Our Best Navratri Wishes to one and all. I was a little confused about the name of this festival. Some refer to it as Navratri and some others as Dasara. So I dug up some interesting info on the background of this festival and wanted to share some details here.
Navratri and Vijayadashami are associated with two symbolic traditions; the ancient worship of Goddess Durga and the much later mythology of Lord Rama victory over Ravana on VijayaDasami Day. Each region of India celebrate Dasara differently based on these traditions. The mythological background that forms the context of this festival are related in 'Markandeya Purana' and 'Devi Bhagavata Purana' respectively. So whatever name we use, this festival essentially symbolizes Good winning over Evil.
So each household follows a certain tradition according to what their forefathers deemed good for the family. We celebrate these 9 days with lots of prayers and naivedyam (offerings to God) to The Goddess and VijayaDashami (the 10th day) as the victory of Lord Rama. Also we seek blessings from all the elders in the family. Another tradition is arranging a 'Bommala Koluvu' (Arrangement of dolls/idols) and exchanging the auspicious 'Haldi and kumkum'.
Coming today's recipe.. I prepared Annam Paramannam or Rice pudding as an offering to the Goddess. Elders at home always say that this is the most important payasam liked by The Goddess. To this day, the same payasam is prepared on every Friday (fav day of The Goddess') at my in-laws place. Here is how I prepared.
Rice 1/2 cup
Ghee 1/2 tsp
Pressure cook rice with 1 cup of milk . (This can be done on the stove top also but I prefer the pressure cooking)
Also add the cardamom powder and mix well.
Preparation Time 45 min (incl the pressure cooking time)
Waaahv....beatiful Bommala Koluvu... first time knowing this tradition for Navaratri...!!! Keep it up !!
Happy dasara to you and your family, Harinigaru.
'Bommala Koluvu' now has become like a nostalgic memory.
Like the twist of adding nut powder to the paramannam. I always add pacha karpooram to it.
BTW, mee India trip ela jarigindhi. I thought of asking now since I wasn't bloghopping recently. :)
Thank you so much for sending this delicious kheer to the event.
The Kheer look wonderfully made. Happy Dasara to you & your family.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Woww wat a beautiful post, happy navarathiri to u and ur family...delectable kheer..
Lovely Decoration dear... wish u a very happy navratri and dasara!!!!
Thaks for the entry dear:)
Happy Dusserha :).The kheer looks delish..
Happy Dusserha :-))))))))))Shruti
I actually love the addition of the almond-cashew powder, makes it extra rich. Super delicious pudding... hope you had a wonderful festival... :)
A traditional payasam for the traditional festival - superb! we do make with jaggery for most of the festivals back home.
This is a lovely and most made naivedyam for sure. Growing up I have heard one story and then later read that this festival has a different reason for north indian. anyway as you said it only means Good over Evil in the end and that's what matters!
This is the most traditional naivedyam to the Goddess, right? I enjoy all varieties of paramannam and loving your version with the nut powder.
Love the creamy rice kheer. Perfect for any occasion and needless to say perfect neivediyam for Navratri.