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November 23, 2015

Maida Appam Recipe With Sugar - Karthigai Deepam Recipes

maida appam recipe

Maida sweet appam - Sweet maida maavu paniyaram recipe with step by step photos and video !
Sweet appam can be made using different ingredients.It can be prepared with maida,wheat flour or raw rice.I have already shared two versions using wheat flour & raw rice.Here is my third version of sweet appam using maida,banana &sugar.This is the most easy to make version among all the three.My Mil makes this appam for our surprise guest along with a bajji variety. My MIL makes deep fried version whereas I used paniyaram pan here.If you feel maida & sugar are unhealthy,u can replace it with wheat flour & jaggery.Lets see how to make this easy sweet appam recipe using maida & sugar for Karthigai deepam festival !
Please click HERE to check my other recipes for Karthigai Deepam.


sweet maida appam recipe

Maida appam with sugar


Maida appam with sugar Sweet appam with maida,banana & sugar
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Sweet
Serves: 8 nos
Prep time: 5 Minutes
Cook time: 10 Minutes
Total time: 15 Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup = 200ml 

  • Maida/All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
  • Rice flour – 1 tbsp
  • Small banana - 1 no ( I used yelaki)
  • Sugar - 1/4 cup
  • Cardamom powder - 1/8 tsp ( 2 seeds)
  • Water - as needed
  • Cooking soda - A pinch
  • Salt – a pinch
METHOD
  • Take the ripe banana and mash it well with your  hands or grind in a mixie. To this, add maida, sugar, rice flour, cooking soda, salt and cardamom powder. Mix well without water.
sweet appam recipe with maida


  • Add water little by little and make a smooth, lump free batter. Batter should be thick but pourable. If the batter is too thin, appam may become flat. If its too thick, appam would be hard. So take care.
sweet appam recipe with maida

  • Heat a paniyaram pan adding oil in each hole. After the pan is heated,pour a small ladleful of batter in each hole.Keep the flame medium and cover cook for sometime.Flip it & cook for the other side too.Remove in a bowl.

sweet appam recipe with maida

sweet appam recipe with maida

sweet appam recipe with maida


  • I tried few appam by deep frying them.I used oil till 1/4 of the pan and deep fried one at a time.It came out well with golden brown color as u see in the picture below.So if you wish to deep fry,u can go ahead. But remember to deep fry the appam in less oil to get a good shape. I used my mini tadka pan. You can use any kadai.
maida sweet appam recipe


Enjoy !
Note
  • Replace maida with wheat flour & sugar with jaggery for healthy substitute.
Try this quick and easy maida appam for this festival.Happy Karthigai Deepam !
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November 19, 2015

Nei Appam Recipe (Without Banana) - Ghee Appam Recipe - Karthigai Deepam Recipes

Nei appam recipe
This is a traditional nei appam recipe without banana, wheat flour (Ghee appam). It is prepared by soaking and grinding raw rice, urad dal and toor dal but it can be made instantly without fermenting the batter.  Karthigai Deepam festival has arrived. Just few more days to go. For every food blogger, festival starts one week earlier than the actual day because we need to try varieties of neivedyam recipes for the sake of blogging. Sometimes I feel lazy to try out new recipes but whenever I get some mails of appreciation and recipe requests, I feel myself refreshed and start to browse for some interesting recipes.Yesterday I got a mail to share Nei appam recipe using rice. 
Even though I had posted an easy and instant nei appam recipe with rice flour, rava and wheat flour, that was not the traditional recipe. Traditionally nei appam is made using rice and it should be deep fried in ghee or oil. In Kerala, they call nei appam as unniappam. So this year for Karthigai deepam, I wanted to share a nei appam recipe with rice as per my reader’s request. I adapted this recipe from my MIL’s sweet paniyaram recipe and I used my paniyaram pan to make this appam. So this is not a deep fried version. It came out very well and soft. The flavor of ghee & jaggery with cardamom was awesome. We all loved it
Friends, if you are looking for nei appam recipe with rice, do try this one. It needs 4-6 hours fermentation time based on the weather if you want to skip baking soda. For instant version, please click THIS LINK. For appam recipe using wheat flour, click THIS LINK.  Next week I will try to share a sweet appam recipe using maida ! Lets see how to make ghee appam/Vella appam recipe for Karthigai Deepam.
Nei appam recipe

Nei appam recipe


Nei appam recipe How to make nei appam recipe using rice and urad dal ! - Karthigai deepam recipes
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Sweet
Serves: 20 
Prep time: 120 Minutes
Cook time: 5 Minutes
Total time: 125 Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup = 250ml
  • Raw Rice OR Idli rice - 1 cup
  • White round urad dal - 1 tbsp
  • Toor dal - 2 tsp
  • Poha/Aval - 2 tbsp
  • Methi seeds/Vendhayam - 1/2 tsp
  • Water - as needed
  • Salt - a pinch
  • Cooking soda - 2 big pinches
  • Grated jaggery – 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp 
  • Cardamom - 3 nos
  • Ghee - as needed ( to cook appam)
HOW TO MAKE NEI APPAM WITHOUT BANANA - METHOD
  • Wash and soak rice, methi seeds, urad dal, toor dal and poha together for 2 hours. Grind it in a big sized mixie jar adding grated jaggery and cardamom. The batter should be very smooth. So add water accordingly. Do not make the batter too watery. It should be of dosa batter consistency. As we are adding jaggery while grinding, it will leave some water. So use water carefully.
  • Remove the batter in a bowl and keep aside for 3-4 hours. Usually we grind the batter around 11am in the morning and make appam at night around 7. By doing this way, batter would be fermented slightly and gives soft appam. So soak the rice & grind the batter earlier at least 5-6 hours before making appam to get really soft appam. No need to refrigerate the batter. 

  • In the evening around 6pm, take the batter and mix it well. If you feel the batter is too thick, add some water to bring dosa batter consistency. Add 2 big pinches of cooking soda, mix well and set aside for 10 minutes.
  • Heat a paniyaram pan and add 1/2 tbsp of ghee in each hole.You can mix gingely oil + melted ghee and make this appam. When the ghee is heated, pour the appam using a small ladle. Fill the batter till half of each holes. This helps for even cooking. Keep the flame low and close the pan with a lid.
  • After 2-3 minutes,flip the appam and cook the other side by covering the pan. Prick it with a fork for even cooking. Appam looks golden brown, bulgy and soft. Insert a toothpick or back of a spoon and check for doneness. If the spoon comes out clear, appam is done. This appam stays good for a day. (color of appam may vary based on the color of jaggery. If the batter is well fermented, you will get nice golden colored appam as you see in the picture) Enjoy !
Note
  • Do not use thick batter for making appam. Appam will become hard.
  • You can add 2 tbsp of grated coconut while grinding the batter.
  • This appam tastes the best when the batter is ground 6 hours before making. So try to make it earlier. If the batter is properly fermented, you can omit cooking soda.
  • Sometimes my MIL adds a ladleful of fermented idli, dosa batter to avoid cooking soda.
  • You can mix gingely oil + melted ghee and make this appam.


Try this traditional Nei appam recipe for this Karthigai Deepam and Enjoy !
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October 26, 2015

Easy Atta Ladoo Recipe - Wheat Flour Laddu

Atta ladoo
Atta laddu/Whole Wheat flour ladoo is one of the easy to make Indian dessert recipes just like Rava laddu , Moong dal ladoo , coconut laddu and Poha ladoo. Whenever I plan for Diwali sweets menu, I usually include few ladoo varieties too. Last year I tried Malai Laddu/Paneer laddu & coconut ladoo and shared here. For Diwali 2015,I wanted to try motichoor & this atta laddu. I will share the recipe for motichoo laddu next week.Atta ladoo/ Wheat flour laddu can be prepared in many ways.Some recipes call for cooking atta in ghee.Some recipe uses jaggery instead of sugar.In North India especially in Gujarat & Rajasthan people make wheat flour ladoo adding jaggery which is popularly known as Churma Laddu. Today I have made this laddu in a very simple way adding powdered sugar. It was very tasty and all the laddus vanished within no timeWinking.If you are looking for an easy & healthy laddu recipe,bookmark this ladoo in your try list for this Diwali.I am sure everybody would enjoy this sweet !
wheat flour laddu

Wheat flour ladoo / atta laddu recipe


Wheat flour ladoo / atta laddu recipe Wheat flour ladoo / atta laddu recipe - Easy diwali sweets recipe
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Sweets
Serves: 8-10 nos
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 10 Minutes
Total time: 20 Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup = 200 ml
  • Atta / Wheat flour - 1 cup
  • Sugar - 1/2 cup
  • Cardamom - 2 nos
  • Melted ghee - 1/3 cup
  • Salt – a small pinch
  • Cashews & nuts - as needed
METHOD
  • Dry roast wheat flour in a wide kadai till it changes to light golden brown in color.Stay nearby & do it in low to medium flame. It takes 4-5 minutes.Take care the flour should not be burnt.Remove in a bowl and let it become warm.
Atta ladoo recipe

  • In the mean time,powder the sugar adding cardamom seeds.You will 1-2 tbsp more sugar than 1/2 cup .But its fine.Add it as such.
Atta ladoo recipe
  • Add the powdered sugar , melted ghee,roasted chopped nuts ( If using) and a pinch of salt to the wheat flour.Mix well and make a crumbly mixture. Do not add all the ghee. Add it little by little and mix well.Stop adding ghee if you are able to shape the ladoo.
Atta ladoo recipe

  • Make balls and arrange in a plate.I roasted few dry grapes in ghee and studded over the ladoo. You can stud roasted cashews or dip a small portion of ladoo in ghee & coat with nuts powder. Decorate it as per your wish.
  • Store them in an air tight box and use it for a week.
Atta ladoo recipe
    Enjoy !
Note
  • You should roast the flour well else laddu will have a raw smell.
  • Do not burn the flour.Roast in low to medium flame only.
  • You can add finely chopped nuts to the laddu mixture before shaping them.I din’t add it.
  • The quantity of ghee may vary from 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup.
Try this easy,healthy ladoo during this Diwali & enjoy with your family !
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September 16, 2015

Kara Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe with Rice flour - Kara Kozhukattai Recipe

Kara pidi kozhukattai recipe
Kara pidi kozhukattai with store bought rice flour ( spicy kozhukattai recipe ) is my favorite kozhukattai recipes since my childhood. My mom makes it at least once in a month as an evening snack for me. Actually my mom makes this kara kolukattai by grinding soaked idli rice or instantly using store bought rice flour or idiyappam flour. 

Today I made an instant version using store bought rice flour. This is an easy version of spicy kozhukattai recipe. If you are not able to make Ulundu pooranam kozhukattai for Ganesh chaturthi, this kara kozhukattai is a good alternate option. You can eat this kozhukattai as such or with some coconut chutney or tomato chutney as side dish. Ok, Lets see how to make kara pidi kozhukattai recipe with step by step pictures.

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Kara kozhukattai recipe



Kara Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe


Kara Pidi Kozhukattai Recipe Pidi kozhukattai recipe -  Kara kozhukattai / Spicy kozhukattai recipe
Cuisine: South Indian
Category: Festival recipes
Serves: 12
Prep time: 5 Minutes
Cook time: 10 Minutes
Total time: 15 Minutes


INGREDIENTS
1 cup = 250 ml
  • Store bought rice flour - 1 cup (Use idiyappam or kozhukattai flour)
  • Water - 2 cups
  • Salt - as needed
To temper
  • Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Urad dal - 1 tbsp
  • Chana dal - 1.5 tbsp
  • Red chillies – 3-4 nos ( pinched into small pieces)
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Asafetida/Hing - a big pinch
  • Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
HOW TO MAKE KARA PIDI KOZHUKATTAI - METHOD
  • Heat oil in a kadai and splutter mustard seeds, urad dal & chana dal. Saute till golden. Add pinched red chillies and curry leaves. Add hing. Mix well. Add water, grated coconut and salt.
Kara pidi kozhukattai
  • When the water starts to roll boil, simmer the flame completely and add the rice flour. Mix well without lumps. Rice flour absorbs all the water and becomes a whole mass. Gather it and remove in a plate. Let it become warm.
Kara pidi kozhukattai
  • Grease your hands with oil and make kozhukattai using your fingers.Take a big gooseberry sized ball and press it with your fingers to make it elongated. Kozhukattai will get the impression of fingers. Make all the kozhukattai and arrange them in a greased idli plate.
  • Heat water in a idli pot and let it roll boil. Now keep the idli plate and cook for 5 minutes. Switch off the flame and remove the kozhukattai when it becomes slightly warm. Enjoy !
Kara pidi kozhukattai

Note
  • You can use homemade rice flour if you have in hand.Water quantity may vary slightly.
  • Red chillies can be replaced with finely chopped green chillies too.
  • My mom makes this kozhukattai by reserving some idli rice batter while grinding for idli,dosa batter.You can also try that way.
  • You can also make it by soaking and grinding raw rice. It tastes even more better.

Make this easy, spicy kozhukattai for Ganesh Chaturthi and enjoy !
Easy kara pidi kozhukattai recipe

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September 14, 2015

Thengai Poorana Kozhukattai - Coconut Poornam Kozhukattai Recipe

Mothagam recipe
Mothagam/ Modak recipe is a must to do for Ganesh Chaturthi. It can be prepared with chana dal pooranam or coconut pooranam. My mom makes Thengai poorana kozhukattai (coconut poornam kozhukattai) whereas my MIL makes chana dal pooranamLast year during Ganesh Chaturthi, I shared an easy, coconut pooran recipe (Thengai poornam). But I love this authentic version more than the instant ones. I make coconut pooran mostly for Kerala ila ada or puran poli. This year I wanted to make this mothagam post using thengai pooranam.Coincidentally, when I was browsing to find out the North Indian style Modak recipe also known as ukadiche modak, I found its ingredients and method of preparation are very similar to our South Indian Thengai pooranam kozhukattai. So I tried this modak recipe yesterday to share it here. It came out very well. Please click on this video link and this video link to check the dough making and for shaping the modak. Do try this easy, flavorful Mothagam recipe with coconut pooran if you are looking for a quick stuffing option.You will love it.I will try to share fried modak recipe in this week before Vinayagar Chaturthi. Lets see how to make modak with step by step picture and a video.

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Mothagam/Modak recipe


Mothagam/Modak recipe How to make mothagam/Modak recipe with coconut pooran.
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Sweet
Serves: 12-14 nos
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 250ml
For stuffing
  • Grated coconut - 1 cup
  • Grated jaggery - 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp
  • Cardamom - 2 nos ( crushed)
  • Water – little to cover jaggery 
For modak dough
  • Rice flour – 1 cup ( I used store bought idiyappam flour or kozhukattai flour)
  • Water – 1.75-2 cups ( as needed)
  • Salt – a big pinch
  • Ghee – 1 tbsp
HOW TO MAKE THENGA POORANA KOZHUKATTAI - METHOD
  • Grate coconut and jaggery. Heat a kadai and put the coconut & jaggery together. Add 1 tbsp of water if needed. Mix it well. Jaggery gets melted ( If you feel jaggery has mud, then you must melt jaggery adding little water. Make a syrup & strain it using metal filter. Then you can mix grated coconut and proceed). Mixture will become watery and if you keep stirring in medium flame, the mixture will become thick and start to leaves the sides of kadai. 
  • (Note: The quantity of coconut should be more than jaggery. So start with 1/2 cup of jaggery for one cup of coconut for mild sweetness)
Mothagam recipe
  • Switch off the flame as soon as the mixture starts to leave the sides. If you stir more, pooranam will become hard and chewy. So switch off the flame at the right time. Initially pooran will look wet. But when it cools down, it will thicken and becomes non-sticky. Transfer the pooran to another plate to avoid heating up more.
Mothagam recipe

  • To make the kozhukattai dough, heat water adding ghee & a pinch of salt in a pan. Here I used 1.75 cups of water for store bought rice flour. But this quantity may vary.so keep some hot water ready in hand so that you can add it while making dough.
Mothagam recipe

  • When the water starts to roll boil, simmer the flame completely and add the rice flour. Mix well without lumps. Do it quickly. Rice flours absorbs all the water and becomes a thick mass. Switch off the flame.
Mothagam recipe
  • When the dough becomes warm, grease your hands with oil and knead the dough. Make it smooth without cracks and cover the dough with a wet cloth till use.
Mothagam recipe
  • Take a big gooseberry sized ball from the dough and make a cup by pressing the sides. Stuff 2 tsp of pooran inside the cup and close to make a coconut shape. Grease the idli pot and arrange the modak. You can also use a mold to make modak.
Mothagam recipe
Mothagam recipe

  • Heat water in an idli pot and when the water starts to boil vigorously, keep the idli plate and cook the modak for 7-8 minutes. Switch off the flame and let it be in the idli plate for 10 minutes before you remove the modak. When the modak turns warm, carefully remove them into a plate. Offer to God !
Mothagam recipe


    TIPS FOR SOFT AND CRACK FREE KOZHUKATTAI
    1. Use good quality rice flour. If you are planning to make by grinding rice, buy raw rice ( in Tamil nadu we call as “maavu arisi) ie. the rice used for making rice flour. Its a different quality, not the one we use for pongal.It is cheaper in cost too.
    2. Always add the required water while making the dough. If the dough becomes sticky or dry, you’ll get cracks. Keep the unused dough covered with a wet cloth & then with a lid while you make mothagam.
    3. Its always better to prepare the outer covering after making pooranam/ stuffing to prevent the dough sitting for long time.
    4. U can refrigerate the unused dough by keeping in an air tight box & use the next day or the same evening.
    5. Pooranam can be prepared the previous day and refrigerated.
    6. Apply sesame/gingely oil in your hands every time when you make the shape.
    7. Last but not the least, do not cook the kozhukattai in idli pot for long time which may lead to cracks.( maximum of 8-10 mins is enough)
    8. Always place the idli plate arranged with kozhukattai after the water in the idli pot starts roll boiling. This helps for quick cooking & also the kozhukattai remains white in color and crack free..
    9. U can identify the cooked kozhukattai by its shining look. Always remove the kozhukattai after it becomes warm. Do not remove when it is hot. Kozhukattai may break.


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September 12, 2015

How To Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi At Home - Simple Ganesh Chaturthi Puja At Home

Ganesh chaturthi

I wanted to make a post on How to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi at home during last year itself. So I had clicked pictures of our Ganesh chaturthi pooja procedure / Puja Vidhanam and kept in draft. In this post, I have shared how to perform a simple Ganesh chaturthi pooja at home, festival date, things required for pooja and Vinayagar/Ganesha abishekam items list and its benefits, pooja procedure, Ganesh chaturthi neivedyam/prasadam recipes like Kozhukattai varieties and appam recipes with links.

Please check THIS POST for complete Ganesh chaturthi Pooja vidhanam/Puja vidhi with sloka and mantras in PDF format. I have also shared a short video on how to make an eco friendly Ganesha idol using kozhukattai maavu/Kozhukatte dough. Hope you find these ideas useful :)

This year 2023, Vinayagar Chaturthi festival falls on September 18th, Monday as per Vaakiya panchangam. Time to perform pooja - Auspicious time of the day as per the calender ( Nalla neram). Avoid Rahu Kalam and Yama Kandam. Usually we do the pooja in the afternoon. i.e after 12 noon based on the day.

Ganesha is the Lord who is first worshipped before any holy occasion or puja. Ganesh Chaturthi also known as 'Vinayak Chaturthi' or 'Vinayaka Chavithi' is celebrated by Hindus all around the world as the birthday of Lord Ganesha. It is observed during the Hindu month of Bhadra in Hindi /Avani in Tamil (mid-August to mid-September). He is revered as the preserver of all good things and prevents Vigna (meaning obstruction/bad omen). His motto is Shubh-Laabh (good prospect and good prosperity).

Generally Ganesh Chaturthi preparations commence from almost a month before the festival. The celebrations last for around ten days (from Bhadrapad Shudh Chaturthi to Ananta Chaturdashi). On the 11th day, the idol is taken through the streets in a procession and immersed in a river or the sea symbolizing a ritual see-off of the Lord in his journey towards his abode in Kailash while taking away with him the misfortunes of all the people.

At home, Ganesha pooja starts from bringing or making a clay idol of Lord Ganesha. Various special food items are cooked for offering/Neivedyam (bhog). Although there are a large number of sweets offered to Lord Ganesha during the pooja, Modak is known to be the lord`s favorite sweet and is therefore one of the main dishes made on this day. Other dishes include Karanji, laddu, barfi, peda, vada, sundal and appam.

The idol is given a bath(Abishek) with scented water and then decorated with flowers. Jyoti is lit and then the aarti begins. People read Ganesh Chaturthi story after pooja. Various bhajans and mantras are chanted at this time. It is believed that chanting the mantras with complete devotion brings life to the idol. It is also believed that during this period, Ganesha visits the home of his devotees and bring prosperity and good fortune with him.  He removes all the obstacles that you experience on the spiritual path. Along with Ganesha, Gouri idol is also placed in South Indian families and worshipped. Gouri Vrata is performed as “Mangala Gauri” by women for good life and prosperity.

Source: Hinduism.org and Yahoo.com

Let me share our celebration procedures with list of items for abishekam, Pooja and neivedyam. Hope you all find it useful. Please consult with your mom or mil and do the pooja accordingly.

I have also shared the audio links in Tamil, Telugu for Ganesh chaturthi Pooja Vidhanam. I have also shared a youtube video link for Ganesh chaturthi Pooja vidhi in Hindi. Please refer the end of  "How to do Pooja" section for the links.

Click this Video on how to make Homemade Ganesh using Kozhukattai dough.

Visit my in-laws blog for Ganesh Chaturthi Kolam/Rangoli ideas

Here is the video on making Ganesha idol using kozhukattai maavu/Modak dough.



How to celebrate Ganesh chaturthi at home


Ingredients list for pooja and neivedyam

For Abhishekam and Pooja
  • Ganesh idol
  • Flowers 
  • Milk
  • Curd
  • Honey
  • Tender coconut water
  • Water
  • Rice flour
  • Sesame oil
  • Turmeric powder
  • Shikakai powder
  • Kumkum, Sandal paste
  • Panchamirtham (Sweet delicacy consisting of Panch(5) items: Milk, Sugar, Ghee (clarified butter), Honey, Bananas.  
    Ganesh chaturthi pooja
For Decoration and pooja
  • Vastram for Ganesha ( New blouse bit or dhoti cloth)
  • Mupiri nool for poonool ( 3 threaded string)
  • ArugamPul (Bermuda grass (English). Arugampul (Tamil). Dhub (Hindi). Durva (Sanskrit). Karuka (Malayalam). Garikagoddi (Telugu). Garikoihallu (Kannada))
  • Vellerukku Malai ( refer the above picture)
  • Tulsi can be used for decoration but its allowed only on this festival day.
  • Flowers
  • Kumkum and Sandal powder
  • Incense stick
  • Camphor
  • Sesame oil and ghee for lamp
  • All Fruits, coconut, betel leaves & betel nut for offering
  • Banana leaf
  • Turmeric powder for manjal pillayar
    For Neivedyam recipes
  • Coconut
  • Jaggery
  • Chana dal/Moong dal
  • Sugar
  • Besan
  • Urad dal
  • Green chillies, ginger, salt ( for pooran)
  • Raw rice for payasam
  • Urad dal for vada
  • Wheat flour,banana & jaggery for appam
  • Sesame seeds for ellu urundai
  • Click HERE to see the no onion no garlic lunch menu cooking with ingredients
how to celebrate ganesh chaturthi

On the previous day morning, make pooran and laddu( if making). Store in a box. On the same day night, wash all the lamps, put the thread, oil & keep it ready for pooja. Soak chana for sundal & urad dal for vada. 

Generally we do the neivedyam in the noon or during the auspicious time of chaturthi day. Usually it happens in the afternoon. We also make full meals like rice, sambar, poriyal, thayir pachadi on that day. So we prepare the lunch recipes, vada, kozhukattai recipes and sundal on chaturthi morning. Start cooking around 8 am in the morning. You can finish everything by 11am.

 If you keep the pooran ready, you can make 21 kozhukattai in 30-45 minutes. In that 45 minutes, you can pressure cook dal for sambar. Inside the cooker, keep a tiffin box with the chopped vegetables for poriyal or kootu. Prepare the rice in another cooker. By this time, you can make kozhukattai and steam it. Make Dal, sambar, poriyal, pachadi and keep them ready for neivedyam. Click HERE to see how to cook a no onion no garlic lunch menu easily.

Before starting abhishekam, draw the Rangoli using rice flour paste( Maakolam) in the entrance and the place where you are going to do the pooja.

Abhishekam Order


how to celebrate ganesh chaturthi

Benefits & List of items for Ganesha Abishekam
PANCHAGAVYAM - Removes all sins of mankind
PANCHAMRUTHAM - Gives wealth
GHEE- Gives Moksha state
MILK - Gives long life
CURD - Gives Good Children
HONEY - Melodious voice
RICE POWDER - Frees from debts
SUGAR CANE JUICE - Gives good health and removes enmity
LEMON JUICE - Removes fear of death
TENDER COCONUT JUICE - Gives enjoyment and full satisfaction in life
SANDAL PASTE - Gives Lakshmi's Grace
SUGAR - Removes enmity 
Source : http://www.teluguone.com/devotional/content/what-are-things-used-in-shiva-abhishekam-its-effects-56-27598.html#sthash.kCQAROkq.dpuf
how to celebrate ganesh chaturthi

Abhishekam should be done by the elders of the family. 
But in our house, my daughter sits with my husband and do the abhishekam when she was young :) Take all the abhishekham items in a plate as shown in the picture. Keep a bowl full of water. Keep some flowers in a plate. Keep an incense stick and a camphor ready. Take a wide plate ( thambaalam). Keep a wooden plank inside it and keep the Ganesh idol. Start the abhishekam by putting some flowers and few drops of water. Before doing abhishekam, keep this mind.

Ganesh idol should not fall down during abhishekam. So do not pour more water and touch the idol carefully with support. First do the sesame oil abhishekam, then apply shikakai powder. Wash it well by adding water. Then apply turmeric powder. Light the incense stick and show the dhoop & dheep. Mix rice flour in water and do the abhishekam. Then comes milk, lemon juice, tender coconut water, curd, panchamirtham followed by honey. Collect the panchamirtham with honey in a plate. Pour some water and then continue with sandal paste, kumkum and lastly viboodhi abhishekam. Finish the abhishekam with little milk. Show the dheepam.

Pour water and start to decorate the Ganesh. Collect all the abhishekam water in the wide plate and pour in tulsi plant or under some trees. Put a poonool/Mupiri nool (3 thread string) from left to right keeping Ganesha facing towards you. Then wear a new cloth for the idol. Decorate with Vellerukku malai, arugampul malai and flowers. (If you are using homemade clay Ganesha, pour water and other abhishekam items only in spoons else Ganesha will dissolve in water). After abhishekam & decoration, start doing the pooja.

You can chant this Ganesha Gayathri mantram while doing Abhishekam.

Om Tatpurushaya Vidmahe Vakratundaya dheemahi, Tanno Danti Prachodayat”

How to do Ganesha pooja

Ganesh chaturthi celebration at home

Please check THIS POST for complete Ganesh chaturthi Pooja vidhanam/Puja vidhi with slokhas in PDF format. 

Take the decorated Ganesh and place it over peeta/Wooden plank. Light the lamp on the sides of Ganesha. Keep a small turmeric Ganesha( made of turmeric powder mixed with little water) nearby the idol. Keep kumkum & flowers. Place a plate with 5 types of fruits, coconut, betel leaves & nuts in front of the God.

In another plate or banana leaf, spread the nevideyam recipes.Kozhukattai varieties comes to the left side of Ganesha. Rice and other items has to be kept in the usual order. Refer picture for the idea. Keep payasam and aval.pori kadalai/Puffed rice with peanuts in small bowls. Chant Ganesha ashtothram and do the archanai. Then show the dhoop & dheep. Finally do the mangala aarti.Finish the pooja.

Some people have the practice of keeping Kalash and do the pooja. So I have made a separate post about "Pooja Vidhanam/Puja Vidhi" with mantras in PDF format. You can download it and use if interested. Please check THIS POST .

On Chaturthi evening, make wheat flour appam and do the neivedyam. The next day morning, you can keep idli for neivedyam or simply fruits would do. On afternoon, keep dal & rice with ghee for neivedyam. Continue this neivedyam till Ganesha stays in your house.

Ganesha Visarjan

The next day or the third day, take the ganesha idol along with flowers & vastram, some puffed rice, jaggery and fried gram dal (Do not remove anything from idol) and put it in water. Let the Ganesh idol dissolve in water and take away all the misfortunes of people.

AUDIO, VIDEO LINKS
  1. Click this LINK for Pooja Vidhanam Video, Audio in Telugu
  2. Check this LINK , LINK for Pooja Vidhanam Audio in Tamil
  3. For Hindi version,check this youtube video LINK

Neivedyam Recipes

Easy sweet pooran kozhuakattai

Moong dal pooran kozhukattai

Ammini kozhukattai


3 kozhukattai varieties

Easy paal kozhukkattai


Easy Urad dal pooran kozhukattai

Sweet appam recipe
  


Paal kozhukattai with jagggery


Sweet samosa / Karjikai recipe

Please click this LINK for full collection of neivedyam recipes. This LINK for Kozhukattai making Videos & Homemade Ganesh idol using rice flour dough.

Disclaimer : I have shared the procedures based on our tradition. Please take the as a reference,consult the elders of your family and do the pooja as per your practice. Beginners can follow this if you don’t have any specific procedure at home.

Hope you find this post useful. Wish you all a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi !

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