into small pieces as shown and cook them also in a cooker Take a gooseberry size tamarind and soak in water when we start the process of cooking  The toor dhal , rice , turmeric powder combinatio...