Karjikai

Karjikai

"Karjikai" also known as "Kai Kadubu" or "Karigadubu" is a sweet dish made with coconut and jaggery filling.

This dish is part of festivals like "Bheemana Amavasya" and "Ganesh Chaturthi". It is customary to offer 21 pieces of Karjikai to Lord Ganesha during the festival. Kids enjoy the festivities and merrily sing the song : "Ganesha banda, kai kadubu tinda, chikka kereli bidda, dodda kereli edda" !!

Alternatively, this dish can be prepared with a filling of powdered roasted bengal gram, powdered sugar and copra.

Nippattu

Nippattu

"Nippattu" is a savoury snack prepared with rice flour, sesame seeds, roasted bengal gram, groundnuts, garlic and chillies. It is deep-fried in oil and can't be resisted because of its lip-smacking taste!!

Have it along with your favourite drink : hot masala chai, south indian filter coffee or even with a glass of your favourite red wine!!

Avalakki Puri UnDe

Avalakki Puri UnDe

"Avalakki Puri UnDe" is a sweet dish made using avalakki puri, groundnut, roasted bengal gram, sesame seeds, copra and jaggery.

This dish is part of the festive decor during "VaramahaLakshimi Habba", "Ganesha Habba" etc. It is customary to give this dish along with "Chakkali" as a return-gift during weddings.

There is an interesting story behind this dish. As kids, we were asked to help "Ajji"(Grand mom) to make this dish. In the final stages of the preparation, the hot unDe is put into a Jaradi (sieve) and we have to gently roll it around, so that we get a smooth finishing to the unDe. But, sometimes, they used to split-open... and that's what we kids wanted.. we used to shout out with joy "Nakki Bidthu"("It Smiled") and put it into our mouth and gobble it up!! The hot unDe tastes so yummy... There was so much joy and laughter when we made these dishes at home. They were prepared and stored for our 4 pm after-the-school snacks.