INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Hold open your hand, palm facing up, and position the middle of the stick horizontally in the middle of your hand. Spinning the drumstick from its middle will allow the stick to be balanced as you spin it. Once you have the positioning down, close your hand loosely to grip the drumstick.

SUMMARY: Hold the stick with an open hand.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: The character can be based on a real person or well-known literary or mythological character, or created along common character tropes. Common character ideas include: robots, astronauts, literal statues (e.g. "The Thinker"), and mimes. For ideas or inspiration, look through pictures of living statues online, or go to an area of a nearby city in which living statues frequently perform. Start by visiting costume stores or novelty shops to find the necessary wigs and clothing for your costume. If you'd like to custom make your own costume, you can visit a fabric store to purchase an appropriate color and style of fabric, and then sew your own costume. If you have the option, choose a cotton fabric for your costume. Cotton holds its color well, even if you're performing in rain or snow. To flesh out your appearance as a human statue, you can accessorize with objects to wear and hold. Look for objects that match your overall theme: if you're a robot, hold an imitation computer; if you're a statue, hold a book to "read"; if you're a pirate, hold a plastic sword and hook. Sometimes just going shopping will be enough to inspire the costume, character, and actions you choose to perform. Yard sales, thrift shops and antique shops are best. You're bound to find something odd that will spark your inspiration. Other helpful places for props are home improvement stores (if you're looking for mechanical items) and fabric and craft stores. Items found at these types of stores may spark your creativity and give you ideas of how to accessorize your statue character. Many living statues cover themselves completely in makeup, to give them the appearance of being a statue, robot, or other non-human character. Depending on your natural skin tone, white makeup works best; copper and silver are other popular face-paint colors. You should be able to find costume makeup at a costume or hobby store, or through most online retailers. If using a white or non-metallic color, use water based cake-makeup as opposed to oil based. If you use oil, dust it with a finishing powder so it doesn't smudge. In order to draw attention to your eyes, you may want to line them in brown or black with regular eyeliner. Adding extra makeup (like lipstick or blush) on top of your solid base may be necessary, but keep it minimal unless the makeup is an essential part of your costume.
Summary: Develop a character. Make a costume. Accessorize your character. Apply makeup to flesh out your character.

The quickest and easiest way to make dal makhani is with a pressure cooker, but you can also cook the beans in a lidded pot. Along with your ingredients and the pressure cooker, you'll also need: Large bowl for soaking the beans Strainer Large frying pan Wooden spoon One of the main features of dal makhani is that it's creamy and rich. To get the right consistency and texture, the beans must be soaked so that they become soft. Place the beans in a large bowl and cover them with 3 to 4 cups of water. Allow them to soak overnight. If you don't have time to soak the beans, place them in a large pot with water, and bring them to a rolling boil for five minutes. Turn off the heat, cover the beans and water with a lid, and let them sit for an hour. The black lentils that you use for this dish are also called black gram and urad dal. You can also use split black lentils if you prefer. After soaking, strain the beans and discard the water they were soaking in. Place the beans into the pressure cooker with 4 cups of water. Lock the lid and heat the pressure cooker over high heat until it reaches proper pressure. When the pressure cooker whistles the first time, reduce the heat a little and continue cooking the beans over mediumhigh heat for about 10 minutes, until the beans are soft. If you don't have a pressure cooker, cook the beans over mediumhigh heat in a lidded pot for 45 minutes to an hour. Remove the beans from the heat when they're ready. Heat the ghee over medium heat in a large frying pan. Add the cumin seeds and toast them until they become fragrant and start to change color. Ghee is clarified butter, but you can also use regular butter or oil to toast the cumin. When the cumin is toasted, add the chopped onion, garlic, and ginger to the frying pan. Heat over medium heat until everything becomes golden brown. Stir the mixture regularly so the garlic doesn't burn. Burnt garlic becomes bitter, and this will change the flavor of the dish. Add the ingredients to the onion mixture and turn the heat up high. Cook for five to 10 minutes, until the tomatoes soften and reduce to a thick pulp or sauce-like consistency. Continue stirring regularly to prevent the tomatoes from burning to the bottom of the pan. You can also substitute tomato paste for some or all of the tomatoes to give the dish a deeper color and richer flavor. Pour the beans into the frying pan along with the water they cooked in. Using the back of your spoon, mash most of the beans to release the meat from within. Mashing the beans will thicken the dal and give the dish it's characteristic creamy texture. If the mixture is too thick, add some fresh water. The dal should be about as thick as a thick soup. Then reduce the heat to low and simmer the dal for about 15 minutes. Stir in the cream and cook for another few minutes, long enough to heat the cream through. Use heavy cream for the richest flavor, or regular cream or milk for a slightly lighter version. Taste the dish before serving and add more salt if desired. You can also stir in a pinch of dried fenugreek leaves to give the dal a slightly sweet and nutty flavor.
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One-sentence summary -- Gather your supplies and ingredients. Soak the beans. Cook the beans. Toast the cumin. Saute the onion, garlic, and ginger. Add the tomatoes, chili powder, and turmeric. Add the beans to the saute mixture. Season with garam masala and salt.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: While it's a relaxing and enjoyable experience for many, those who go to the nail salon frequently are more likely to have dry, brittle nails that are also more prone to infections. The chemicals used in professional manicures and pedicures are too harsh and the tools used may carry germs since they're used on many other customers.

SUMMARY:
Don't get professional manicures and pedicures too frequently.