Thattai

Ingredients:

Rice flour-3 cups
Urad Dal flour-1/2 cup
Hing-1/4 tsp
Til/Sesame-3 tsp
Coconut-3 tsp
Groundnut-3 tsp
Channa Dal-3 tsp
Salt-To taste

Soak Channa Dal and groundnut 30 min in water.

Preparation Method:

1. Mix all ingredients into Fairy stiff dough.
2. Make it into Small Lemon size Balls.
3. Using your fingers,pat each one into small circle shaped Thattai.(use plastic
sheets or Dry Cotton cloth).
4. Fry Thattai's on medium heat,until they are golden brown.
5. Now Thattai is ready.

Sweet Seedai/Vella Seedai

Ingredients:

Rice flour-2 cups
Urad Dal flour-3 tsp
Til/Sesame seeds-2 tsp
Coconut-3 tsp
Jaggery-1 cup
Butter/Ghee-1 tsp

Preparation Method:

1. Heat the heavy Bottom pan,Dry roast the Rice flour in slow flame for 5-10 min.
2. Keep it aside.Let it cool.In kadai add powdered Jaggery & 1/4 cup water,Make it
into syrup.
3. Now mix everything,Make it into small balls as shown in pic.



4. In dry cloth spread balls keep it aside for 30 min.
5. Heat the oil in pan,once it is hot drop 8-10 balls.
6. Deep fry the seedai till it becomes golden colour.
7. Now Delicious Seedai is ready for Neivedyam.

Krishna Jayanthi

Krishna Jayanthi marks the celebration of the Birth of Bhagavan Sri Krishna.Krishna was born on the 'Rohini' Nakshatram on Ashtami Day.It's also known as Gokulashtami or Janmashtami.Celebrations are held on a grand scale in All Krishna Temples.The pooja is performed in the Late Evening as Krishna was Born at Mid night.

Special Dishes like Murukku,Uppu seedai,Vella seedai,Thattai,Thenkuzal are made and offered along with Butter & Aval(poha).Patterns of small feet,Drawn with rice flour from Front yard to pooja Room.My mother is having Krishna Idol,so she will celebrate in grand manner every year.Minimum five varieties of snacks she will prepare on that day.In my Childhood I Like Krishna jayanthi and Deepavali because lot of snacks and jolly time for Sweet tooth.





Yesterday I prepared some snacks for Krishna Jayanthi.
My offerings to lord BalaKrishna Thattai, Murukku, Sweet seedai,Butter,Aval vellam(Jaggery & Cardamom mixed with soaked Poha) and Fruits.





Hare Krishna,Hare Krishna,Hare Krishna,Hare Hare