Make Your Own Holi Colour
- 1 tablespoon powdered turmeric (haldi)
- 1 1 cup gram flour or 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Mix the turmeric and flour together.
- Add talcum powder and mix well.
- 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).
- If you want saffron colour, put flowers of marigold in the water and boil them thoroughly. Leave the water untouched overnight.
- Next day, add it to the flour, powder and turmeric mixture.
- 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.
- Alternatively, you may use beetroot boiled in water and left overnight and used the next day(add it to the flour mixture next day).
- Enjoy!
powdered turmeric, gram flour
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/make-your-own-holi-colour-167903 (may not work)