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Aug2

Aadiperukku / Pathinettam Perukku / How to celebrate Aadi Perukku or Aadi Pathinettam Perukku

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Aadiperukku is a Hindu Tamil festival celebrated on the 18th day of the Tamil month of Aadi (mid-July to mid-August). In 2015, it’s August 3rd. It is a unique South Indian and specially a Tamil festival. The festival coincides with the annual freshes of the rivers and to pay tribute to water’s life-sustaining properties. It is celebrated near river basins, lakes and wells etc.

Aadiperukku, otherwise called Padinettam perukku. “Pathinettam Perukku” – Pathinettu signifies eighteen and Perukku denotes rising. The festival is observed by women in TamilNadu. Aadi is the month for sowing, rooting, and planting of seeds and vegetation since its peak monsoon time when rain is showered in abundance.

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On this day, special poojas and prayers ared one in temples and people pray for good harvest, constant supply of water and hassle free monsoon. Women float lamps on rivers.

Also people buy new clothes, jewels and so on, as they hope getting this all over the year.

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Aadi Perukku / Pathinettam Perukku

Aadi Perukku / Pathinettam Perukku

People prepare many variety of rice, early in the morning, as offering to god. They lit lamps and do puja. Let us move on to the recipe prepared by that day:

Note: Check out details about Aadi month and Aadi month recipes.

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Jul31

Aadi Thengaipaal / Aadi Thengaipaal recipe / How to make aadi thengaipaal – Aadi recipes

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Aadi Paal or Aadi Thengaipaal or Aadi Thengaipaal payasam is prepared in the first day of the tamil month Aadi. Usually people make koozh/porridge, steamed balls/kozhukattai on this month and offer for god, later they serve for all the people coming to temple. Friday are very special in this Aadi month. Generally wedding or any auspicious occasion is not done during this month of aadi.

This is the first time, I have prepared this Aadi Thengaipaal or Thengaipaal Payasam. It was delicious and very simple and consumes less time for preparation. Also happy that I got one more variety in my payasam collection. Let us move on to the recipe…

It’s Friday and I am taking it to Fiesta Friday #79 hosted by Angie@thenovicegarderner.

Aadi Thengaipaal / Thengaipaal Payasam
Aadi Thengaipaal / Thengaipaal Payasam

Ingredients:

  • Thick coconut milk – ¾ cup
  • Thin coconut milk – ¼ cup
  • Jaggery syrup – ¼ cup
  • Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp
  • Cashew nuts – 10 nos
  • Raisins – 10 nos
  • Ghee – 2 tbsp.
Preparing jaggery syrup
Jaggery syrup
Getting strained
With coconut milk and cardamom powder
With cashewnuts and raisins
Getting done
With Cashewnuts and raisins
Done
Aadi Thengaipaal / Thengaipaal Payasam
Aadi Thengaipaal / Thengaipaal Payasam

Preparation:

  • Jaggery Syrup: Crush the jaggery into small pieces, in a heavy bottomed vessel add in this crushed jaggery and pour in a cup of water, allow it boil and wait until the jaggery is dissolved and the syrup thickens. Strain and keep it aside.
  • Extract Coconut milk by grinding coconut pieces with a cup of water and then strain it and keep aside. Continue this process for few times. Keep the first and second extract separately as thick coconut milk and the rest as thin coconut milk.
  • Now keep the strained jaggery syrup in low flame, wait until it gets hot.
  • Pour in the coconut milk and sprinkle the cardamom powder and give a stir, keep in low flame.
  • Heat ghee in a kadhai, add in the cashewnuts and raisins, and cook until it turns golden brown.
  • Pour this to the payasam, give a stir and keep in low flame.
  • Remove from fire, when it starts boiling.

Serve hot.

Making of Coconut milk –

 

 

Note:

  1. Cooking should be done only in low flame after pouring coconut milk.
  2. It will look runny but will become semi-thick once it comes to room temperature.
  3. You can also use store bought coconut milk, but add a cup of water along with that.
  4. If it starts boiling, the payasam would split.
Jul21

Kambu / Bajra Koozh or Pearl Millet Porridge

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Koozh is the Tamil name for a porridge made from millet. It is commonly sold by street vendors in Tamil Nadu. It is eaten as breakfast or lunch in many places of Tamilnadu. Koozh is a semi solid food, which liquefied before consumption. It is served with side dishes like green chilies, raw onions and pickles. Mostly it is prepared in during the month of Aadi (which falls between the mid of July till the mid of August) in TamilNadu and also served to the public during Aadi month in the amman temples all over TamilNadu. This is one of the traditional and authentic dish of Tamilians from the ancient period.

Also in villages people consume this for lunch with Dry fish curry or Dry fish Stir-Fry. But from my personal I was wondered when I saw, my kids having this koozh happily.

Koozh can be prepared in two different versions:

  • Salt and tangy version: It is liquefied using buttermilk and salt.
  • Sweet: It is liquefied by boiling with milk at the last stage and later mixed with sugar.

Health Benefits: Kambu/Pearl Millet/Bajra is high in proteins and has a good balance of amino acids. It is a better source of iron than other grains and ensures a good count of hemoglobin. Due its high fibre content, it helps a lot in weight loss and reduces cholesterol. It is also a powerful in controlling diabetes.

Check out my Ragi Koozh / Finger Millet Porridge (Salt Version). Check out my views regarding AADI MONTH.

Let me share the first version – Salt and Tangy Kambu Koozh first…

Kambu / Bajra / Pearl Millet Koozh
Kambu / Bajra / Pearl Millet Koozh

Ingredients:

  • Kambu / Bajra / Pearl Millet – ½ cup
  • Raw rice – 1 tbsp
  • Thick Buttermilk – ½ cup
  • Salt to taste
Dry roasting raw rice and kambu/bajra/pearl millet
Flour getting sieved
Bajra powder for koozh
Kambu / Bajra/ Pearl millet powder mixed with water
Getting boiled
Thickening
With buttermilk and salt
Kambu / Bajra / Pearl Millet Koozh
Kambu / Bajra / Pearl Millet Koozh

Preparation:

  • Dry roast the kambu/bajra/pearl millet along with raw rice for few mins or until the rice starts to double in size.
  • Remove it to a plate, bring it to room temperature.
  • Blend the roasted grains together in a blender to a fine powder for 5 mins.
  • Sieve the flour in a bowl or paper.
  • Again transfer the leftover solid pieces to the blender and continue blending.
  • Sieve the flour in a bowl or paper.
  • Take 3 tbsps of grounded flour in a heavy bottomed vessel, pour in a litre of water and keep in medium flame.
  • Keep on stirring every now and then, else lumps would be formed.
  • It starts thickening in 15 mins, continue stirring until it becomes thick and appear glazzy.
  • Remove from fire and transfer it to a bowl and bring it to room temperature.
  • Pour in the buttermilk along with required amount of salt and mix them well.

Serve with green chilies, onion and koozh vadam or Dry fish curry. I have accompanied with green chilies.

 Note: Store the rest of the ground powder in an airtight box or container for later use.