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Thiruvathirai Kali

a simple Prasad of Lord Shiva!

Posted on Jan 7th, 2020
by Sowmya Venkatachalam
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4.18 from 23 votes
Thiruvathirai Kali is made as 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 usually prepared on the auspicious occasion of Thiruvathirai. Kali is a mild jaggery based sweet made with broken rice, jaggery, moong dal, ghee, cardamom and garnished with nuts. It is an easy to prepare recipe is that can easily be prepare at home with simple ingridients.

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.

Tips to make Thiruvathirai Kali

  1. Try to use Raw rice for making Kali. For Prasad we always use Raw Rice.
  2. Don’t need to soak the rice. Just wash the rice and immediately dry roast the rice till all moisture is absorbed and dry.
  3. Allow the roasted rice to cool and grid it to a coarse powder (like sooji)
  4. For 1 cup of rice we need 3 cups of water to cook (1:3 ratio). We used 2 cups of water in making the upma  and 1 cup for cooking the moong dal.
  5. Add the rice powder only after the jaggery mixture started to boil. After adding the rice powder, stir well to avoid any lumps

If you like this Thiruvathirai Kali, then you can also try other Thiruvathirai Festival special recipes

  1. Thiruvathirai Thalagam – Thalagam is a traditional Tirunelveli Delicacy made using multiple seasonal vegetables. For Thiruvathirai Festival it’s served with Thiruvathirai Kali as an offering to God.
  2. Thiruvathirai adai – Thiruvathirai Adai, is a special neivedhyam dish for Thiruvathirai Festival.  In our family, we prepare only the Kali and the Thalagam for Thiruvathirai neivedhyam, but I came to know that Rice flour Jaggery Adai is also part of Thiruvathirai Festival for many families.

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Thiruvathirai Kali
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Thiruvathirai Kali

Course: Festival Recipes, Sweet
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamil Brahmin, Tamil Nadu
Equipments Needed
  • Heavy Bottomed Pan
  • Mixer Grinder
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 170kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Thiruvathirai Kali is made as 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.
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Ingredients

  • ½ Cup Raw Rice 1 Cup - 250ml
  • ¾ Cups Grated Jaggery
  • 1½ Cups Water
  • 1 tbsp Moong dal
  • 2 nos Cardamom
  • 5-6 nos Cashews
  • 1 tbsp Ghee

Instructions 

Preparing Broken Rice

  • Wash the raw rice in a water and rinse it.
  • Immediately after rinsing add the rinsed rice in a Kadaai and fry it until the rice becomes light brown color.
  • Grind the Raw Rice along with cardamom in a mixer and make it to coarse powder. The rice powder should be like Sooji (Rava).

Cooking Dal

  • Take the moongdhal in a kadaai and fry it till it is warm
  • Pour half cup of water in the kadai to cook the dal. It will take approximately 5 minutes to cook. The dal need not cook completely. It should be 50% cooked.

Preparing Jaggery Juice

  • While the dal is getting cooked, you can prepare the jaggery juice in parallel.
  • Heat another sauce pan, add 2 tbsp of water and add grated jaggery.
  • When the jaggery dissolves completely in water, switch off the flame and set aside.

Cooking Rice in Jaggery Juice

  • Once the dal is almost cooked, pour 1.25 cups water and strained jaggery juice.
  • 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)
  • Mix well. Cover & cook in low flame till all the water is absorbed
  • Once the mixture is cooked and water is fully absorbed, 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 another 1-2 minutes and then remove from flame
  • The delicious Kali is ready for Neivedhyam (offering) or for serving!

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Notes

Tips
  1. Use Raw rice for making Kali. For Prasad we always use Raw Rice.
  2. Don't need to soak the rice. Just wash the rice and dry roast the rice till all moisture is absorbed and dry. 
  3. Allow the roasted rice to cool and grid it to a coarse powder (like sooji)
  4. For 1 cup of rice we need 3 cups of water to cook (1:3 ratio). We used 2 cups of water in making the jaggery syrup and further to cook the kali and 1 cup for making the moong dal.
  5. Add the rice powder only after the jaggery mixture started to boil. After adding the rice powder, stir well to avoid any lumps 

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 add the rinsed rice in a Kadaai and fry it until the rice becomes light brown color.

  • Take the dry roasted rice in a mixer jar along with cardamom.

  • Grind the Raw Rice along with cardamom in a mixer to a coarse powder like sooji.

COOKING DAL

  • Add the moongdal in the kadaai and fry it till its warm

  • Pour half cup of water to cook the dal.

  • It will take approximately 5 minutes to cook. The dal need not cook completely. Cook till it should be 50% done.

PREPARING JAGGERY JUICE

  • While the dal is getting cooked, you can prepare the jaggery juice in parallel. Heat another pan, add 2 tbsp of water and add grated jaggery.

  • When the jaggery dissolves completely in water, remove from flame.

COOKING RICE IN JAGGERY JUICE

  • Once the dal is almost cooked, pour 1.25 cups water. Also strain the jaggery juice and add it to pan.

  • 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). Cover & cook in low flame till the water is absorbed completely.

  • Once the kali becomes thicker, add grated coconut to the kali.

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  • 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
Thiruvathirai Kali

 

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vidya says:
December 22, 2010 at 5:44 am

thanks a lot…..Vidya

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Anonymous says:
January 6, 2012 at 3:39 am

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

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Dellrosa says:
January 7, 2012 at 3:30 am

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…

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subbuskitchen says:
January 7, 2012 at 10:14 am

You are most welcome Dellrosa !

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Anonymous says:
January 8, 2012 at 5:17 am

Subbu , Thanx for the wonderful recipes !

I have registered in ur site , but i am not getting ur mails regularly …. like , i got the mail for V-ekadashi but not for thiruvathirai !!
Pls check .
Thank u !

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Aarthi says:
January 8, 2012 at 12:43 pm

wow..they look delicious..i ma gonna make it now..

First time here..You have lovely blog with awesome recipes…I am your new follower..Do check my blog if you have time..

Aarthi
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subbuskitchen says:
January 8, 2012 at 12:58 pm

Thansk Aarthi for your comments. Your blog pictures looks absolutely yummy !.

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Subramaniam Navaneetha giri says:
January 11, 2012 at 4:36 pm

very nicely narrated thanks a lot

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Subramaniam Navaneetha giri says:
January 11, 2012 at 4:37 pm

very nicely narrated thanks a lot

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Anonymous says:
December 27, 2012 at 2:04 pm

Ii would like to know the receipe of thanjavur veatha kozambu

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Anonymous says:
December 28, 2012 at 6:04 am

Hi,Your dish really good especially with photos how to make it.Today is Thiruvaadhirai.I will do this definitely.Thanks!

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Anonymous says:
December 28, 2012 at 6:51 am

thiruvathirai kali receippe very nice….thank u madam….

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Anonymous says:
December 28, 2012 at 11:34 am

Thanks a lot it came out really well.

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Gayathri Krishnamoorthy says:
December 17, 2013 at 4:33 am

Dear maami, your wonderful and detailed recipes are helping me for each and every function. Many thanks.

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Harine says:
December 17, 2013 at 12:05 pm

Very easy to follow…

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Lawyer Gomathy says:
December 17, 2013 at 6:07 pm

Thank you madam! Heart felt thanks.

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Lawyer Gomathy says:
December 17, 2013 at 6:08 pm

Thanks a lot maami

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GOPIGHA RAMACHANDRAN says:
December 18, 2013 at 4:11 am

nice recipe.. thank u…

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Kanmani Karthik says:
December 18, 2013 at 7:38 am

Hello Mam, Thanks a lot. very tasty.

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Anonymous says:
December 18, 2013 at 1:02 pm

Many thanks for the recipes, mami. Your blog is quite helpful and am a regular visitor.

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.

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radha says:
December 31, 2013 at 8:56 pm

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

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Anonymous says:
January 4, 2015 at 8:20 am

Wow v nice and tempting easy to make.thanks a lot.

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R.K.Iyer says:
December 25, 2015 at 3:47 pm

I have prepared few dishes from the recipes of your blog. All d recipes i tried was good. Hats off to you mami.

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R.K.Iyer says:
December 29, 2015 at 7:18 am

Kali was awesome this time. Thank u mami. You are my guru in cooking.

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An says:
January 1, 2018 at 6:43 am

Hi raks kitchen, recipes is looking good .this topic related to other recipe not this one In your food videos please avoid using white sugar store bought Masala powder white flour please show food recipes without this above items having so many chemicals it leads to show many primary unknown disease like cancer and food allegerie please avoid this I send this like comments to yummy tummy Arthy but they made spam my msg everyone seeing your food video including me you can become role model for other while using nattu sarkarai karrupati instead of white sugar I think you have some social thinking kindly understand am not offensive to your food videos.

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Dhivya says:
January 2, 2018 at 5:34 am

Yes same feel I too have ..

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Dhivya says:
January 2, 2018 at 5:35 am

Tried out it came out very well .. everyone in the family loved it

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Jaya V says:
January 2, 2018 at 4:01 pm

Thanks a lot Mami, it is awesome. I cook seeing your recipe’s only.

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murthy says:
January 2, 2018 at 9:12 pm

Today is thiruvathirai and I will prepare kali and offer to God. Thanks to subbus kitchen.

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
January 3, 2018 at 7:33 am

Thanks Murthy

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Thilaga says:
January 8, 2020 at 7:44 am

Thanks for all your recipes .Its simply superb.

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
January 9, 2020 at 4:01 am

Thank you Thilaga.

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Rajee says:
January 9, 2020 at 12:01 pm

4 stars
Please give the mesure of coconut,, not mentioned…thanks.

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
January 11, 2020 at 12:20 am

We can add 2 tablespoon of coconut

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Thilaga says:
January 10, 2020 at 11:41 am

Tried the Thiruvathirai Kali today, its awesome taste, kids just loving it.

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
January 11, 2020 at 12:19 am

So happy to hear Thilaga. Thanks for taking time to share it.

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Mothersfoods says:
January 7, 2022 at 11:52 am

5 stars
Good recepie !!!

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
January 9, 2022 at 1:22 am

Many thanks 🙏

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