Mehndi Art - Yadgiri, Karnataka
A bunch of mehndi leaves is collected from the mehndi plant. The leaves are washed and are left to dry in the sunlight. When the leaves dried and became crisp, they grounded into a very fine powder. This powder is a sieved couple of times so that no big piece remains in the powder. If the powder is bought from the market, then one should be sure if the powder has a greenish-brown tint. Now a container is taken, and the desired amount of mehndi powder is put in it. One part of lemon juice is mixed with three parts of water. One teaspoon of sugar and some drops of essential oil is added next and stirred well until the whole sugar dissolves in water. Tea or tamarind paste can also be mixed in it. Two tablespoons of the water solution are poured into the mehndi powder. It is stirred using a plastic spoon till the water is soaked by the mehndi powder. Then, two tablespoons of water are put in, and the process is repeated. Repeat the same process to avoid lumps in the paste. The paste is stirred until it is formed, and its consistency is that of mashed potato, smooth and creamy. The container is covered with a plastic wrap and is kept overnight or for six to seven hours. Then, paste from the container is scooped out with a spoon and is fill in the plastic cone or any other applicator.
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