THIRUVATHIRAI KALI

Thiruvathirai is a hindu festival celebrated in the South India state of Tamil Nadu and Kerala on the full moon day of the month of Margazhi.  This festival is related to lord Shiva. My Mom and Grandma prepare this Kali and Roti which they makes with rice flour and jaggery.  They do fasting on the whole day and in the evening they do pooja with this as prasdhams.  Enjoy Thiruvathirai Kali and have a blessed Thiruvathirai day :-)

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HOW TO MAKE KALI IN PRESSURE COOKER

INGREDIENTS:

Raw rice                 - 1 cup

Moonghdal             - 3 tsp

Jaggery                   - 1 3/4 cup 

Grated coconut       - 2 tsp

Cashews                  - 5 to 10 break into pieces

Cardamom powder - a pinch

Ghee                       - 2 tsp

HOW TO MAKE:

Dry roast rice in a kadai until turn into golden brown.  Allow it to cool down and in a mixie make a coarse powder of it.  Like rava.

Dry roast moonghdal in a kadai until turn into golden brown and add 1/2 a cup of water.  Half cook of the moongdhal until it became soft.

Meanwhile make jaggery powder and in a pan heat 1 cup of water.  Add jaggery in the water and boil it till the jaggery get dissolves in the water.

Allow to cool down and strain the jaggery syrup to remove impurities.

Once the moongdhal get cooked add the jaggery syrup, add two cups of water.

Allow to boil then add the rice powder and mix well to avoid lumps.

Blend well with spatula and it will form like kesari.

Heat ghee in a pan and fry the cashews.

Add grated coconut and fried cashews.  Mix well and cook for a min.

Thiruvathirai Kali is ready for pooja :-)

TIPS:

Adding a pinch of salt in a jaggery will give more sweet taste.  If you add salt then add 1 1/2 cup jaggery.  For prasadham we never add salt for sweet so have made add 1 3/4 cup jaggery.