Happy to share I become Proud Grandma.My daughter blessed
with baby boy. So on the 11th day Punyavachaman the naming ceremony and Thottil
function celebrated in my home. I made Kappu Arisi and Thottil payaru for the
function.
Kappu arisi is a traditional sweet made in our home during the
naming ceremony of the new born child . This is made with rice and jaggery roasted dal and coconuts which has a crispy texture,adds extra flovour to this dish. Generally
we do the Punyavachanam (naming ceremony) for the baby on the 11th day from the
day it is born .In tirunelveli dist we make Kappu Arisi in Pottu Kadalai/Roasted
gram for this function. This is a unique dish is prepared on just two occasions.
On the seventh day after the birth of the child, his/her athai (father’s
sister) gifts the newborn golden/silver anklets and amulets, or kaapu. The
arisi-pottu kadali (rice-roasted gram) mix prepared on this day and offered to
all guests, and during the ear piercing ritual. The Kappu Arisi Pottu Kadalai
is prepared on this day in many households.We celebrated this on 11 th day of
baby's birth.
Ingredients:
Pottukadalai/Pori kadalai/ Roasted gram -250 gm
Raw Rice - 1 cup
Jaggery - 150gm
Coconut bits - 1/2 cup
Ghee- 1tbsp
Cardamom powder- 1/4 tsp
Method:
1.Wash rice. Soak a little, and wash again and strain off the
water. Dry in a shady place, on a piece of cloth.
2.When the rice is not completely dry, roast it little by
little in a frying pan slightly. (Do not allow the rice to become reddish.)
3.Dry roast pottukadalai bit. Then With the jaggery add little water make a one string paagu /consistency
and Remove jaggery syrup from gasstove.
4.Then add grate coconut pieces, cardamom powder, porikadalai
/pottu kadalai Rice and ghee all the above and mix thoroughly.
5. Keep it spread.
Let the mixture cool.. Now kappu arisi is ready.
