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 Shankar Mani Shankar Mani Shankar is a Bollywood film director, holographic technology expert, writer and speaker. He best known for being the architect of the world’s first holographic political campaign that he designed for Narendra Modi during the Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, 2012. It set a Guinness World record. As a Bollywood Director he made 5 films including 16 December (film) – one of the highest-grossing films in the year of release; and Tango Charlie which was screened in several International Film Festivals and is a permanent part of the UN’s films on Anti-war. Over his long career, Mani Shankar has