KARTHIGAI SPECIAL

We celebrate

Karthigai in the month of Karthigai in full moon day when the karthigai star comes. Mostly it will be during November end or December first week. I miss my father in law so.. much when i make pori urandai. He likes to have it, even though he should not have sweets. I made Aval pori Urandai , Nel pori Urandai, Kadalai urandai and Appam.

  Aval Pori Urndai and Nel pori Urandai 

Ingredientss 

Porii / Rice puffs - 2 cups 

Jaggary – 11/2 cup 

Cardamon powder – 1 tsp 

Finely chopped coconut – ½ cup

 Ghee – 2 tbsp 

Rice flour – 3 tbsp 

Method

 1. In a heavy bottom pan add water and jaggery and make thick syrup. 

2. If you pour a drop of syrup in water and roll it should roll as ball. 

3. Remove from the flame and add elachi powder, ghee. 

4. Slowly mix the pori and make balls out of it. Grease your hands with rice flour to make balls without sticking in your hands.

Kadali Urndai/ Peanut balls 

Roastedd peanuts(plain) – 2 cups 

Jaggery – ½ cup

 Ghee – 1 tsp

  Method 

 1. In a heavy bottom pan add water and jaggery, make a thick syrup. 

2. If you pour a drop of syrup in water we should roll as a ball. 

3. Add the peanuts, ghee and stir continuously. 

4. When it becomes sticky remove from the flame and make balls.

  Appam 

Myy mom makes by soaking rice and grinding it. But mine is easy method.

Ingredients 

Maidaa - 1 cup

 Jaggery - 3/4 cup 

Sooji/ rava - 1 tbsp 

Cardoman powder - 1 tsp 

Dry grapes - 50 gms 

Oil for frying

  Method 

 1. Dissolve jaggery in one cup of water and drain it. 

2. Combine all the ingredients and keep it aside for half an hour. 

3. Heat oil in a pan and pour the batter using a spoon and deep fry it. 

4. Squeeze the excess oil, by keeping the appam between two spatulas.

 

This entry goes to Purva 's Janmashtami and ganesh chathurthi event.

This entry goes to EFM Sweets hosted by Srilekha.