Thalakam for Thiruvathira Kali

Thiruvathira Festival

(On 22nd Decmber 2010)

Thalakam

This  thalakam is a unique combination of sweet upma and spicy  sambar like one gravy with lots of vegetables. My mother makes this combination on Thiruv

Lord Shiva

athira Day.(Arudra Darshan).

Devotees go to the Shiva temple early in the morning 

Ingredients

• Yellow Pumpkin.......................................100 gms
• Chenai(yam)............................................50 gms
• Cheppangkizhangu(colacassia roots) ........6
• Avarakkai................................................50 gms
• White Pumpkin........................................50 gms
• Yellow Pumpkin.......................................100 gms
• Sweet Potato ..........................................2
• Drum Stick..............................................1
• Vendakkai/Okra......................................50 gms
• Carrot.....................................................1
• Tamarind.................................................1 lemon size
• Powdered Jaggery...................................3 tsp
• Mustard Seeds........................................1 tsp
• Urad dhal................................................2 tsp
• Salt to Taste
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Thiruvathira Kali

Thalakam

Method

• Masala
• Red Chili......... .............6
• Urad Dhal.....................3 tsp
• Tur Dhal........................3 tsp
• Raw Rice.......................3 tsp
• Chana Dhal (spiltgram)...3 tsp
• Sesame Seeds ...............2 tsp
• Grated Coconut..............1cup
• Curry leaves...................few
• Oil ..............................3 tsp

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• Fry the above ingredients with oil till they become red in colour.
• Roast the sesame seeds with out oil.
• Grind all together into a thick paste.

Method

• Cut the vegetables into big pieces. 
• Soak the tamarind in water and remove the tamarind juice. 
• Boil the vegetables with tamarind water, turmeric powder and salt.
• When the vegetables are cooked add the ground paste , jaggeryand mix well.

Sprouted Moong Dhal Bhaji

Sprouted Pasiparippu  curry

• Moong Dhal (Whole).........1 cup
• Green Chili.........................4
• Onion............................5
• Red Chili Powder..........1tsp
• Dhania Powder..............1tsp
• Jeera Powder..................1tsp
• Tamarind..Paste..............1tsp.
• Salt to Taste.

Method

• Soak the moong dhal for over night
• Strain, tie it in a cloth Allow to sprout.
• Cut the onion into pieces and slit the green chilies.
• Heat a pan with oil  add jeera, onion and chilies and fry till light brown color.
• Add sprouted dhal, tamarind paste,salt and other spices.
• Cook for about 10 minutes.Sprinkle coriander leaves.

Samosa

Ingredients

Samosa

For filling


Potato(Cooked.....................2


































Onion (FinelyChopped)............1






































Chili Powder........................1tsp
lemon Juice..........................1tsp
Chopped Coriander Leaves

Turmeric Powder..............1/2 tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste............1tsp

Crushed Green Chili............1

Salt to Taste



For cover

Maida..............................2cup

Warm water

Oil....................................2tbsp

Salt to taste



Method



Add water,salt, oil to the flour and make a soft dough.
Cover and keep for ten minutes.


Heat a pan with oil add ginger garlic paste, green chili and onion and saute them till light brown add potatoes, chili powder, salt coriander leaves,turmeric powder and lemon. Mix well and keep.


Make a 5" diameter sized chapathi and make it into halves. Join and press together to make a cone.


Place 1tbsp filling and seal the side.make 6 or 7 and deep fry them in a slow flame. Serve hot with green chutney/tamarind chutney.

Rava Vegetable Upma

Ingredients

Rava Upma

• Bombay Rava............. 1cup
• Carrot/Peas/.................1/2 cup
• Chopped beans............1/4 cup
• Green chili....................4
• Ginger........................1 small piece
• Curry leaves...............few
• Salt to taste
• Oil..............................2tsp
• Turmeric Powder......... a pinch
• Mustard seeds..............1tsp
• Urad Dhal.....................2tsp
• Chana Dhal....................2tsp

 Method

• Heat a pan with oil ,add mustard seeds, urad dhal. chana dhal ,curry leaves and fry them.
• When the mustard seeds crackle ,add green chili ,ginger , rava and fry them till the rava becomes red.
• Boil 3 cups of water adding little turmeric powder and all the vegetables and  salt.
• When the water boils add the rava and mix well.
• When the rava is cooked remove it to a serving bowl. 
• Serve this rava vegetable upma  with chutney.

Semiya Vegetable Upma

Semiya Vegetable Upma



Ingredients

Semiya Vegetable Upma

• Semiya…………….................1cup
• Frozen vegetable………...........1cup
• (Beans, Carrot , Peas and Capsicum)
• Chopped Green Chili…………2tsp
• Chopped Ginger…………….1tsp
• Turmeric Powder……............1/4 tsp
• Curry Leaves………..............few
• Mustard Seeds……................1/2tsp
• Urad Dhal…………................1tsp
• Chana Dhal…………..............1tsp
• Salt to Taste

Method

• Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds, urad dhal, chana dhal.
• When the mustard crackles add green chili ginger and curry leaves
• Vegetables, turmeric powder and salt.
• After five minutes add three cups of water and let it boil.
• Fry the semiya with little oil till it turns red .
• Add the semiya into the boiling water and mix well.
• When it is cooked serve with chutney.

Diwali Bhakshanams

Diwali Bhakshanams

I made  Rava Ladu, Wheat flour ladu,Badam cake,Pokoda, Thenkozhal, Thattai , diwali marundhu and Mixture for Diwali.