Nevedhyam

Yesterday was ‘Thiruvadhirai’.It is an auspicious day for Lord Shiva and special prayers are held mostly at all Shiva Temples.The festival is popularly known as ‘Aarudhra Dharshanam’.There are lots of interesting mythological facts and stories on the reason for this particular festival.

As every other girl my childhood memories of this popular month reminds me of amma’s kolam(rangoli),lots of music,bhajans,nagara sangeerthanam,Thiruppavai,early morning temple visit and ofcourse the Prasadhams.Being a Tambrahm if I dont write about the popular Naivedhyams of ‘Marghazhi'(16th Dec – 1

Best lunch box recipe and could be prepared within 20 minutes. The following measurement serves two.

Payasam is the most important dish served during traditional lunches.In our custom if the lunch is served in Banana Leaf then payasam should always be served in the bottom right corner.It can be prepared from any of the following items Rice, Wheat, Rava, Semia,Dal etc.The ingredients used are msotly

Thursdays are always special for me every week. Being a devotee of Shri Shirdi Baba I dedicate atleast an hour for him doing poojas,making prasadham etc. This week Shiva asked me to prepare Sweet Pongal for Nivedhanam. But Jaggery was running out of stock. Hence I made Rava Kesari.