Make Your Own Holi Colour

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 tablespoon powdered turmeric (haldi)
• 1 cup whole wheat flour or 1 cup gram flour or 1 cup all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 mix the turmeric and flour together.
• 2 add talcum powder and mix well.
• 3 now, if you want green colour holi colour, use henna or mehendi powder, either on its own or mixed with flour(depends on how light or dark you want it).
• 4 if you want saffron colour, put flowers of marigold in the water and boil them thoroughly. leave the water untouched overnight.
• 5 next day, add it to the flour, powder and turmeric mixture.
• 6 if you want red colour, prepare a paste of hibiscus flowers mixed with a little water and add it to the flour mixture. alternatively, you may use powdered hibsicus flowers added with some water(made into paste) and then added to the flour mixture.
• 7 alternatively, you may use beetroot boiled in water and left overnight and used the next day(add it to the flour mixture next day).
• 8 enjoy!