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Sep4

Visarjan at our home with Our Eco-friendly Ganesha – Ganesh Chaturthi – 2017

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Visarjan is one of the most important part of Vinayagar Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. Visarjan means “Immersing the idol of Lord Ganesh in any water body, usually people use to immerse in lake, river, sea”. After the celebrations people carry Ganesha Idol along the streets by dancing towards the water body to immerse them.

After seeing too many ganesha, this was the one picked by us
Vinayagar Chaturthi – 2017 celebrations at our home
Vinayagar Chaturthi – 2017 celebrations at our home

But now as per the environmental security, most of us get Eco-friendly Ganesh idols. These Eco-friendly idols are made completely with clay and designed with beautiful color papers, kundan stones and Jhamkis.

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It was from last year I got eco-friendly Ganesha Idol and after our celebrations are over, we perform puja, and for Visarjan – since we have a small Ganesha idol (1 ½ feet), we used to immerse Ganesha idol in a bucket full of water, and wait for a day until it dissolves in water.

Ganesha idol dissolved in water
Kids getting ready
Taking out the garland
Decorative papers, stones
Transferring water to the other bucket
Collecting things
Decorative materials collected

Once it’s done, I separate the colour papers, kundan stones, jhamkis from the water. Transfer only the water to other bucket, then spread out the clay over a big sheet. I mix these clay with the soil in a proportion of 1:5, later fill those in the empty flower pots and plant herbs, table roses or sow seeds. Also pour the collected water to other flower pots and plants at our home.

Soil transfered from flower pot (I don’t use fertilise and have too many earthworm in soil)
Clay snad (Ganesha Idol) spread over
Both the soil together – mix to 1:5 (clay:soil)
Mixing together
Empty flower pot
Planting table rose from our kitchen garden
kids planting table rose
My son planting table rose
Final step
Our Eco-friendly Ganesha transformed to a beautiful Table rose plant – Ganesh Chaturthi – 2017

I believe my Ganesha stays with me and shower his blessings through out the year. Also Happy that my kids come to know what Ganesh Chaturthi is, how to celebrate it Eco-friendly. Let’s save our mother earth by teaching our kids (future generation) the term “ECO-FRIENDLY”.

 

Apr10

Open Letter to My Grandfather – 2017

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Miss the hands that holds me,

Miss the feet that walked with me,

Miss the hugs that boosts load of energy,

Miss the hands that feed me,

Miss the love that was very pure,

Miss the songs that you sing for me,

Miss the story that gives confidence to me

I DON’T MISS YOU BUT I MISS ME.

Open letter to my Grandfather

14 years of this journey is being very challenging, with so many changes in me, finally I miss me. At times, I feel happy for the way of thorns, sands, glass pieces that I have crossed, looking forward for the beautiful greenery and flowers on the way, but it looks like a water in the dessert or remains temporary. Finally got to know that “Life is a Battlefield” and glad that you taught me the survival. But this year with a heavy heart, there are many rumblings in my heart with the question, “Why all these happened again?”, hopefully looking forward for the answers and the time to heal everything and wish my garden bloom with beautiful flowers again. The only thing I wish this year was like giving a tight hug to you, lying on your shoulder, broke out my pains as tears, with a good sleep on your lap, so that all my pains, sorrow and worries vanishes in a second. I am sure it would never happen, because there is no one to replace you.

Happy for giving a beautiful, lovely, secured and happiest childhood which no one would had in their lifetime and still staying with me even when everyone say you are no more.

Feb3

Egg Drop Curry / Udaichivitta Muttai Kulambu / How to make Udaitha Muttai Kulambu

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Egg Drop Curry is one among the most common curry prepared among all south Indian families for lunch. There are two versions of Egg Drop curry prepared in my home, now let me share how to prepare the Egg Drop Curry with Coconut, by infusing few spices.

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Egg Drop Curry / Udaichivitta Muttai Kulambu

Egg Drop Curry / Udaichivitta Muttai kulambi is very easy and simple to prepare in minutes, that to as I am infusing coconut it gives a wonderful texture to the curry. Apart from lunch this curry goes out well with hoppers (Appam) and string hoppers (Idiyappam) Let me share the recipe…

Ingredients:

  • Egg – 4 nos
  • Onions – 2 nos
  • Tomato – 1 no
  • Ginger (1” inch stick) – 1 piece
  • Garlic – 6 cloves
  • Cinnamon –  1 stick
  • Coconut pieces or grated – a handful
  • Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp
  • Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
  • Curry leaves – a sprig
  • Fennel / Perunjeeragam – 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
  • Chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder – 2 tsp
  • Coconut oil – 2 tbsp
  • Salt to taste

Making of Egg Drop Curry / Udaichivitta Muttai Kulambu –

Preparation:

  • Peel and finely chop the onions and tomatoes.
  • Take ginger, garlic, cinnamon stick, coconut pieces, ¼ tsp of cumin seeds, fennel seeds and gring them to a fine paste by adding little water.
  • Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard, split black gram, leftover cumin seeds and curry leaves, wait until they crackle.
  • Add the onions and cook until they start turning golden brown in color.
  • Add the tomatoes and cook until they turn mushy.
  • Add all the spice powder followed by salt and cook until the raw smell goes off.
  • Pour the ground coconut masala, cook until the raw smell goes off.
  • Pour 1 to 2 cups of water, cover and bring it to boil.
  • Remove the lid, once starts boiling, break the eggs carefully to it. Do not stir.
  • Cover and cook for 5 mins or until the egg is cooked.
  • Remove the lid, cook in medium flame until the curry thickens and the oil floats on the top of the curry.

Serve hot with steamed rice or Hoppers (appam) or String Hoppers (idiyappam).