MAGNOLIA FLOWER PAINTING

     Today we are going to paint a beautiful magnolia flower painting step by step.So grab your brushes and start coloring.

Thing's Required to paint

• Drawing sheet
• Painting brushes
• Masking tape
• Jar of water
• Pencil
• Tissue paper
• Acrylic paints

Step by step procedure

• Take the drawing sheet and stick the masking tape on the four boarders.
  
• Start painting the background with magenta and light brown,Persian blue,black colors.
  
• Let the background dry completely.sketch the flower and branches with pencil.
  
• Paint the branches with black mixed with white color.
  
• Now paint the petals with white mixed with pink color as shown.
  
• Paint the bottom part of the flower with pink color.
  
• Highlight the flower.
  
• Highlight the branches with black color.
  
• Paint the leaves with green and yellow color.
  
• Sign your painting and remove the masking tape.
  
• Our beautiful magnolia flower is ready. 
  

PATODI /GREEN DAL DOSA MASALA CURRY RECIPE

     Today we are going to make a delicious Masala curry with green dal dosha. Its super easy to make recipe.We can prepare this tasty masala curry when we don't have any vegetables in house.It goes well with steamed white rice and also with roti's. This is my own recipe which came out very well, Inspired from a Marathi dish Patodi recipe.

Health benefits of green dal

• Packed with healthy nutrients
• High anti oxidant levels may reduce chronic disease risk
• May lower 'bad' LDL cholesterol levels, reducing heart disease risk.
• Rich in potassium, magnesium, and fiber which may reduce blood pressure.
• May lower blood sugar levels
• Folate in mung beans can support a healthy pregnancy.

 

Ingredients

• Moong beans batter = which is made by soaking moong beans 3 hours before, add salt to the batter.
• Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
• Garam masala 1 tbsp
• Lemon 1
• Red chilies 2
• Salt as per taste
• Cumin seeds
• Onion 1 medium sized
• Green chilies 3
• Oil 3 tbsp
• Mustard seeds
• Turmeric powder 1 tsp
• Curry leaves 
• Red chili powder 1tsp
• Coriander leaves

Steps to prepare

1.Prepare Dosa from the Moong beans batter made and cut into small small pieces.

2.Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds,curry leaves, green chilies,and onion.

3.Let them splatter. Now add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, masala powder and stir them in a medium flame.

4.Now add the Green Gram Dosa pieces and also add red chili powder and salt.

5.Keep tossing them in between add little bit lemon juice. 

6.Add coriander leaves and serve hot with white rice. 

RAVA KESARI/SOOJI HALWA RECIPE

     Rava kesari is a popular south Indian sweet dish made from semolina.We can make this melting dessert very easily.It is made often in many houses due to its simplicity,It is known with several other names like Sooji kesari, Sooji halwa, Sheera or Semolina Kesari. It is also prepared with milk which is known as Sheera and it is offered as nivedyam.

It is the best dish for festivals.

Ingredients

• Bombay Rava 1 cup
• Sugar one and half cup
• Cashew nuts
• Raisins
• Cardamom Powder/Elaichi Powder half tsp
• Water 3 cups
• Ghee 4 tbsp
• Saffron food color(optional)

Steps to be followed

1.Heat ghee in a pan , add cashew nuts and raisins.

2.Roast them till they change color in a low flame and keep aside.

3.Now in the same ghee add Bombay Rava and roast on low flame for 5 minutes or till it turns aromatic, keep aside.

4.Boil 3 cups water in a kadai, add roasted bombay rava.

5.Stir continuously till the rava absorbs water and no lumps are formed.

6.Add one and half cup sugar (depending on sweetness you prefer).

7.Keep the flame on low and stir well till the sugar dissolves.

  

8.Add saffron water or Kesari food color(optional). cover and simmer for 2 minutes.

9.Add cardamom powder, fried cashew nuts and  raisins.

10.Mix well till the Rava Kesari separates from pan.

Finally our Rava Kesari is ready to be served as dessert.