Shoba
23rd September 2006, 05:17 PM
Nine nights of remembering and celebrating the essence of Goddesses starts today. Lots of music, performing arts, visiting neighbours...Exchange of pleasantries, checking out the golu(an artistic arrangement of hand crafted dolls depicting the life in one's society), and of course, tossing out diet plans and indulging in sweets & savouries :D !
Lets's post here what we cook during the 9 days of Navraathri, starting with Day 1.
Savoury: White channa dal sundal: Soak the dal overnight, pressure cook it till done. Heat oil, burst mustard seeds, add bits of dry chilli & curry leaves, when the fragrance of dry chilli & curry leaves comes out add the cooked dal, salt, a pinch of asfoetida, stir well, cover and cook for a couple of minutes. Add grated coconut at the end.
Sweet: Ari-paayasam. Broil raw rice till colour changes to ivory white. Add water and allow to cook. Add sugar and when the consistencey begins to thicken, start adding milk bit by bit. When the colour changes to creamy white, the paayasam is ready. Add cardamom & a pinch of pachcha karpooram (camphor in it's very raw form)
Waiting to hear from y'all!
Shoba
Lets's post here what we cook during the 9 days of Navraathri, starting with Day 1.
Savoury: White channa dal sundal: Soak the dal overnight, pressure cook it till done. Heat oil, burst mustard seeds, add bits of dry chilli & curry leaves, when the fragrance of dry chilli & curry leaves comes out add the cooked dal, salt, a pinch of asfoetida, stir well, cover and cook for a couple of minutes. Add grated coconut at the end.
Sweet: Ari-paayasam. Broil raw rice till colour changes to ivory white. Add water and allow to cook. Add sugar and when the consistencey begins to thicken, start adding milk bit by bit. When the colour changes to creamy white, the paayasam is ready. Add cardamom & a pinch of pachcha karpooram (camphor in it's very raw form)
Waiting to hear from y'all!
Shoba