Maavilakku is rice flour lamp made especially for Puratsai viradham,adi viradham,thai maadham and for karthigai deepam.It is prepared by grinding freshly soaked rice with jaggery ,cardamom and sesame oil.The prepared dough (maavu)is then placed on a banana leaf and lit for neivedhyam.After the ritual(poojai) ,it is offered as prasadham.You can also use store bought rice … Continue reading Maavilakku maavu recipe (Rice flour lamp)
Kadalai Mittai is a healthy , high protein rich delicacy prepared especially for Karthigai Deepam with just 2 main ingredients peanuts and jaggery.A zero sugar and zero oil sweet recipe that one could enjoy without any guilt. These kadalai mittais are prepared using jaggery which sweetens the food in a healthy manner and provides good … Continue reading Verkadalai Urundai / Peanut jaggery balls (kadalai mittai)
Aval pori urundai / Karthigai pori urundai is a crispy,crunchy balls prepared from puffed rice and jaggery.Usually the store bought pori urundais are made with sugar but the traditional method uses jaggery.There are so many varieties of pori available in market these days and i have used aval pori and jaggery to make these crunchy … Continue reading Aval Pori Urundai ( Karthigai pori urundai recipe)
Pori Urundai ia a traditional recipe prepared especially on Karthigai Deepam for nivedhyam.These festivals help us to know more about our customs and traditions.During Thirukarthigai deepam,people decorate their houses with beautiful agals and kolams .As it comes soon after Diwali,many used to reserve few crackers for this special day. There are so many traditional recipes … Continue reading Pori Urundai / Puffed rice balls
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