Monday, September 5, 2011

My Vinayagar Chathurthi 2011 & Kozhukattais - 3 ways

I know that this post is too late, should have been due on the day of festival or atleast the next day morning. All friends have put up their recipes and have done blogging on how they celebrated the day showcasing their beautiful decorations and vinayagars.

The day of Vinayagar chathurthi was a very bad one for me - I was not feeling well (that does not include my laziness). I was feeling a bit dizzy and I didn't have the strength to drag myself into the kitchen. I was lolling the whole day and I had decided to make only sugar-coconut stuffed kozhukattais but then changed my mind. I wanted to make more for my second favorite god. Hubby dear had got up early morning, cleaned the house, bought the Mann-pillayar and made breakfast for me when I got up only at 8 am. Waking up, I was just sitting in the sofa, thinking this is just not me. I have to make something for the day but whenever I stood up with full energy I could just feel my head spinning around and then I would go plop on the sofa.

So after lots of persistence n self-boosting, had some glucose water, took a bath n then took off to the kitchen. After preparing our lunch, I started making preparations for the day's pooja.So made kozhukattais with 3 pooranams and Channa sundal for the Neivedyam. So moving down you will find recipes for all the three kozhukattais...

The weekend saw our 2nd wedding anniversary and hence the whole weekend was spent on celebrations, roaming, shopping, eating out and returning home dead-tired. Sunday was spent taking rest, me sleeping for 10 hrs straight into the morning and then 3 hrs in the noon. Doesn't that sound like a perfect weekend... So now that I am done with my justification on why this post comes out so late :), lets go on to the recipes.

~*What U Need*~
For the outer covering
Rice flour - 1 cup
Water - 1 1/4 cup
Salt - to taste
Oil - few drops + to grease hands

For the stuffing/Pooranam:

How I Made it:
Lets make the pooranams first.

For the outer coating/shell, boil water till it bubbles profusely. To this add oil and salt. Off the flame, add the flour little by little and keep stirring without forming any lumps. Immediately close this with a lid. After the mixture comes to room temperature, bring it together using your hand. Add some oil and make it into a smooth dough.


Now grease your hands, form cups out of the dough, spoon in some stuffing as u need and close the kozhukattais. Steam these in a steamer / idli paathiram till the outer coating becomes glossy, non-sticky and done...

Remove, cool down and serve as neivediyam.










I have heard of friends who had extra maavu and hence used that to make ammini kozhukattai / paal kozhukattai but you know wat I was left with -- the paruppu and ellu pooranam. Has anyone of you been in this situation? Do wait for my next post to know what I did with the leftovers...

So thats it Folks...
With Love,

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51 comments:

  1. Hey girl, hats off to u for attempting three versions inspite of not being well and belated wishes on ur anniversary.


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  2. All the prasadams are so yumm Vimitha.

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  3. nicely explained recipes. ganesha must have feasted on this.

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  4. A very delicious and mouthwatering platter of offerings to the Lord.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  5. Belated anniversary wishes...liked the tabular explanation

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  6. belated Anniversary wishes....great you made three types of kozzhukattai n they look too yummy...left over sweet stuffing can be made in to poli but eagerly waiting for ur innovative recipe :)

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  7. perfect.. the post might be delayed but awesome poornams n kozhukattais.. hope u hv recovered..

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  8. Well done Kalpana, beautiful spread,simply inviting..

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  9. It seems you recovered with full form energy by looking at ur post. Well explained with picture. I aprreciate that you prepared this much inspite of not feeling well.
    Good one.

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  10. very yummy .... all prasadams are so awesome ... delicious and perfectly made..
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  11. Such pretty pictures and delicious food!

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  12. Very festive ~ all of the goodies are made perfectly and beautifully ! Kudos.
    USMasala

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  13. wow too many kinds of kozhukattais,luks so yum...Sure Ganesha will be happy...

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  14. Yummy kozhukattais...looks tempting , nice post

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  15. So authentic!! Love your Vinayakar and the display of Kozhukattais!!

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  16. Nice spread of traditional. authentic dishes!! And better late than never right??!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  17. Your earthenware Ganapathy is awesome.

    Cheers from Bangalore ,India
    Dr Sonia S V
    http://cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com

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  18. Vimitha, you have outdone yourself with this post - love the detailed pictures and the recipe boxes are super - Ganesha must have gone back into the river quite satiated with your feast :) lovely post and thanks for sharing :) cheers, priya

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  19. Happy Anniversary to you and your hubs,and well done on the efforts of putting up 3 in 1 recipes post!

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  20. Hey I have linked you with the 7 links game...chk out my post for the same....

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  21. Vimitha belated anniversary wishes to you and your husband. all version of Kozhukattai looks delicious. Sure Lord Ganesh pleased with you and given lot of blessings.

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  22. Belated Anniversary wishes to you. Love all the three fillings looks super delicious.

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  23. Belated Anniversary wishes dear.
    Your presentation looks so beautiful.

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  24. All the prasadams look so tempting and very nicely explained ....

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  25. belated anniversary wishes.kozhukattais looks delicious

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  26. Such pretty pictures and delicious food!ov

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  27. nice clicks.. great that u made even when u were not well. belated anniversary wishes..

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  28. Lovely pictures and good to know you are better now..

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  29. Prasadam looks so divine, nice pics dear..

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  30. Better late than never right?! All three of these sound so good =)

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  31. nice presentation..looks delicious..

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  32. Hi Vimitha! Have tagged u in the 7 links challenge :) pls do check my post
    http://ruchikrandhap.blogspot.com/2011/09/7-links-challenge.html

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  33. Happy festival,first time at ur space

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  34. Yummy prasadam & very well explained...

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  35. Kozhukattai looks perfect and wonderful.

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  36. YOu are awesome! 3 versions! Yummy! have a great weekend!

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  37. Wonderful presentation...great that you take so much interest to preserve your culture.

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  38. Three versions! I want to gobble them all!

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  39. Delicious and yummy recipes again..wish u happy belated anniversary...awesome clicks,.:)
    Plz stop by my blog as 3 awards r waiting for u...tc..enjoy..:)

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  40. Belated happy anniversary wishes Vimitha. Ganesha must have been very satisfied with the feast :-)

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  41. hope u had fabulous celebrations vimitha- loved the 3 way dumplings- nice tutorial !

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  42. lovely dumplings..

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  43. Wonderful and delicious offerings to the God.

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  44. Hey Dear..

    Long time no see !!

    Love the kozhukattais.. they are so cute and nice idea of putting three kinds of filling in one page.. It was useful for me..Thanks

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  45. Love all kids of them :-)Hope you had a good time

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  46. Hi vimitha
    It's been long time no update??? Busy with work???
    Hope everything is fine at your end...take care !!

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  47. Hello Vimi, why no posts for long? Hope you are doing good?

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  48. wish u n your family a very happy diwali !! wonderful offerings dear !

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  49. where are you mu dear? have not see posts from you for a while - hope you are doing well :)

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