Today is the day of Saraswathi Pooja, the ninth day of Navarathiri.Those days when we were in school, even during the days of High School,
we used to bring all the notes and books from the school to be kept for Pooja.Such was our faith that Godess Saraswathi opens the Edu, meaning books at night and writes in them as a token of her blessings.
Being a big family, before marriage, our books arranged would extend to 4 feet in height to be adorned by a new cotton saree with Saraswathi Devi, made of turmeric powder on the top.Happy, were we to skip the studies for a day with the text and note books in Pooja.The next day,Vijayadasami Day, the books would be taken out and read for some time.
Till two years back, we also arranged a lot of books and decorated with a new cotton saree. Now only a few books are arranged but the Pooja is the same.
White Channa Sundal and Sarkkarai Pongal are the Prasadam.
Ingredients :
White Channa 1 cup.
Grated coconut 3 tbsp.
Red chillies 2
Oil, Mustard, Split Urad Dhal, curry leaves, Salt
Method :
1. Soak Channa Dhal for 8 hrs. and pressure as rice is cooked.It never gets over cooked.
2. Heat oil, add mustard, urad dhal, broken chillies and curry leaves.
3. Next add the cooked Channa draining the water. Add salt and mix well for 3 mins.
4. Add the coconut, stir well and switch off after 2 mins.
we used to bring all the notes and books from the school to be kept for Pooja.Such was our faith that Godess Saraswathi opens the Edu, meaning books at night and writes in them as a token of her blessings.
Being a big family, before marriage, our books arranged would extend to 4 feet in height to be adorned by a new cotton saree with Saraswathi Devi, made of turmeric powder on the top.Happy, were we to skip the studies for a day with the text and note books in Pooja.The next day,Vijayadasami Day, the books would be taken out and read for some time.
Till two years back, we also arranged a lot of books and decorated with a new cotton saree. Now only a few books are arranged but the Pooja is the same.
White Channa Sundal and Sarkkarai Pongal are the Prasadam.
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White Channa Sundal |
Ingredients :
White Channa 1 cup.
Grated coconut 3 tbsp.
Red chillies 2
Oil, Mustard, Split Urad Dhal, curry leaves, Salt
Method :
1. Soak Channa Dhal for 8 hrs. and pressure as rice is cooked.It never gets over cooked.
2. Heat oil, add mustard, urad dhal, broken chillies and curry leaves.
3. Next add the cooked Channa draining the water. Add salt and mix well for 3 mins.
4. Add the coconut, stir well and switch off after 2 mins.
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