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Kanu Pandigai(Kanu Pongal) Recipes
After new year the immediate Hindu festival is Boghi and pongal. But yet there is one more special occasion that is celebrated by all brahmins which is Kanu Pandigai(Kanu Pongal). Kanu falls on the same day of Maatu Pongal. On this special Occasion, sisters in the family will pray for the welfare of their brothers. This is special festival for ladies.
Kanu day is not an auspicious day. In tamil, we call it as "Kari Naal" or "Kanu Peedai". Early in the morning, elders will take the turmeric and will mark it in forehead and young girls should seek blessings from the elders. Then they have to follow a ritual of "Kanu Pidi" and then take a bath to come out of "Kanu Peedai". They are not expected to take any food/drinks till they come out of Kanu Peedai.Kanu Pidi - How and Why ?In a open place put a kolam in east direction. Wash the turmeric leaves and place it over the kolam. We have to keep upto four rices on the leaves.1. White rice prepared on the previous day (pongal day)2. Sarkarai pongal prepared on the previous day (pongal day)3. Prepare red color rice by mixing small quantity of rice with kumkum.4. The same way prepare yellow rice by mixing small quantity of rice with turmeric powder.Take 4 pieces of sugarcane. Place these colored rice and sugarcane pieces in small quantities in the turmeric leaves placed above the kolam.
We have to say the following phrases while keeping the coloured rice in leaves"Kakaipidi vachen Kannupidi vachen, Kakka Kootam Kalanchalum Enga Kootam Kalayama Irukkanum"
After chanting this we have to break a coconut, place it in a plate having beetle leaves and beetle seeds along with 2 bananas. We have to show aarthi around the turmeric leaves and we should pray for our brothers.
We have to make sure the rice kept in leaves should be eaten only by crow and not by any other animals. On this auspicious occasion brahmins will prepare variety rice and ladies should not eat rasam. Please find below some of the variety rices for Kanum Pongal.
Coconut Rice 
Lemon Rice 
Tamarind Rice 
Curd Rice
It is also the day for Cattles. Cows are decorated, their horns are painted and turemeric and aarthi are conducted as cow is revered as Mother. In the villages race are conducted for bulls.
9 comments:
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It is Kakaipidi vachen Kannupidi vachen Kakum , kuruvikum kalyanam.....thats how our patti thaught us :-) :-)
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Hi, I checked with my sister too. Yes, you are right. The below one is right. Thanks for the clarification. I will update in my post.
"Kakaipidi vachen Kannupidi vachen, Kakka kuutam kalienchalum, enka koottam kalayama irukkenum" ?
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OH no! We were taught (this is 4th generation in New Delhi doing it faithfully) - kakaikella kalyanam, kurivikum kalyanam!"
Thanks! SO cool that others are doing this and remembering it. I NOW live in the US and am doing it...not a crow in sight..breaks my heart.
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hi..im celebrating thala pongal in the US. I want to keeep pidi, im not finding crow here...so give me a suggestion wat can i do that coloured rice( after keeping pidi). Any advice pls?
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come back to India.. if it is so important...Jus kidding...
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i live in U.S & i used to keep kakaipidi here but since last year i have stopped keeping since i lost interest ,the first reason is it is too cold outside & 2 nd reason is i dont find any crow. i have been married & living here for past 7 yrs.
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In our house, we used to keep 'Kanupudi' and recite "Kanupudi vecchi Kaapudi veccchi- kaakaiki kalyanam-kuruviki upanayanam!"Later we used to give the Kanupudi to a cow. Now-a-days in the city, it is difficult to locate a cow to feed it! anonymous kannada Iyengar.
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I live in US too... I'm a Telugu Brahmin, married to an Iyangar... I was taught to say "kanu pidi vecchen, kaka pidi vecchen, kakKum kutivikkum kalyanam". I think these lines got modified, simplified and got changed in each family.
I put it out for a day and trash it... What to do.
Good site indeed !!
Is it "Kakaipidi vachen Kannupidi vachen Kakaikellam Kalyanam" or "Kakaipidi vachen Kannupidi vachen, Kakka kuutam kalienchalum, enka koottam kalayama irukkenum" ?