Saturday, March 13, 2010

Karadiyan Nombu Adai

Karadayan nombu is one of the major festivals in Tamil Nadu and is observed when the Tamil month 'Maasi' ends and 'Panguni' begins. It is observed by married women to seek blessings for the long and healthy life of their spouse.  Even unmarried girls observe this Nombu to get good husbands.  Karadaiyan nombu is celebrated tomorrow (Sunday, timing between 8.15 p.m. to 9.15 p.m.IST) and the Neiveidhyam (offering to Godess)  is  Uppu and Vella adai (Salt and sweet).  


On the day of the Nombu, kolams are put in front of the Pooja space and on it plaintain leaf is placed. On the plaintain leaf, Adai, butter, Vettrilai and Pakku, Bananas, Flowers and the Nombu charadu are placed.  Pooja begins by praying to Goddess Lakshmi and Neivaidhyam is done. Then, by chanting the following mantras, the charadu is tied in the neck:


Urukkatha vennaiyum Oru Adaiyum Naan Nootrein
En Kanavar ennai vittu piriyamal irukka vendum.



Vella adai recipe
Ingredients
Rice flour- 1 cup
Jaggery- 3/4 cup
Cardamom - 1/4tsp
Water
  • Fry rice flour in low heat till the flour becomes dry (padham is if u take flour in ur hand it shd be very dry and u should be able to draw a kolam).
  • Add the jaggery in 1/4 cup water and keep it in low flame until it dissolves completely.
  • Once jaggery dissolves, strain to remove stones etc.
  • This jaggery water must be brought to a boil 
  • Add cardamom powder, coconut pieces and slowly add rice flour till u feel the batter is thick enough to make adais (patties).
  • Then make it into small adais(patties) as shown in the photo and steam in cooker like idli.

 
Uppu adai recipe:

Ingredients
Rice flour- 1 cup
Green chillies- 1nos
Ural dal- 1 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp 
Asafoetida - two pinches
Curry leaves- 2-3
Water- 1 1/2 cup (adjust according to the quality of the rice flour- the batter should not be too thick or too watery)
Sale to taste
  • Take oil in kadai add urad dal, mustard seed, asafoetida, curry leaves, green chillies and pour water and salt.
  • Once water starts boiling put the fried rice flour till the mix is thick.
  • Make into adais(patties) as shown in the photo and steam in cooker like idli

Perform neivaidhyam and tastes best with butter.

31 comments:

  1. pics are beautiful.. am tempted to pick one.. i'll pick after naivaidya..

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  2. Thanks for post, i was totally forgotten karadiyan-nombu. both adai looks good.

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  3. Yummy Yummy!!! Craving Tummy!!!!! Lovely they are..the look, the feel ....I can only wish I could eat right away...... SLURPS!!!!!!!

    Ash....
    (http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

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  4. Thats a new info for me...Awesome clicks !!!

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  5. they look gr8! whats do u mean by neivaidhyam?

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  6. Very nice post and informative too dear. The prasadam looks divine. Adai recipe will be of great use to all of us.

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  7. Such a pretty presentation...very tempting neiveidhyams :)

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  8. hey tempting & Yumm! reminds me of the days when we were in chennai,our neighbor use to share this with us and we enjoy eating it..:)

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  9. yours look yummy ....Eagerly waiting for tomm. Hoping to get the adai perfect ...and that's a new tip for me to check the rice flour ...will surely make a note of it ...Thanks a lot madam .

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  10. looks yumm!!We add soaked and boiled karamanai(black eyed beans) to both vellam and uppu adai

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  11. I will be making this tomorrow. Yours looks yummy.

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  12. goingto mak e them today..yours looks so good..

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  13. New info. to me. Both the adais luk divine!!!
    tnx for sharing

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  14. Absolutely new and unique dish for me. Looks delicious and tempting. Wonderful pictures.

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  15. Both looks yummm..will try ur uppu adai,sounds so good

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  16. adais looks very cute and looks delicious!!!

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  17. Adais look perfect...hope you have a great nombu ceremony and wonderful day too..

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  18. happy new year to you. love any kind of Neivedyam and they taste delicious everywhere.

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  19. wow neyiveythiyum looks yumm..this recipe is new to me...

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  20. Lovely dishes never tried them before.

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  21. Thank you for visiting my blog and for following my blog.The whole effect of karadai nombu is captured in your photo.

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  22. i love these and good timing :) looks so yum and tempting :)

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  23. Looks yummy .My mother prepares this.

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  24. Chitchat
    I found my way here. Nice blog you have. I think I would go for the uppu adai. I also want to try those mini uslikozhakattai. Following you too.

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  25. wow very cute n delicious adai...nice recipes

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  26. Adai looks yummy. I performed pooja but could not do the adai. Thanks for visiting my blog dear. Glad to follow you.

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  27. Both the adai's are Perfect! :)
    Samayapuram Amman photo makes me Nostalgic..I too have the same photo @ my mom's place.

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