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Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayaga chathurti is celebrated as the Birthday of Lord Ganesha. On that day, we make special traditional dishes like kozhukattai using coconut and jaggery filling.  This great dish is a must for festive occasions such as Ganesh Chaturthi.  Kolukattai is also healthy as it packs the goodness of coconut, dal, jaggery and rice . INGREDIENTS : 1 cup Rice flour Idiyappam flour Water – 3/4 to 1 cup Salt – 1/2 to 1 tsp (adjust to your taste) Sesame oil (optional) – 1 tsp Paasipayaru/mung bean – 3/4 cup Jaggery (Vellam) – 3/4 cup Grated coconut – 1/2 cup Water – 1 cup Salt – 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. Cardamom seeds (powdered) – 1/2 tsp. Kozhukattai Pooranam Wash the Paasipayaru  Cook the Paasipayaru in pressure cooker with 1/4 tsp. of salt for 2 whistles Drain the water.  Grind the pasipayaru  in mixie Add half cup water to jaggery and bring to boil. When it starts boiling, remove from stove and strain it. Saute them until the coconut release...

Not only you can eat a banana for your overall heath, but apply it also on your skin as a natural face mask.Bananas are one of most popular fruits that are easily available all year round.It is a versatile fruit that contains many nutrients including vitamins A, B, C and E along with minerals like potassium, zinc, iron and manganese. Banana is packed with some vital vitamins and nutrients that make banana face masks extraordinary beauty fix.Here is face masks that can be made by using banana , that can provide you with glowing, young and wrinkle free skin. Nutrients in Banana And Skin Benefits 1.Vitamin A      Gets rid of dark spots and blemishes. Even out rough skin 2.Vitamin B      Delay aging, lessens dryness, moisturizes and lightens skin 3.Vitamin E     Work as “The Protector”. Combats free radical impairment, boosts the skin’s sun-rays resistance, prevents and diminishes appearance of wrinkles 4.Potassium       Gets r...

"Gokulashtami" or "Krishna Jayanti" or "Janmashtami" marks the celebration of the birth of Sri Krishna. Celebrations are held over two days. The first day is Krishnashtami or Gokulashtami. The second day is called Kalastami or more popularly Janmashtami. Lord Sri Krishna was born on Ashtami day or the eighth day after Raksha Bandhan during the Hindu month of SHRAVAN. As the story goes he was born in the dark half of the month and at the darkest hour of midnight. He is considered to be one of Lord Vishnu's most glorious incarnations On this auspicious day of Janmashtami the idol of infant Krishna is bathed at midnight and is placed in a cradle. It is then adorned with flowers, jewelry and a small "mukut" or crown. It is then placed in a cradle. Everyone swings the cradle to the tune of bhajan's or songs of praise.  Then "Naivedya" is offered to god and then distributed to all. This Naivedya or prasaad is a mixture of puffed rice,...