Pudokadai is a village in Kerala, where my mother was born, and my grandmother’s family lived  many years before the family shifted to Bombay, now Mumbai. Navratri is a celebrity  in a grand way. The famous Navaratri  pulinkari is prepared daily.  My family  went to Pudokadai yesterday and had the divine darsan of Ma Annapoorna.

A simple Payasam/ kheer that be quickly and ingredients available at home.

Ingredients
1/4 cup rava / sooji
1/3 cup heaped sugar
1 and 1/2 cups + 1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoon ghee
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
5 cashews broken
12 raisins

Wearing a specific colour during Navratri is considered auspicious, as each day has a distinct link and significant spiritual meaning.

Each of the 9 colours of Navratri corresponds to a different form of Goddess Durga, symbolising virtues like strength, tranquillity, and devotion. By adorning these colours, devotees pay tribute to the goddess and celebrate her divine feminine energy, which overcomes darkness and brings forth light and positivity

1.Yellow — Besan Peda https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/09/27/besan-peda/

2.Green– Green Peas Sundal
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/09/28/green-peas-sundal/

3.Gray– Ellu / Sesame Payasam
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/09/29/ellu-sesame-payasam/

4.Orange — Carrot – Peanut Sundal
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/09/30/carrot-peanut-sundal/

5.White—- Elaneer Payasam / Tender Coconut Payasam
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/10/01/elaneer-payasam-tender-coconut-payasam/

6.Red — Tomato Halwa
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/10/02/tomato-halwa/

7.Blue —Sangu Pushpam / Butterfly Pea Lemon Rice
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/10/03/sangu-pushpam-butterfly-pea-lemon-rice/

8.Pink–  Beetroot Javvarisi Payasam
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/?p=4737

9. Purple — Purple Cabbage Rice
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/10/05/purple-cabbage-rice/

Aim for the Moon. If you miss it you may hit a star.
#fullmoon #beutyofnature #beutyoftheworld

Advance Onam wishes.

May all your Onam wishes and happiness overflow during this wonderful time.

Onam signifies the harvest season and is seen as a time to thank nature for its abundance. Here are a few cuisines for Onam sandhya you can prepare and enjoy lunch with the family.

1.Fruit Pachadi
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2020/04/13/fruit-pachadi/
2.Cabbage- carrot thoran.
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/08/06/cabbage-carrot-thoran/
3.Olan
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2020/03/05/watch-olan-on-youtube/
4.Chenai Vazhakkai Erissery.
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2020/04/11/chenai-vazhakkai-erissery/
5.SAMBAR
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2022/09/05/sambar/
6.RASAM ( Soup rasam)
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2018/05/15/rasam/
7.CHADHACHADHAYAM / IDICHU PIZHINJA PAYASAM.
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2018/06/15/chadhachadhayam-idichu-pizhinja-payasam/

Celebrate Ganesh chaturthi by offering prasad. I am reposting a few of my few recipes related to the festival:

1. PEANUT – DRY FRUITS MODAK https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/09/06/peanut-dry-fruits-modak/


2.PANEER-POHA MODAK
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/09/09/paneer-poha-modak/

3.FRIED MODAK.
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2022/08/30/fried-modak/

Today’s prasad

Nei Appam
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2022/10/03/nei-appam/

Aval /Poha Mango Kesari
https://sujatasrecipes.blog/2021/06/11/aval-poha-mango-kesari/.

Today’s aval / poha doesn’t have mango because the season is over, but the procedure is same just skip adding the mango pulp.