Garlands with cotton wick, a small vastram (pillaiyar towel), poonal for pillaiyar, chattar(decorative small umbrella), flowers, fruits preferably guava and vilampazham (wood apple), coconut, betel leaves, betel nuts, erukam poo OR erukam poo garlands, arungampul. This is called 'izhai kolam maavu' which we make during festivals to put kolam. Soak fistful of rice for 2,3 hours and grind to a fine paste. Apply chandan, kumkum to the idols, lamps, wick them and keep ready. On the previous day, clean the pooja items, lamps, idols if any. Pray Ganesha with faith and devotion and HE will remove all the obstacles in your life.
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People pray with full devotion and faith and throng to Ganesha temples and pray HIM to get knowledge and wealth and worship 'Ekadanta'. It is known as 'kaliman pillayar' in Tamil. On this day Ganesh idols made of clay are worshipped in all homes.
This festival is also known as the Ganesha Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi. This festival is celebrated in in India with great enthusiasm and devotion. It is celebrated to welcome Lord Ganesha on his birthday and is celebrated by Hindus around the world. The festival falls on the fourth day after new moon in the Tamil month aavani. Vinayaga chaturthi or Pillaiyar chaturthi is an important festival of Hindu religion. Vinayagar is worshipped by everyone, before starting any new work in any field.
Ganesha is called Vinayagar and also as Pillaiyar in Tamil Nadu. Lord Ganesha is the God of knowledge, wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. Garnish with finely chopped cilantro, grated carrot and sev. Transfer it to a plate and again pour a ladle of gravy on top of it. Take a big, easy to mix bowl, add puffed rice, roughly crushed mini puris, a dash of chilli powder, sweet and green chutneys, a ladle of gravy and mix well. Keep all the ingredients ready before serving. Add water to get the desired consistency. If using garlic, ginger-garlic paste can be used instead of ginger paste). Add all other ingredients, mix well add little water and cook until the raw smell diffuses. Grind the remaining to a coarse paste alongwith green chillies. Pressure cook soaked peas alongwith salt and enough water for 3 whistles. When cool store in an airtight container.Ĭook potatoes separately and peel the skin. Flip on both sides and deep fry until golden brown. Heat oil in a kadai, and slide the flattened balls gently in oil. You can also flatten the balls with your hand OR roll the dough to big circle and cut with a dabba lid to get even sized nippattus. Grease a plastic sheet with oil, place a ball in it, cover with another greased plastic sheet and press with a flat bottomed cup. Add water little by little and knead to form a soft pliable dough. In a wide bowl mix all the ingredients, add a spoon of hot oil and mix well. Chillies can be added according to your spice levels. Powder chillies coarsely and soak in a ladle of water. Powdered pottukadalai (roasted gram) - 1/3 cupĭry red chilly (coarse flakes) - 2 tablespoons Roasted gram (Pottukadalai) - 1 tablespoon Grease your hands with ghee while shaping.Ĭoarsely powdered skinned peanut - 2 tablespoons If the mixture cools, it will become sticky and it will be difficult to shape. Roll the balls in coconut-cashew mixture. When warm, grease your hands with ghee and shape into equal-sized balls. Ensure medium flame and keep stirring until it forms a dough. (Reserve 2 tablespoons of this coconut, mix with cashew powder and keep aside to coat the ladoos.)Īdd condensed milk and cardamom powder. You can skip this if using dessicated coconut. It takes only 5 minutes to make this recipe.ĭesiccated coconut powder - 250 gms (I used grated coconut - 2 1/2 cups)Ĭondensed Milk (Milkmaid) - 1 tin (400 gms.)ĭry roast grated coconut in a kadai without browning. But I added cashew powder and cardamom powder to my choice. This ladoo needed only 3 ingredients, dessicated coconut, milkmaid and ghee. About 33 years back, I had preserved a small pamplet from milkmaid with some interesting recipes in it. While cleaning my book shelf, I found this easy-to-make coconut ladoo recipe.