Tuesday, December 21, 2010 10:47 am, Posted by admin 0

Thiruvathirai is a festival in Tamil culture. Its falls in the Tamil month of Margazhi and it is the birthday of Lord Shiva. This festival is known more by the name Arudhra Darisanam than Thiruvathirai. It is the day when Lord Shiva performed the Thandava. On this day those women who follow this tradition observe partial fast. Kali and ezhukari kuzhambhu is the dish made at every home.
Herez the recipe for Kali.
Ingredients:

Rice – 3/4 cup Moong dhal – 1/4 cup Channa dhal – 1/4 cup Jaggery (brown sugar) – 1 cup Coconut – 1/2 cup shredded Cardamom powder – 1 tsp Ghee – 2 tbsp Cashews – few

How to make it:Thiruvathirai Kali Recipe

Dry roast rice, moong dhal and channa dhal. Once cooled, grind into a coarse powder (it should be like sooji). Take 1 cup of the ground powder. In a pan, add 1 cup jaggery with 2 1/2 cups water and bring it to a boil, add coconut, cardamom powder and 1 tbsp of ghee. Add the ground rice-dhal powder and keep on stirring until all the water is absorbed and it is well cooked. Garnish with cashews fried in ghee.

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