Vinayagar chaturthi spl

Vinayagar chaturthi is celebrated by Indians for "Lord Ganesh".. Actually his birthday on that auspicious day. . We prepare Ellu urandai, Puran kollukattai,  Modakam, Kara kozhukattai, sweet Pidi Kozhukattai , Ellu kozhukattai & Sundal.... We can worship by keeping fruits. . Sugarcane also....

FOR PORNAM KOZHUKATTAI (click here)

FOR MODHAGAM(click here)

FOR ELLU KOZHUKATTAI(click)

FOR KARA PIDI KOZHUKATTAI(click here)

FOR ELLU URANDAI (click here)

Kara Pidi Kozhukattai

Kara kozhukattai is very easy recipe... My mom always make sweet pidi kozhukattai, puran kozhukattai, ellu uranadai & sundal for VINAYAGAR CHATRUTHI...

 It is soft & less spicy... It can be prepared for evening snack for kids too... Very healthy & tasty recipe with fried onions, channa & urad dal...

Preparation time- 10mins    Cooking time- 15mins

INGREDIENTS:

Rice flour- 1 cup
Water- 3/4 cup
Salt- as needed

TO TEMPER:

Onion- 1(finely chopped)
Channa dal- 1 tsp
Urad dal- 1tsp
Mustard- 1tsp
Curry leaves- 1 spring
Green chilli- 2 or 3
Red chilli- 2

METHOD:

• First heat the water, when it starts boiling add to rice flour & form a nice smooth dough... keep it aside...
  
• Heat 1 tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, channa dal & urad dal, curry leaves..then add finely chopped onions & saute till golden brown color... Switch of the flame...
• Now mix the above ingredients with the dough & mix well...
  
• Grease your hands with oil & take a small portion of mixed dough & press it with your fingers as shown below:
  
• Repeat the same procedure for remaining dough & keep the kozhukattai in a plate...
• Now arrange the kozhukattai  in idly steamer plate & cook for about 10-13 mins....
  
• Soft kara kozhukattai is ready to serve hot or warm....
  

 

Ellu Kozhukattai(sesame)

Ellu(sesame) is favorite for Lord GANESH... We can prepare ellu urandai, ellu mittai& ellu kozhukattai also... 

Actually my mom make 5 varieties of kozhukattai, sundal & ellu urandai for VINAYAGAR CHATHRUTHI.. But I don't prefer to eat this, last time my dad compelled to have a bite...I can realize the fine taste of it.. Quite good to eat... So I wanted to share this recipe on my blog...

Preparation time- 20mins   Cooking time- 15mins

INGREDIENTS:

Rice flour- 1/2 cup
Water- as needed
Salt- as needed

FOR STUFFING(poornam):

Sesame seeds(black)- 1/2 cup
Jaggery(powdered)- 1/2 cup (adjust to your taste)
Grated coconut- 1/4 cup( optional)
Cardamom powder- a pinch

METHOD:

• First heat water, when it starts boiling add to the rice flour & mix well until you get a nice smooth dough & make into equal sized balls.. keep it aside..
  
  
  
  
• Now roast the sesame seeds,until nutty smell goes off...
  
• Now transfer into blender & grind it coarsely...then add jaggery & grind into coarse powder.. if you want add grated coconut also...
  
• And make into small equal sized balls...
  
• Grease your hands with oil & take a dough & flatten into cup shape & stuff the sesame balls...
  
• Take a idli steamer & arrange the kozhukattai on a steaming plate & cook for 10-12 mins..
  
• Tasty Ellu kozhukattai is ready...

TIP- Use banana leaf greased with oil & flatten the dough....

Modakam/ Mothagam recipe(sweet coconut)

Sweet Mothagam recipe with POORNAM that is nothing but coconut & jaggery... I like poornam kolukattai than channel dal poornam... it gives very juicy & yummy flavor... Kolukattai is usually prepared for VINAYAGAR CHATHRUTHI... it is so soft & delicious to eat...yummy!!!! 

My mom used to prepare sweet, karam & pidi kolukattai...and ellu mittai too... Me & my sister will eagerly wait till evening, because my mom do pooja when my dad arrives from office... Till that paati never allow us to touch the kollukattai... it was nice memory & missing those happy innocent days..

Lets check out the recipe:

Preparation time- 25-30mins    Cooking Time- 15mins

INGREDIENTS NEEDED:

Raw rice/Idly rice- 1/2 cup
Water- as needed
Salt- pinch

FOR COCONUT POORNAM:

Coconut- 1 cup
Jaggery(powdered)- 3/4 plus 1 tsp
Cardamaom powder- 1 tsp

METHOD:

• Soak rice for about 3 hours & grind into fine paste.. (Otherwise, bring water to boil & mix the water with flour & salt, to make fine & smooth dough.... Then knead & make equal sized balls)
  
  
  
  
• Heat a pan, add 1tsp of oil & pour the thick rice paste & stir to get smooth dough... Once it has formed thick consistency, allowed to cool down & make equal sized balls...
  
• Meanwhile, place grated coconut in a bowl & add powdered jiggery & mix well or roast the grated coconut with jaggery in low medium flame when it starts leaving the sides of pan..
  
• Grease your hands with oil, so that dough cannot stick into your hand.... Take a small ball & make like cup shape & fill with coconut pooranam..close the edges & make MODAK...
  
• Repeat the same procedure to finish the remaining balls & make into madak shape... Then boil water in IDLI STEAMER & arrange the modaks in a steaming plate & cook for 8-10 mins....
  
• Now modak is completely steamed...looks delicious.....!!!!!!!
  

NOTE- You may use INSTANT RICE FLOUR & mix with water & make fine dough... Do not over cook the kollukattai, it gives Rubbery texture... You can add or reduce the amount of jaggery according to your taste......

TIP- My mom used to flatten kozhukattai by using a banana leaf greased with oil...

Kozhukattai(with channa dal poornam)

Actually Iam so excited to post this recipe, because I love Lord Ganesh verrrrry much... Something special attachment to him, he is my best friend too... I share everything to him, my hubby used to kidding me... It looks childish & silly, but I feel good like anything...

" Happy birthday to lord Ganesh.."

Kolukattai/ Kozhukattai is the favorite dish for vinayagar, that's why I too like it very much.. My hubby is not interested in eating kozhukattai, but after marriage he started to love it...because of soft & delicious taste... This recipe can be prepared especially on VINAYAGAR CHATHURTHI...  It can be made either with channa dal puran or coconut poornam... The stuffing is so simple & flavorful.... 

Preparation Time- 25-30mins   Cooking Time- 10-15mins

INGREDIENTS:

Raw rice/ idly rice- 1 cup or rice flour- 1 cup
Water- as needed
Salt- as needed

FOR CHANNA DAL PURAN:

Click here (http://pappuskitchen.blogspot.sg/2014/08/parupu-puran-kadalai-parupu-pooranam.html?m=1  )

METHOD:

• Soak rice for about 3 hours & grind into fine paste... add some salt & mix well... keep it aside... Heat a pan & pour the thick batter & made into smooth consistency. ...
  
• Otherwise, boil water & add to the rice flour little by little & mix to form smooth dough & make small equal sized balls & keep it aside...
  
• Boil channa dal & drain water... Take a blender, add channa  dal, grated coconut & cardamom powder...grind into smooth paste....( click here)
  
• Heat a pan, add 1 tsp of oil & pour the thick rice flour paste, stir gently... in couple of minutes it reduces water & made into thick consistency....
• Knead the dough & make into small equal sized balls...
  
• Grease your hands with oil, so that it cannot stick on hands... Take a small ball & flatten it slightly thin(cup sized) & add the puran filling at the middle & press the edges completely & seal it...( refer picture)..
  
• Repeat the process for remaining balls & make ready...( you can use fork to design at the edges)
• Add water in a steamer, when it starts boiling, arrange the kozhukattais in idly plate & place it on a steamer, cook for 10 - 15 mins....
  
• Wowwww..... whity softy kozhukattai is ready...
  

NOTE- Do not over cook the kozhukattai... when it looks shinny, take out from the steamer.. You can use mould to do kozhukattai....

TIP-  My mom used to flatten kozhukattai using a banana leaf greased with oil....

Ellu urandai...(sweet)

Ellu urandai is the simplest recipe we usually prepared for VINAYAGAR CHATHRUTHI.. With this poornam you can make ELLU KOZHUKATTAI also.... This recipe is kid friendly & it is rich in fiber content..very healthy snack for all...

Preparation time- 5-7mins  Cooking time- 15mins

INGREDIENTS:

Black sesame seeds- 1 cup
Jaggery- 3/4 cup( adjust to your taste)
Cardamom powder- a pinch
Cashew nut- 5(broken)  (OPTIONAL)

METHOD:

• Dry roast the sesame seeds till get nice aroma.... keep it aside
  
• Now powder the jaggery & keep it aside..
• Take a blender, add the roasted sesame seeds & powdered jaggery, pinch of cardamom powder into it.... Grind into fine coarse powder...
  
• Combine & roll into tight small balls(NO NEED TO ADD WATER)
• Repeat to make small equal sized balls....
  
• Smoothy ellu urandai is ready...have a bite..!!!!
• FOR ELLU MITTAI RECIPE click here (http://www.pappuskitchen.blogspot.sg/2014/08/ellu-mittai-sesame-ladoowhite-sesame.html?m=1  )
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Ellu Mittai- Sesame Ladoo..(white sesame)

Ellu uranadai is my childhood favorite snack, my paati used to buy it... Sweet jiffy candy... :) It is special sweet prepared for VINAYAGAR CHATRUTHI... It can be prepared either with white or black sesame seeds.... It is rich in fiber content, calcium & zinc....very healthy snack for all... 

Few years ago, our parent's used to eat sesame laddo, peanut candy, pori urandai..but now we are having fast foods & our next generation is spoiling their health because of junk foods... Atleast we try to teach the benefits of healthy sweets through these kind of festivals ..

Preparation time- 15mins     Cooking time- 15mins

INGREDIENTS:

White sesame seeds- 1 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 cup
Oil/ ghee- 1tsp

METHOD:

• Heat a pan , add 1tsp of ghee/ oil, add sesame seeds & dry roast it..till golden color appears...
  
• Then melt jaggery in water & heat it up...once the syrup starts thickening, switch off the flame... then strain to remove impurities....
  
• Now transfer into plate, at this stage pour a drop of jaggery syrup into water, it cannot dissolve... leave for few minutes to cool down...
• Add the roasted sesame seeds into the above syrup & mix together...
  
• Grease your hands with oil & shape them into small balls(goose berry size)....
• Cool down it & then store in a air-tight container....
  
• Chewy jiffy ELLU MITTAI is ready...

NOTE-  Melt jaggery with hot water & you can use any kind of measuring spoons to make equal sized balls.... You can proceed with the black sesame seeds also.... 

FOR ELLU URANDAI recipe click here ( http://www.pappuskitchen.blogspot.sg/2014/08/ellu-urandaisweet.html?m=1 )