KamarKat....A sweet with Jaggery n Coconut

Last week on a casual talk my elder daughter was asking me about the snacks which I took during the school days.I was explaining her about the snacks which we had ..like Kadalai Burfi/Chikki,Kamarkat,ElanthamPazham,Then Mittai,KodikaPuli,Javvu Mittai,Panchi Mittai,Sonpapdi etc..

 

She was more excited by the name kamarkat and kept asking more details about the sweet.I vaguely remembered how it tasted too...As I couldnot give more details on it she called up her grandma and was asking the details...Only then I knew that my mom knew to make kamarkat :).Immediately I grabbed the mobile from her and got the recipe ..

 

Made it,relished it and gave my kids  a feel of this evertime favourite kamarkattu..

 

For the ones who are not aware of this sweet..It resembles much to a hard chocolate which is made of jaggery and coconut.It is a jaw breaker..Don't even take a chance to bite the sweet.Just put it into ur mouth and enjoy it getting dissolved slowly..

 

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Happy RakshaBandhan.....7 Cups Burfi

 

Happy RakshaBandhan

 

I wanted to post something special for this special festival and want it to be done in less time too.Suddenly I remembered a burfi which my mom used to make whenever we pester her for sweets...

 

As the name says ..It is 3 Cups of sugar and 1 cup of four items mixed and made to a burfi...So totally 7 cups and hence the name 7 cups..

It is very easy to make and doesn't need much of expertise..

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Happy Ugadi...Tender Coconut Pudding

Happy Ugadi,Happy Gudi Padawa,Happy Cheti Chand,

Wishing everyone a very Happy and Prosperous new year..Though today is  new year for most of them in India,I only know more about Ugadi-The telugu new year.As my hometown (Vellore)is very much near to Andhra Pradesh border the people at vellore celebrate Ugadi too..

 

I remember my dad relating Dosa to Ugadi...We refer the festival to be called Dosa Pandikai(Dosa festival-The day on which we make dosa ).In early days, dosa and Idly were made very rarely and that too only on few occasions....like Ugadi .The reason might be the huge crowd in a family,no time,expensive etc..

 

My grandfather used to narrate stories regarding the ugadi.It is always nice to have old people at home from whom we  unknowingly learn many things.He used to say that they taste dosa only on ugadi and not very often in the year..But the scenario today is very different.Dosa batter serves me a lot when I am in jiffy..Almost 3-4 days a week I make dosa either for the breakfast or for dinner..

 

Well coming to the dish..Tender coconut pudding is the one that I always wanted to try..I was very scared whether it would turn good but to my happiness it was extraordinary tasty and was too cool for this hot summer..

 

Why should u always make Obbattu,Ugadi pachadi for the new year...Celebrate this ugadi with this mild dessert and quench the hotness..

 

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Tender Coconut Payasam

Tender coconut...nature's health drink..They are rich in nutrients and has more health benefits than the packed ones..The water is naturally sweet and ingratiating.

I always love to have this tender coconut drink..Just wanted to treat my guest who visited us on a sunny afternoon.I surprised them with this payasam and was a super hit..My elder daughter who is very choosy also loved to have this Kheer as it tasted sweet.

U can make this within few minutes...no much cooking involved...nature food..healthy too..what else u need to describe...

Make this ...cool it...Have it on a sunny day..U will definitely love it

 

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Tirunelveli Sodhi/Mapillai Sodhi

First I thank to Saradha's mother(who does fantastic Sodhi) for sharing this authentic Tirunelveli dish.This is also called Mapillai Sodhi because the bride's mother makes this particular dish to the bride groom on the 2nd day after the marriage.This  is to please the groom by serving him with Sodhi.If one attends any Saiva Pillaimar's marriage they can find this dish being served.

Many of them just drink sodhi like a rasam.This is slightly heavy and hence it need to eaten with ginger chutney to overcome the digestion problems!!!

I actually make Sodhi in the afternoon and serve it with hot rice.Later I preserve the remaining for the dinner.We usually have idiyappam(Rice Noodles) served with this sodhi for dinner

Have Sodhi and will surely be touched by the taste!!!!