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Happy Diwali!
October 20, 2006 by shankari
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From Center – Coconut Burfi, Chakli, Thick Sev (omapodi),Ribbon Bakoda, Kaju Kathli, Badam Halwa rolled into bite Size pieces
Diwali always brings nostalgic memories of childhood, as a child I always wanted to know how much fireworks I could buy, if I can burst some as my older sisters always got a better share of them, I really did not care much for new clothes, but more concerned about what sweets and savories were made at home.
On D-day, We used to wake as early as possible and my mom would have woken up before us to arrange everything in the pooja room, the clothes,sweets and the fireworks , my mom will keep a little kumkum on the new clothes and we would return to the pooja room after a hot bath with oil and shikakai and then the fun began. We would run outside to compete with the neighbors on who would burst the most fireworks.
I miss that here but ah well, one cant have everything in life. This Diwali, I decided to make 6 snacks to denote the 6 years of our married life , so three sweets and three savories.
Sweets - Badam Halwa, Kaju Kathli and Coconut Burfi.
(I rolled the badam Halwa into bite size pieces , thanks Saffron for the neat idea)
Savories – Butter Murukku (Chakli), Ribbon Bakoda, Kara Chev
I decided to submit Ribbon Bakoda for the JFI. This is a recipe that I got from my mom as soon as I got married and it has been R’s favorite ever since. Don’t omit the garlic in this recipe, it makes it aromatic and tastes great! http://keeptrying.wordpress.com/2006/10/01/special-edition-jihva/
Here goes the recipe…
Ingredients
Rice Flour – 2 Cups
Channa Dhal flour – 1.5 cups
Dalia(pottu Kadalai) powdered – 1/2 cup
Garlic pods – 4
Whole red chillies – 6 to 7
Hing – A pinch
Salt – to taste
Butter – 1 Tbsp
Oil for deep frying
- Mix all the flours together with salt and hing
- Add the butter
- Grind the garlic and red chilly finely with water to make a paste (strain it , so that you don’t have the seeds in the way)
- Add the strained water to the flour and bring them altogether as much as water is needed to make a dough (same consistency as chapathi dough)
- Now using the tubular press, you can start frying them in hot oil.
- Once they are fried, let the bakodas rest on a paper towel and then store in air tight container.
Happy Diwali to all of you and may this year bring all of us peace and all that we pray for.
Shankari,
Nice one. Wish you both a Happy Diwali too. Your recipe is good. On seeing the picture felt like eating it. I could get the smell here.
Hi Shankari,
Wow nicely arranged & it looks soooooo tempting! Happy Diwali to u both! Have a blast of good time!
Shankari Happy Deepavali to you too. Ribbon Pakoda sounds yummy, it my favorite savory,
Shankari – such a variety to choose from
diwali makes me nostalgic too. Happy diwali to you and your family.
Shankari -
Everything looks delicious. Wish you a very happy Deepawali!
WOW!! Shankari!! You have made more goodies than me!! I am going to move in with you for Diwali!:D
Have a great Diwali!!
Happy Diwali to you too and yummy recipes.
Shankari-
Happy Diwali to you and your family. Looks like you have a delicious spread of sweets and savories…enjoy!
Wow so many treats !! Happy diwali, Shankari.
Ah ! that uruli… I need to get one now
The goodies look good! Happy Diwali, Shankari!
YUMMMM!
Happy Diwali Sankari !
hey.. nice party time
.. good.. enjoy 
… Happy deepavali and have a great time at home…!.. sweets 
.. ah! this place 
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Hi Shankari,
Subha Deepavali to you and your family!
6 special treats for 6 years of celebrating Deepavali together, that’s really such a neat idea, I think. And ribbon pakoda, krum… krum…:) how can one resist such crunchy temptation, impossible, isn’t it?:)
Thanks for sharing your mothers recipe with us Shankari and participating in JFI event.
Happy Diwali !
Hi chithi
wish u a very happy deepavali
Asha
Hi Shankari,
I too prepared Ribbon Pakkoda for diwali… Thanks for step by step instructions. Happy diwali to you!!!
Hey, Good blog.
Inspired by blogs like urs, have started mine. Chk out http://findarun.blogspot.com/2006/10/blog-post_19.html when u get time
Belated Diwali wishes
-Arun
Yummy!!!
awww…that’s so sweet! 6 treats for 6 years!!!
looking forward to your silver, gold, platinum, diamond etc etc – anniversary Diwali treats
cheers!
You have been tagged…….check my blog for Questions….:)
Happy Diwali Shankari!
Keshi.
Shankari
Belated diwali wishes to you and your family. Looks like you had a gr(eat) time with all those goodies.. 6 varieties for the 6 years of marraige, now that’s something very different and innovative.. I am going to copy your idea soon, hope you don’t mind
With years passing diwali does bring up nostalgic memories, irrespective of whether one is far away from homeland or not – if you have read sivashankari’s palangal – it gives a flavor of how diwali has changed over years
Happy Diwali
Thanks all of you for your Diwali Wishes!
Krithika – That was one of my must buys when I went to India this time.
Welcome to my blog Sujith, Paavai, Paras, Priya, Arun
Saffron – Yeah I am thinking about what all I can cook for my silver anniversary, tired already
KA – oops that is copyrighted..Lol just kidding! You are more than welcome!
Shankari, sounds like you had a great Diwali! Belated wishes!
I loved the arrangement of goodies Shakari!! That is one festive spread
Diwali wishes to you and yours
hope u had a wonderful Diwali…
andha ribbon pakoda innum vandhu seralaye
Belated diwali wishes Shankari… and a great festive spread too!!
happy diwali.
Hi Nice one.
Looks so yummy.Thanks for sharing the recipe.Can you give the recipe for butter murrukku too.(looks so good)Thanks MB
hello shakari…
hope ur diwali had gone great and wish you a great year ahead…
take care…
Hi Shankari — all I can say is WOW! Look at that fantastic assortment… I would like to have a taste of each one! Hope you had a lovely celebration
Hi Shankari, Looks like you had a lovely Diwali!!!! Happy diwali to you.
My first time here and I must say you have a great blogs. 
Will keep coming for sure. 
Hi Shankari,
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing the recipes. Could you give the recipe for butter murrukku too if possible.(Looks good). I would like to try the recipe. TQ.
First of All Happy Diwali Shankari, Really grate post about diwali and speical diwali sweets. You are absolutly right that diwali remain childhood memories. this festival celebrated on continuous five days. Diwali remains incomplete untill the exchange of gifts. But it is difficult for that who are living far from india mean who are indian but not living in india. they send online diwali gifts to india to their relatives and loved one.