Navaratri

Peanut Sundal

Peanut Sundal

Ingredients: Peanuts/ verkadalai – 1 cup Grated coconut – ¼ cup Curry leaves – 1 sprig Coconut oil – 1 tblsp Mustard seeds – ½ tsp Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp Dry red chili – 1 no Asafetida – ½ tsp Salt – as req […]

Sundal Podi

Sundal Podi

Sundal Mel Podi: Ingredients: Coriander Seeds – 1/4 cup Byadgi Chili – 10 nos Channa Dhal – 2 tblsp Urad dhal – 1 tblsp Cumin seeds – 1 tblsp Procedure: Dry roast all the ingredients and grind coarsely. Store it in an air tight container […]

Navaratri

Navaratri

About Navaratri: Navaratri – Nava Means”Nine”, ratri means “Night”. Once of the very famous Hindu festival celebrated all over india. It is celebrated for Nine Nights and 10 days, where we worship Goddess “Durga/Shakthi”. Towards the southern part of India like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, […]

Ayudha Poojai and Vijayadasami

Ayudha Poojai and Vijayadasami

AYUDHA/ SARASWATHI POOJAI   It is an integral part of “Navarathri” festival; it means “worship of instruments” On this special day, we use to deep clean the house, vehicle and other day-to-day use items like rice/dhal measuring cups, hammer, knifes, books, pen , pencil, laptop, […]