Valentine day is over and I am sure everybody got roses and other gifts from their better half's. Today I would like to share some creative ideas to cherish those special roses for a much longer time.
1. Make a natural wall decoration.
you can dry up the flowers and use those in a vase or hang on a wall. For a quick tutorial on how to dry roses follow this link http://www.instructables.com/id/Dried-roses-the-easy-way/ . I just would like to add that since these flowers will attract dust for easy cleaning spray these with clear varnish for waterproofing and easy cleaning
2.Make a shower scrub
You can make a nice fragrant body scrub from the rose petals which will leave you body nice soft and heavenly smelling. To make the scrub you will need
1 part organic sugar (white or brown)
Rose petals (for every 1 cup of sugar 2 roses)
1 part organic coconut oil
1 part jojoba oil
1 clean sanitized glass jar(size according to quantity you are making)
Method
add half of the sugar in a jar and then add rose petals(washed and dried so that these are free of any moisture) then add the oils and add rest of the sugar. Make sure rose petals are nicely layered between 2 sugar layers . Close the lid tight and keep in sun for few days. Get ready for a amazing experience. This scrub has shelf life of 6 months
P.S This product worked very nicely for my dry skin. Since everybody has a different skin type so please use it as per your requirements.
3. Make gulukand ( rose Jam)
Gulukand is rose petal preserve and has many health related benefits. To read about some of the benefits please follow the link to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulkand
To make an amazing gulukand you will need
1 cup rose petals
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup honey( if you are not a honey fan you can replace that with glycerin)
1/4 tsp cardamom powder( hari/choti ilaaichi)
1/4 tsp fennel seed powder(saunf)
1 sanitized air tight jar
Method
Mix honey, sugar,cardamom powder and fennel seed powder and set it aside. Take the jar and start layering up rose petals and honey mixture alternatively till you consume both. Put the lid and keep the jar in sunlight for 2-3 weeks( could be longer or shorter depending on how much sunlight you get) .
You can eat it as it is or add in the puddings.
4. Make Rose petal chikki (gazak)
Yes you heard it right you can make chikki with rose petals.
you will need
1 cup jaggery
2 cup nuts
1/4 cup dried rose petals
1 tsp gulukand
1 tsp desi ghee
Method
Add the ghee to pan to melt and add jaggery. cook it for 3-5 min till it melts. To check if it is ready add a drop of melted jaggery in a bowl of water if it floats up immediately then it is ready. Add nuts and gulukand and cook for another 2 min. turf off the gas and spread the mixture on a lightly greased tray. Add rose petals and let it cool down. Cut into desired pieces and enjoy the delicious chikki while memorizing the moments when your better half gave you those roses.
These are few of Naisha ideas.I am sure you must be having lot more ideas to save those special roses and moments. Please share your stories in the comments, We would love to hear.
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Nice tips...
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