Saturday 23 April 2011

MAA VILLAKKU

The month of Aadi is coming soon. The first day is a Friday.
I do maa villku and offer prayers on all the Aadi fridays.


MAA VILLAKKU

Ingredients:

300 grms rice soaked
150 grms fine brown sugar
2 tbs honey
2 tbs coconut scrapings
2 tbs ghee
½ tsp cardamom powder

Method:
Soak the rice for about ½ an hour.
Drain well and spread on a cloth to dry a little.
Grind the rice in a dry grinder and sieve the flour.
Add the brown sugar , honey, coconut scrapings
And the cardamom powder. Add little ghee if you need it to bind the flour.
Mix well and shape this dough into a lamp.
Put it on a plate, pour ghee and place a wick.
Put it in your alter and light the wick.
Offer prayers to God.

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