Before I get to the post, Happy Independence Day everyone. :)
Today was the first of many things... It was the first Varalakshmi Nombu for me post-wedding. For those unfamiliar with the rituals, here's a synopsis -
http://www.hindu-blog.com/2008/07/varalakshmi-nombu.html. But this meant I had to shoulder the responsibility of being the
'woman-of-the-house', and cook the yummy treats that I took for granted all the years till now, wake up at 6:00 am to cook everything post a head-shower (I was allowed the luxury of sleeping-in in those premarital days), prepare everything for the pooja, etc etc etc.
Amongst this is what I consider supremely challenging - making the
vadais and the
kozhakattais (a.k.a
modak). And I took down the recipe from
Patti and followed it to the P. Who said victory isn't sweet? It certainly is when it's a sweet rice dumpling like the
kozhakattai.
Or the crispy vadais (though I didn't shape them too well... hehehehe. There's always room for improvement!)
Here are the pictures... They don't look very great thanks to the yellow lighting at home and the fact that it darkens very quick these days. But they sure did taste awesome.
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