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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...

Rava ladoo step by step picture

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How to make rava laddu step by step images  We prepare this Rava laddu for Rama Navami.  It belongs to the Thanjavur Marathi recipe category, is prepared without milk  For one measure rava or semolina take 1/4 measure maida ,  3/4 powdered sugar (confectioner's sugar) or burra sakkarai ,  desiccated coconut one tablespoon,   cashew nuts cardamom powder Add ghee to a shallow vessel, fry the rava till it becomes golden brown. Roast maida with a little ghee. Keep both ( rava and maida ) aside. Mix powdered sugar in generous quantity of ghee and mix thoroughly till the mixture becomes like cream. When  rava ,  maida are cooled completely add them to this mixture Add cashew nuts fried in ghee and cardamom powder,   Mix all the ingredients well till they are thoroughly mixed. Then form the laddus by pressing to get spherical shapes. Rava laddu is ready to be served  It is a good evening snack also. It is also on...

Pasi paruppu laddu seivathu eppadi pics

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Moong dhal ladoo | Pasi paruppu laddu | Pasi paruppu urundai for Diwali Take required quantity of moong dhal , dry roast in a vessel till it turns golden brown in colour. The raw smell of the dhal should be completely removed by the roasting. Then make it into a fine powder with a mixer or blender.  We have what is called "machine" colloquially , in Indian cities and towns for making fine powder of grains. Finely powdered sugar called bura sakkarai or sugar .  This can be powdered in our mixer. For one measure moong dhal  flour , take three fourths measure of powdered sugar. Add a little cardamom powder , fry cashew nuts broken into small pieces in ghee Add both to the mixture of dhal flour and sugar powder. All the ingredients should be mixed well for some time so that they blend well. Then take two or three table  spoons of ghee , heat on a stove  Add the liquid ghee  to the flour , sugar mixture in a circular path , all around Then mix wel...

Mysore pak seivathu eppadi images steps

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Soft mysore pak / mysore pauk recipe for Diwali sweets Take one measure gram dhal flour ( kadalai maavu ) , two measures sugar and two measures ghee In a vessel take sugar and add the gram dhal flour and heat  Add a little water to help the sugar  to dissolve Sugar also gives out water which helps this process Stir continuously so that pieces of gram dhal flour are not left  While stirring continuously add the two measures of ghee, little by little The mixture of kadalai maavu , sugar and ghee will form a semi solid mass Keep stirring till this semi solid dough does not stick to the vessel Mean while apply ghee on a flat plate and when the dough is ready pour on the plate Shake well so that the mysore pauk dough spreads evenly through out the plate. Allow it to cool for some time , and cut horizontally and vertically to get pieces Break one mysore pauk to check , it should break softly to get perfect recipe Try for Diwali or Navratri Semi solid dough ...