" Suklaambara Dharam VishnumSashi Varnam Chatur Bhujam"
"Prasanna Vadhanam DhyaayetSarva Vighna Upashaanthaye "
" Vakratunda MahakaayaSuryakoti Samaprabha"
"Nirvighnam Kuru Mey DevaSarva Kaaryeshu Sarvada "
Vinayaka chaturthi.(15th September)
Vinayaka chaturthi falls in the month of Baadrapada in between Aug 20 to Sepetember 15. It is celebrated all over India.In south India we celebrate by decorating the Ganesh idol brought on the previous day. The festival celebrated for 10 days. On Chturthi day we do puja, make sweet modak, salt modak, vada and payasam. We recite slokas, sing bhajans and last do the aarathi. All members present at that time. On 3 rd day we immersed the idol on the sea.In Mumbai, Pune , Chennai Ganesh festival is celebrated with big way.Puja vidhi can be get from this site.http://www.vishuji.com/ganpooja.htm
Kozhakattai
Ingredients
grated coconut.........2 cups
powdered jaggery....2cups
rice flour.....................2cups
water...........................1 cup
cardamom powder.....1/4 tsp
oil...................................1tsp
Method
Mix the coconut and jaggery in pan and heat it. the jaggery melts and mix with the coconut when you can make a ball with the poornam then it is ready.With the wet hand make small balls and keep. Heat 1cup water with half tsp salt, and oil. When the water boils add the rice flour slowly with out lumps. When the rice flour is cooked, cover it and keep for some time. Take lemon size dough and with the help of oil spread with bthe thumb and keep one ball poornam and cover from all sides. Make all the kozhakattai and steam them.
