Subbus Kitchen

Early in the morning, elders will take the turmeric and will mark it in forehead and young girls should seek blessings from the elders. In a open place put a kolam in east direction. Wash the turmeric leaves and place it over the kolam. We have to keep some cooked white rice prepared on pongal for kanu. Prepare red color rice by mixing small quantity of rice with kumkum. The same way prepare yellow rice by mixing small quantity of rice with turmeric powder. Keep some white rice separately. 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 colored rice in leaves

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.