Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
“Read the instructions before you start making the dish,” Deepa's mother said to her.

A

Deepa's mother told to her to read the instructions before you start making the dish.

B

Deepa's mother told her to read the instructions before you had made the dish.

C

Deepa's mother told her to read the instructions before she started making the dish.

D

Deepa's mother said her to read the instructions before she start making the dish.