Navrathri

Paruppu Vadai | No Onion No Garlic Vadai | Mixed Dal Vada

Paruppu Vadai, a traditional neivedhyam (Offering to God) recipe that we usually prepare for any auspicious occasions or festivals. We add three types of dals – Channadal, Urad dal and...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

January 9, 2021

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AKKARA ADISIL Recipe | AKKARAVADISAL Recipe

AKKARA ADISIL (AKKARAVADISAL) is an Authentic Iyengar recipe. Akkara Adisil is usually prepared on the “Koodaravalli day” which comes on 27th day of the Margazhi month and offered to the...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

December 15, 2020

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Karamani Sundal | Perum Payiru Sundal

Sundal / Salad

Karamani sundal | Perum Payiru Sundal, is a delicious snacks which is good for health too. A very traditional neivedhyam dish for day 1 of Navrathri Festival. Its protein packed Sundal...

Sweet Sundal | Mixed Dal Sweet Sundal

Sweet Sundal is a unique sweet recipe made of mixes of dhals and Jaggery. Most of us have a tradition to make the conventional sundal for Navratri with different lentils....

Pachai Payaru Sundal | Green Moong Dal Sundal

Pachai Payaru Sundal is one of the quick and easy sundal variety that we make for Navarathri using Green Moong Dal. We can make both Sweet and Savory version using...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

September 25, 2017

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Yellu Vella Podi (Sesame Seeds jaggery powder)

Ellu vella podi is a simple neivedhyam on a Navaratri Saturday. We do this for neivedhyam on puratasi saturday also and pray to Lord Vishnu. Even for Navratri festival for...

Sweet Rice Jaggery Puttu / Arisi Vella Puttu

Sweet Varieties

Sweet Rice Jaggery Puttu Arisi Vella Puttu is a traditional neivedhyam dish for Navratri fridays in my home town. I personally Love Navratri festival for many reasons. First, its the...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

September 21, 2017

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Peanut Sundal | Verkadalai Sundal

Peanut Sundal is one of the common sundal made during Navarthri. The boiled peanuts are softer, crunchy, healthy and delicious. The boiled peanuts are further seasoned with red chili, grated...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

September 19, 2017

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Moong dal Sundal (Payitham Paruppu Sundal)

Moong dal sundal is a simple and delicious sundal made during Navratri. Most of the sundals required overnight soaking, but Moong dal sundal just needs an hour of soaking or...

Kondakadalai Sundal | Chickpeas Sundal |Chole Sundal

Kondakadalai Sundal is prepared by cooking soaked Chana (chickpeas) and then by tempering with spices and enhanced with coconut. I have used Sundal Powder to enhance its flavor and taste,...

Mochai Payiru sundal (Butter Beans Sundal)

Mochai Payiru (Butter Beans) Sundal is another sundal variety that we prepare for Navratri. It’s made using the dry Mochai and not the fresh one. Like any other Sundals, Mochai...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

September 18, 2017

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Peas Mango Sundal (Pattani Sundal)

Peas Mango Sundal (Pattani Sundal, also referred as “Thengai Mangai Pattani Sundal”) is a very famous Sundal variety, especially in chennai beaches. Cooked dry green peas is sautéed in mustard,...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

September 18, 2017

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Black Chickpeas Sundal | Kala Chana Sundal | Konda Kadalai Sundal

Kala Chana Sundal is a nutritious snack prepared using Black Chickpeas / Kondakadalai. It’s one of the important Sundal prepared by devotees on the auspicious occasion of Navarathri, Varalakshmi Pooja...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

September 17, 2017

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Kuttu Ka Halwa | Buckwheat Flour Halwa Recipe

Kuttu is BuckWheat Flour in english. Buckwheat is gluten free flour and hence considered as an ideal food especially during fasting days. In Northern Part of India, especially during Navratri...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

September 14, 2017

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Navratri | Navarathri | How do we celebrate Navarathri ?

Festival

Navratri is one of the most important festival in all parts of India, especially very famous in northern parts of India and west Bengal. It is the Hindu festival dedicated...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

September 7, 2017

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Kovil Puliyodharai / Temple Puliyodharai

Rice varieties

I always wonder the delicious taste of Puliyodharai given as prasadham especially in Perumal Kovil and Anjeneyar kovil. If we go to Nanganallur Anjeneyar temple on saturdays, we would get...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

January 5, 2017

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Sago Khichdi | Sabudana Khichdi

Sabudana (Sago, also known as Tapioca) Khichdi is a special dish generally prepared during fasting (Vrat) days like Navratri , MahaSivaratri or Ekadhasi. Especially in Maharashtra this is a famous dish and...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

October 5, 2016

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Sundal Powder / Curry Powder

Sundal Powder is an essential ingredient in the kitchen. We can add this powder to any poriyal varieties or sundal varieties. This is made using Coriander seeds, Bengal Gram dal...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

September 26, 2016

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Arisi Paruppu Payasam

Arisi Paruppu payasam, a traditional Neivedhyam Payasam variety which we do it very often especially for festivals. Very simple and yummy Payasam variety. I have used milk for this payasam,...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

August 10, 2016

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Rava Kesari Recipe | Sooji Kesari Recipe | Semolina Kesari Recipe

Rawa (Sooji) Kesari is one of the traditional sweet variety in every Indian Kitchen. It is one of the simplest sweet dish to learn and do easily even for teens....

Sowmya Venkatachalam

November 8, 2015

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