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    Home » Celebrations

    Navaratri Celebrations

    Published: Oct 9, 2008 · Modified: Feb 6, 2018 by Pavani . This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 14 Comments

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    HAPPY VIJAYADASAMI

    Chakarai Pongal And Rava Kesari"are traditionally prepared in South India for"PONGAL/Makar Sankranti festival".Its main ingredient is jaggery which is rich in iron and therefore is a healthy but heavy food.And the two which are cooked together from the same batch of rice and dhal.

    Rava Kesari
    Ingredients:
    Bombay Rava - 1 cup.
    Sugar - 2 cups.in
    Ghee - 1 cup.
    Cardamom powder - 1 tsp.
    Food color (saffron or red color) - a pinch
    Water - 2 ½ cups.
    Cashew nuts - 8

    Preparation

    1.Heat 1 tsp. of ghee in a frying pan and add rava to it and fry till the fresh smell of the rava goes off.
    2.Keep the roasted rava aside.
    3.Boil 2 ½ cups of water for 10 minutes.Then add the roasted rava into it and let it boil for another 10 minutes.
    4.Now, add sugar to it ,stir well and let it boil for 10 minutes.
    5.Keep on pouring ghee in small quantities every now and then until the mixture becomes solid.
    6.Remove from heat and cardamom powder.
    7.Fry chopped cashew nuts in 2 tsps. of ghee and add these fried nuts to the mixture prepared above.
    8:Then,Rava kesari is ready to be served.

    Chakarai Pongal/Sweet pongal

    Ingredients
    Raw Rice - 2 cups
    Bengalgram dal-2tbsp
    Moongadal-2tbsp
    Jaggery - 2 cups
    Ghee (Clarified Butter) - 1 ½ cups
    Elaichi (Cardamom) - 6 (powdered)
    Cashewnuts - 12 (fried in ghee) and cut into small pieces
    Kishmish - (12-15 (fried in ghee)

    Preparation:

    1.Clean and wash the rice,bengaldal and moongadal well, add 5 cups of water and pressure cook. Keep Jaggery in a medium frying pan, add 1 cup of water and boil. When it melts, strain through a strainer to remove the dirt.
    2.Replace and boil again. When it becomes slightly thick, add the cooked rice and stir continuously till it becomes thick. Start adding Ghee now and then, stirring continuously.
    3.When it starts leaving the sides of the pan and the ghee starts oozing out, put powdered cardamom and stir well. Add Cashewnuts and Kishmish fried in ghee.

    Sending this to Navaratri Festive Food Event,hosted by Lakshmi of Taste Of Mysore and to Festival-Jihva hosted by Srivalli of Cooking4allSeasons and also to Yummy Festival Feast-Diwali
    hosted byAll Thingz Yummy


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    Comments

    1. LG

      October 09, 2008 at 12:23 pm

      Thanks for participating dear. Happy Dasara to you. All dishes are looking yumm..

      Reply
    2. Priti

      October 09, 2008 at 2:17 pm

      Pooja place looking divine....nice entry for the event dear...Wish you & your family Happy Dusshera

      Reply
    3. anudivya

      October 09, 2008 at 2:19 pm

      Happy Vijayadasami! Lovely pic. Looks like you have done the pooja impeccably.

      Reply
    4. Priyanka

      October 09, 2008 at 3:07 pm

      Lovely celebration and decoration...by the way, what is bombay rava?

      Reply
    5. Sangeeth

      October 09, 2008 at 3:28 pm

      great celebrations yaar...wat r the books u kept in pooja?

      Reply
    6. Priya

      October 09, 2008 at 4:52 pm

      Really Divine..Happy dusshera..

      Reply
    7. Uma

      October 09, 2008 at 10:43 pm

      fabulous! happy dasara.

      Reply
    8. Laavanya

      October 09, 2008 at 11:51 pm

      Vijayadasami Greetings Pavani!

      Reply
    9. Shreya

      October 10, 2008 at 12:26 am

      Happy Dussera.. nice way to celebrate:-)

      Reply
    10. Srivalli

      October 10, 2008 at 2:38 am

      Thats lovely..nice decoration..Thanks for sending in.

      Reply
    11. Bhawana

      October 10, 2008 at 12:42 pm

      Happy Nvratri to you dear.

      Reply
    12. admin

      October 10, 2008 at 3:55 pm

      thank u each and every one for ur vaulable and lovely words...

      Reply
    13. raaji

      October 10, 2008 at 11:54 pm

      Happy navrathri .....have nice time together....pooja looks so divine

      Reply
    14. Pallavi

      October 20, 2008 at 3:09 pm

      You can send these delicious Prasadam varieties to the Diwali event I am hosting too.. Also, if you want to send in more ..that would be awesome.. !! There is no limit.. !

      Reply

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