Thursday 27 August 2015

Varamahalakshmi Special Recipes Holige

Varalakshmi vratham is celebrated on second Friday of Sravana masam which is tommorow 

Planning of menu for varalakshmi vratham, on the special day most homes celebrate the festival Making Holige / Obbatu & sweet laddos...
With the sweets also follows the crispy Vadas made on this ocaasion : Daal vada or Sabudana Vada
To make it easy for you, I have complied a list of special foods (pradasam recipes) of  regional cuisines of India that you can offer to the Goddess of wealth, power, beauty and auspiciousness, the consort of Lord Vishnu.
Women folk in South India are gearing up for this special festival. Homes are decorated to welcome Goddesss Lakshmi.  Goddesss Lakshmi is draped in the finest silks, adorned with gold jewellery and the pooja room is decorated with the choicest flowers.
varalakshmi vratham recipes:


Kayi Holige, Is a sweet stuffed Paratha, Prepared for the Varalakshmi vratham 

Coconut & jaggery is stuffed in Maida & rolled to thin sheets & cooked on pan to make this sweet delicacy

Ingredients:
Maida: 2cups
Coconut: 2 cups
Jaggery: 1+1/4 cup

Procedure is simple:
Mix together grated coconut & jaggery then add this to a pan
Keep the pan on heat, cook just till jaggery softens & mixxes with coconut
Leave it to cool completely
In a food processor:
Take Maida add salt a pinch, add water 1 cup add 1/2 cup oil & mix till it forms soft dough
You can even Knead the dough without processor

For making the holige:
First take a plastic sheet, I usually make it in Oil paper
Take a portion of dough & flatten it with your hand
Then keep a portion of coconut & jaggery mix in middle 
Seal the sides & close the dough forming a ball
Roll with greased rolling pin or with our hands flatten it on sheet
Place it on a hot griddle & cook both sides after its browned a bit remove 
Serve with ghee, Coconut Holige(Kayi holige) Ready to serve as prasada


Daal Vada Recipe



Rava laddo Recipe

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