Thiruvathirai Kali

Name: Thiruvathirai Kali
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 1 Cup Raw Rice (1 Cup - 250ml); 1½ Cups Grated Jaggery; 3 Cups Water; 2 tbsp Moong dal; 4 Cardamom; 5-6 Cashews; 2 tbsp Ghee; a Pinch Salt

a simple Prasad of Lord Shiva!

Posted on Jan 7th, 2020

by Sowmya Venkatachalam

Categories:

Sweet Varieties

4.15 from 7 votes

Thiruvathirai Kali, an offering to Lord Nataraja on the auspicious occasion of Arudra Darisanam. The Kali is made with Broken Rice, jaggery, moong dal, cardamom, nuts and coconut. Mild sweet usually served with Thalagam, a mixed vegetable spicy stew.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

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Thiruvathirai Kali is prepared on the auspicious occasion of Thiruvathirai. Kali is a mild jaggery based sweet that is prepared on the auspicious day of Thiruvathirai (Arudhra Darisanam). This mild sweet is made with broken rice, jaggery, moong dal, ghee, cardamom and garnished with nuts.

Significance in preparing Kali for Thiruvathirai:

Cendanar of Naukoor, a disciple of Paddinattu Adigal, used to eat only after feeding some Saiva devotees. Due to a constant bad weather he could not get together all the essentials for a proper meal. He had no option but to mix water with flour and prepare a mashed paste. Lord Siva understood his predicament. He wanted the people to know how sincere his devotee was to him. Therefore he disguised himself as a Siva devotee and visited Cendanar’s hut and enjoyed what was given to him as food. The temple attendants saw the premises scattered with the mashed paste the following morning. Inquiries led to an understanding of Cendanar’s piety and he was thereafter bestowed with all due respect. This incident took place in a Markali Thiruvathirai. This is why Thiruvathirai Kali forms an important prasad on this holy day.

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Thiruvathirai Kali

Course: Festival Recipes, Sweet

Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamil Brahmin, Tamil Nadu

Equipments Needed

Heavy Bottomed Pan

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: people

Calories: 170kcal

Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

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Ingredients

1 Cup Raw Rice 1 Cup - 250ml
1½ Cups Grated Jaggery
3 Cups Water
2 tbsp Moong dal
4 Cardamom
5-6 Cashews
2 tbsp Ghee
a Pinch Salt

Instructions

Preparing Broken Rice

Wash the raw rice in a water and rinse it. Immediately after rinsing put the rinsed rice in a Kadaai and fry it until the rice becomes golden brown color.
Grind the Raw Rice along with cardamom in a mixer and the rice powder should be like Rawa. Take the contents in a bowl.

Cooking Dal

Put the moongdhal in the kadaai and fry it till it becomes golden brown color
Pour one cup of water to cook the dhal. It will take approximately 5 minutes to cook. The dhal need not cook completely. It should be in half boiled consistency. If you take one of the dhal and press it with your fingers, then it should get smashed. This is the right consistency.

Preparing Jaggery Juice

While the dhal is getting cooked, you can prepare the jaggery juice in parallel.
Heat another pan, add water (till the jaggery immersed in the water completely) and add grated jaggery.
When the jaggery dissolves completely in water, strain it to remove dust and sand particles. Keep the strained jaggery juice in a separate bowl

Cooking Rice in Jaggery Juice

Once the dhal is almost cooked, pour two cups water, strained jaggery juice and a pinch of salt.
When the jaggery mixture begins to boil, add the powdered rice and stir well to avoid bumps. (like we do for the preparation of upma)
Add grated coconut to the kali. Fry the cashews in the ghee and add to the kali. Add the remaining ghee to the kali and stir it one.
Keep the flame low and allow it to cook in low flame for 5 minutes and then remove from flame
The delicious Kali is ready for Neivedhyam (offering) or for serving!

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Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts

Thiruvathirai Kali

Amount Per Serving (1 Cup)

Calories 170 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Fat 4g6%

Carbohydrates 29g10%

Protein 5g10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Instructions with Step by Step Pictures:

PREPARING BROKEN RICE

Wash the raw rice in a water and rinse it. Immediately after rinsing put the rinsed rice in a Kadaai and fry it until the rice becomes golden brown color.

Grind the Raw Rice along with cardamom in a mixer and the rice powder should be like Rawa. Take the contents in a bowl.

COOKING DAL

Put the moongdhal in the kadaai and fry it till it becomes golden brown color

Pour one cup of water to cook the dhal. It will take approximately 5 minutes to cook. The dhal need not cook completely. It should be in half boiled consistency. If you take one of the dhal and press it with your fingers, then it should get mashed. This is the right consistency.

PREPARING JAGGERY JUICE

While the dhal is getting cooked, you can prepare the jaggery juice in parallel. Heat another pan, add water (till the jaggery immersed in the water completely) and add grated jaggery. When the jaggery dissolves completely in water, strain it to remove dust and sand particles. Keep the strained jaggery juice in a separate bowl

COOKING RICE IN JAGGERY JUICE

Once the dhal is almost cooked, pour two cups water, strained jaggery juice and a pinch of salt.

When the jaggery mixture begins to boil, add the powdered rice and stir well to avoid bumps. (like we do for the preparation of upma)

Add grated coconut to the kali. Fry the cashews in the ghee and add to the kali.

Add the remaining ghee to the kali and stir it one. Keep the flame low and allow it to cook in low flame for 5 minutes and then remove from flame

The delicious Kali is ready for Neivedhyam (offering) or for serving!

Thiruvathirai Kali

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Sowmya Venkatachalam

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thanks a lot…..Vidya

I am a newly married girl exported to America:) This blog really inspire me to cook Authentic Indian food. I am excited about the fact that it will be easier for me to cook Kali for the day after tomorrow Thiruvathirai…Hats off to ur great work. Thanks a ton

Thank you so much for the recipe and explanation! Im from malaysia and will be observing arudra dharishanam in the house wince its not celebrated grandly here…

You are most welcome Dellrosa !

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Pls check .
Thank u !

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For the kali, adding the coconut, cardamom powder and 1 or 2 tsp of ghee in boiling sugar syrup before adding the rice-rava makes it easy.

Love the history that Mrs. Subbu shares with us, along with the recipes. Thank you very much.

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