Beurre manié Beurre manié Beurre manié (French "kneaded butter") is a dough, consisting of equal parts of soft butter and flour, used to thicken soups and sauces. By kneading the flour and butter together, the flour particles are coated in butter. When the beurre manié is whisked into a hot or warm liquid, the butter melts, releasing the flour particles without creating lumps. Beurre manié should not be confused with roux, which is also a thickener made of equal parts of sometimes clarified butter or many other oils and flour, but which is cooked before use. Beurre manié is also used as
Mani Krishnaswami of India" held in the then Soviet Union (1989) and in Germany (1991). She has rendered numerous music concerts both within India and in many other countries. She was a visiting Faculty at San Francisco University for a short period. Mani Krishnaswami was the "Asthaana Vidhwan" at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. "Soundarya Lahari" rendered by Mani Krishnaswami is considered by carnatic music connoisseurs as a musical treasure. She rendered Desikar's "Achuta Satakam" in the ancient Prakrit language and set it to music. A well-known music critic "Subbudu" commended her voice as golden and mellifluous. Mani Krishnaswami died on 12 July 2002