GAYATRI MANTRA IN GANAPATHY (ZENTANGLE ART)

Today i am going to draw LORD  GANESHA Zentangle art with GAYATRI MANTRA 

I am going to write the powerful mantra in my favorite god Ganesha.

                       Om bhur bhuvah svah

               Tat savitur varenyam
               Bhargo devasya dhimahi
               Dhiyo yonah prachodayat

    The Gayatri Mantra is considered as the essence of the Vedas, Veda means knowledge. She is the mother of all knowledge. It is the most powerful prayer cum mantra which opens us to the heart of reality. If we chant this mantra repeatedly it liberates our mind's.

Goddess Gayatri is known to eliminate darkness by imparting light in our minds.

 Benefits of Chanting Gayatri Mantra

1.Regular chanting of Gayatri Mantra improves concentration and learning

2.It is known for removing toxins from the body

3.It improves breathing and functioning of the nervous system

4.It keeps your heart healthy and removes the negativity

5.Chanting of Gayatri Mantra calms the mind

It reduces stress and anxiety

    Ganesha, also spelled Ganesh, also called Ganapati, elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings, who is traditionally worshipped before any major enterprise and is the patron of intellectuals, bankers, scribes and authors.Ganesha is a remover of obstacles.

MATERIALS REQUIRED

• Pencil
• Drawing paper
• Colored gel pen's(all colors)

 Zentangle art is non-representational and unplanned so you can focus on each stroke and not worry about the result.

Let's enjoy Drawing

1. Draw the out line of GANESHA 

2. Fill the Ganesha crown first.U can change the colors and pattern's as you wish.

3. Next fill the ear's.Try to use the same color gel pen on both the side's.

4. Now fill the hand's.Ganesha is fond of sweet's so in one hand there is always a laddu.

5. Fill the trunk and the stomach.

6. Atlast fill the leg's.

GULAB JAMUN RECIPIE

    It is a favorite Indian sweet.There are many versions of making it either with Khoya, Milk powder, Bread....There are many ready-made Instant mixes available in market you can use any of them.

    In parties, weddings Gulab Jamun happens to be one of the desserts served after the meals.Many Children love Gulab Jamun's. It's very easy to make So mom's prefer to make Gulab Jamun's for birthday's, festivals special occasions and sometimes to satisfy sweet cravings. It can be served hot, cold or at room temperature.

Ingredients for Gulab Jamun

• Oil for deep frying
• Gulab Jamun Mix 250gms
• Sugar 2 cups
• Water 3 cups
• Corn flour 1 tsp
• Rice flour 1 tsp
• 4 Green cardamom (powdered in a motar)

 Sugar syrup making

1. Take 2 cups of sugar in a heavy based non stick kadhai and add 3 cups of water into it.
2. Bring the mixture to boil over high flame, when it comes to rolling boil reduce the flame to medium flame.
3. Let it boil till the syrup is little sticky and stir occasionally in between.
4. Add cardamom powder and switch off the flame.

Gulab Jamun Making

1. Pour the Jamun mix in a bowl. Add 1 tsp corn flour,1 tsp rice flour. mix it very well. There should not be any lumps.
2.  Add milk and gather together to form a dough with milk. Don't knead and Mix gently.
3. Cover the dough and keep aside for 30 minutes.
4. Now grease your hands with oil or ghee and make smooth surface small balls from it. Make sure that there is no crack on the surface of the balls.(If you are not able to form crack-less balls, Then you need to make the dough bit softer)
   
5. Heat the oil in a pan over medium flame.add a pinch of dough in hot oil if it comes upwards immediately without changing it's color,oil is ready. 
6. Add prepared dough balls gently in oil batch wise and deep fry them in a medium to low flame.
   
7. Once they start to have tiny golden spot's,keep on rotating them in oil,so that the jamun's are evenly browned.
   
8. Remove the jamun's and then drain them on kitchen paper towels to remove excess oil.
9. Add fried balls into warm sugar syrup.
   
10. Use a large pan so that the gulab jamun's are not overcrowded.soak them 1-2 hours before serving.
11. Serve gulab jamun warm or at room temperature. You can also chill them and serve them cold.
    
    
    

     

 

POHA UPMA/ ATUKULA UPMA/ FLATTENED RICE SNACK

    Poha is one of the easiest ,healthy recipe which can be made in minute's.It's a south Indian recipe mostly eaten for Breakfast or tea time snack.Mostly this is done in the state of MAHARASHTRA on the country's west coast.

    It's delicious and kid's friendly food.When we are in hurry this can be done for breakfast and can be packed in tiffin box.

    This poha upma cannot be made with thin poha as they become mushy and soggy when rinsed.we can use thick and medium sized poha. serving 2 persons.

 

HEALTH BENEFITS OF FLATTENED RICE

• Rice in Iron
• Easily digestible
• A good source of healthy carbohydrates
• Low in calories 

INGREDIENTS

• 2 Cups Flattened rice
• Oil 3 tbsp
• 2 Green chili's
• 1 Medium sized onion finely chopped
• 1 Carrot
• 1 Medium sized potato
• 1 Tomato
•  Turmeric 1 tsp
• Curry leaves (optional)
• Cumin seeds 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds 1 tsp 
• Channa dal 1 tbsp
• 2 Red chili's
• Peanuts 2 tbsp
• Coriander leaves
• Salt as per taste
  

PREPARATION OF POHA UPMA

1. Clean and rinse poha thoroughly in water.
2. Drain off the water completely in a colander. Keep aside.
   
3. Heat oil in a pan fry peanuts and keep aside.
   
4.  Add Channa dal, Cumin seeds, Mustard seeds, Red chili's, Curry leaves in the same pan. Let them splatter.
   
5. Add green chili's,chopped onion.
   
6. Slightly fry them add carrot,potato,turmeric, Toss in between for 3 minutes.
   
7. Add tomato and salt.let it cook for a minute.
   
8. Add poha, break up the lump's, put it on medium heat for about 2 minutes. Stir in between.
   
9. Add fried peanuts and coriander leaves serve hot.