Happy Holi

best way to ensure a safe and joyous Holi is to make your own herbal colors. Here are some easy to make herbal colors:

1. Yellow Color:

Add one teaspoon of turmeric (haldi) to two liters of water and stir well. This can be boiled to increase the concentration of color and further diluted.

2. Red color:

Add 2 teaspoons of red Sandal wood powder in one liter of water and boil. Dilute and use. Or else, you can use peels of ripe pomegranate (anaar) boiled in water give a red color.

3. Pink color:

Soak kachnar (bauhinia variegata) flowers (pink variety) in water overnight, or boil for a pinkish color. Or else boil a few pieces of beetroot in a cup of water to create dark magenta colored water.

4. Orange color:

Soak henna leaves in water overnight and use the water to play Holi in the morning.

5. Black color:

Boil dried fruits of amla (Indian gooseberry) in an iron vessel and leave overnight. Dilute with water and use.

To make dry colors, take rice flour and add a few drops of food color. Add 2 teaspoons of water so as to make a thick paste. Leave it to dry and then blend it in a blender to use it as a powder color.

For lovely green shade, you can use henna powder separately or mixed with equal quantity of any suitable flour.

For dry red color, dry red hibiscus flowers in shade and powder them to make red color. To increase the bulk add any flour to the powdered flowers.

For dry yellow color, mix two teaspoons of turmeric with 4 teaspoons of besan (gram flour). Turmeric and besan are extremely healthy for the skin.

So, go ahead and enjoy the festival of Holi with home made and safe herbal colors. Stay Happy, Stay Healthy!