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.

 

STONE PAINTING/ROCK PAINTING

     Today we are going to paint a stone with a beautiful note on it.painting rocks with acrylic paint is a fun, inexpensive craft you can do with anyone. your rocks should be nice and clean before you start. make sure you use 1 brush per paint color.

    We can explore your creativity whole day painting stones with colors of your choice.These arts are cute and adorable, also you can enjoy the joy of painting creating beautiful home decors. 

Things required

• Acrylic paints
• Stone
• Fine art brushes
• Jar of water
• Sand paper

Steps to paint

• Cleanly wash and dry the stone which you want to paint.
  
• Sand the surface if needed/desired with sand paper.
• Paint the back ground with red color and bottom part with green color for grass.
  
• Paint the flowers with orange and blue colors.
  
• Paint some flowers with yellow color.
  
  
  
• Let it dry completely and paint the second coating.
  
• Now paint your message with white color and our stone painting is done with a beautiful message on it.
  

INDEPENDENCE DAY DRAWING

     Today we are going to draw flag with Mahatma Gandhi and a bird flying.Let's enjoy drawing this beautiful Independence day painting. 

Things needed

• Drawing sheet
• Pencil
• Tissue paper
• Oil pastels
• Black glass marking pencil
• Whitener
• Blue color gel pen

Steps to draw

1.Draw the boarders of a drawing sheet.

2.Draw the circle in the middle of the sheet, draw the back ground with cobalt blue,Persian blue and black colors.

3. Now blend the colors with your finger or tissue paper.

4.Draw with the flag colors saffron, white , green in the circular part. At the bottom of green color draw grass with black color.

5.Draw Ashoka Chakra in the flag with blue color gel pen, also draw Mahatma Gandhi and a bird flying with black color glass marking pencil.

6.Draw the high lights with whitener.