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Mithai Thali for Rakhi

Festivals are very important part of our social life. Festivals are not only marked with fun and merriment but are also helpful in maintaining a perfect emotional balance in the society. They bring hearts together and stimulate the magnetic field called relationships. These healthy human relationships are the base of our society and so these festivals are so important for us.

The society has created different kind of norms and traditions for different occasions. These norms and traditions are meant to maintain the flavour of the festivals. For example, both Holi and Diwali are important festivals of India but are celebrated in different manners. One is celebrated with colours and the other is with lights. The celebration modes are different but the aim is the same and that is to bring hearts closer.

There is a very common social norm that is related to every festive celebration and that is of exchanging gifts. Like the modes of celebrations, there are different categories of gifts for different occassions. One of the very common gifts is sweets or mithai. Sweets are arranged in different shapes and forms to make appropriate gifts. One of the well known sweets arrangements is the Mithai Thali or a decorated tray full of assorted sweets. At present, Rakhi is knocking at our doors. Let us discuss about different types of sweets arrangement or Mithai Thalis as a gift item on Rakhi.

Before considering Mithai Thali as a gift on Rakhi, it is necessary to understand the essence of this major Indian festival and should have a glimpse of the practices related to this festival. The customs are very simple. Sisters tie a sacred thread called Rakhi on their brothers’ wrist and gifts are exchanged as a token of love between these two. Apparently these customs look simple but these have deep emotional bonds, expectations and promises attached to it. These bonds are of love between brothers and sisters, the expectations are of maintaining the relationship throughout the lifetime and the promises are of standing by each others when the waters are rough.  

Sweet Thali is one of the favourite gifts that are exchanged on Rakhi. These thalis or trays are actually an arrangement of assorted sweets, dry fruits and chocolates. All these items are preferred for the magical taste that can create an appropriate festive environment. These arrangements are done in attractive handmade trays with leather finish looks. These trays make the entire arrangement very eye-catching and make it a perfect Rakhi gift

Generally a Mithai Thali for Rakhi can consist of best kaju sweets (cashew sweets), Pista sweets (pistachio sweets), Kesaria Peda, Dry fruits like kaju, pista, kishmish (raisins), almonds and chocolates. The sweets that are used to make a Mithai Thali for Rakhi are generally dry. This is because dry sweets remain fresh and edible for longer periods and this can be helpful when these are couriered from one place to another via online portals or courier services. Nowadays, when online Rakhi gift portals are gaining huge popularity, the mithai trays becoming a favourite Rakhi gift item.
Some of the best mithai thalis for Rakhi are offered by SendRakhiGiftstoIndia.com, a well known online gift store . The site has different kind of arrangements for Rakhi mithai thalis. As a major Rakhi gift portal in India, SendRakhiGiftstoIndia.com offers the desirable variety. Not only the assorted products but the packaging is also unique. The beautiful handmade trays, the pouches used for packing the dry fruits etc. make the thalis a perfect Rakhi gift.

How to use a food dehydrator?

I have just gotten a food dehydrator, but it has no instruction book with it. How do I use it? Would like to do apples, peaches, fruit leather, etc., but don't know how long to leave them drying for? This is an old model, so has no dials of any type. Just plug in and do it's thing. Need any advice you can give!

Make sure you slice your fruit very thin because the thicker the fruit the longer it will take, Lay the fruit in a single layer on the drying trays ( mine has three) and turn on. It does take a long time probably at least eight hours. If you are doing apples make sure you dip them in lemon juice before drying. This will help prevent them from turning brown. Good Luck and have fun experimenting!

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