SANKARANTHI KOOTU

The devata Indra is worshipped on Bhogi day. The Sun God is worshipped on the next day i.e., Pongal day. As this series of festival is known as harvest festival, farmers pray Indra & Sun for rain and bountiful yield. Also this 3 day festival is for the family unity. So, our elders make a kootu with all vegetables and pray the GOD for the family unity.
We are not supposed to grind in traditional "ammi" and "kalural", not asked for the reasons though.

Things to be done:
The "pongal panai" is to be decorated with "Tiruman, Srichoornam"& fresh turmeric harvested, a piece of sugarcane, flowers, plantain tied to a rope.

The menu:
Sarkarai pongal (made in vengala panai), Sankaranthi kootu alongwith general pandigai menu.

HAPPY PONGAL everyone and the

INGREDIENTS:

Mixed vegetables - 3 cups (Pooshani, avarai, kathiri, Senai, Saembu, vazhai)
Field bean shelled (Mochai) - 1/2 cup
Cooked toor dhal - 1/2 cup
Tamarind - half the lemon size
Sambhar powder - 1 tsp.
Green chillies - 2
Red chillies - 1
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp.
Urad dhal - 1 tsp.
Scraped coconut - 1/2 cup
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Hing
Salt - as per taste
Oil - 2 tablespoon

METHOD:

Boil saembu, peel the skin. Slit green chillies. Cut all the vegetables into medium-sized cubes and cook it in a cup of water with salt, green chillies, turmeric powder and hing. Add the boiled saembu, cooked & mashed toor dhal and sambhar powder. Allow it to boil for a while. When slightly thick, add the scraped coconut, mix well. Season it with mustard seeds, urad dhal, curry leaves and red chillies.