The festival of Holi is of colors and fun. This day is on sharing happiness and forgetting it. But chemical -rich colors found in the market can dissolve poison in our happiness.
Chemical colors can cause damage to skin and hair.
There may be problems with allergies, irritation and hair loss on the skin.
So why not make herbal colors at home this time, which are completely safe for health?
Chef Kunal Kapoor has shared how to make herbal color from things kept in the kitchen in some easy ways. Let’s know how you can also prepare a natural color at home.
Make pink color with beetroot
The pink color of beet is the most beautiful and safe for Holi.
How to make?
Grate the beetroot and put it in a large pot.
Add a little water to it and mash it for 2-3 minutes, so that its juice comes out.
Now take 3 cups of corn starch (or tail -powder).
Sieve the beet water with a sieve and mix it in the corn starch.
Now mix it well and add 2 teaspoons of rose water.
Break the mixture of the mixture and dry it in the sun for 2 days or microwave it for 2 minutes.
After drying, filter it and store it in a glass bottle.
Your pink color is ready!
Make yellow color with turmeric
The yellow color made of turmeric is not only beautiful, but it is also beneficial for the skin.
How to make?
Boil 1.5 cups of water.
Add 2 teaspoons of turmeric powder or yellow food color to it.
Mixing turmeric in water will make the color of water yellow.
Now cool this water and add 3 cups of corn starch.
Mix 1 teaspoon of rose water and mix well.
Break kernels and dry it in the sun for 1 day or microwave it for 2 minutes.
When it dries completely, filter with sieve and store.
Now your yellow color is completely ready!
Make green color with spinach and coriander
Green coriander and spinach are a great natural option to make green color.
How to make?
Make a paste by grinding coriander and spinach leaves with some water in a grinder.
Sieve this paste and separate the water.
Now add 3 cups of corn starch and 1 teaspoon rose water.
Mix this mixture well and break the kernels.
Dry it in the sun for 1 day or microwave it for 2 minutes.
