Ammupatti's thoughts

I made elai adai today. Having given the recipe for making elai adai long ago and having been requested by many friends to post the rec...

Following up on my last post on rhymes for children, I have posted the Chando Chandanamo (as much as I remember of it) on my Kathai Kathaiy...

My handsome and charming son, who is the proud father of my adorable and perfect grandchild, who is just 4 months old, asks me, "Amma, ...

Holi is a big festival in North India since it marks the beginning of spring after the long dreary winter months.The festival is celebrated ...

Tomorrow is Karadayan nonbu . This nonbu (vrat) is observed for the long life of the husbands, hence the main ritual for this nonbu is tyi...

As I watched the television pictures of the highly devastating Tsunami that hit Japan, my heart bled for the people affected by this natural...

Well, it has been a long time since my last post and have I been busy! Nothing special, just the usual - a bit of travel, a lot of knitting ...

Wishing every one a Happy Pongal. May there be Peace, Prosperity and Happiness to everyone !

Wish all of you a happy new year. May 2011 bring you joy and prosperity.

Hope everyone celebrated Karthigai in the traditional manner. We celebrated Karthigai this time at Jalandhar. All the neighbours had d...

How this ever popular sweet got its name has been a mystery for me always and to this day I have no clue about the origins of the name. My...

What is the sweet for Diwali is the question in every one's mind. As I have always said, Ukkarai was the traditional sweet for Tambram...

It gives me tremendous joy to announce the birth of our first adorable and perfect grandchild (a grandson) on 30th October 2010, finally, I ...

On his routine phone call, our younger son  (handsome and charming) mentioned the fast approaching  Halloween festival and how the whole nei...

Hope everyone had a nice Navarathri. We had a nice Navarathri, this time at Jalandhar. While leaving for Jalandhar last month, my sis-in-l...

We are already into the 8th day of Navarathri. Durgashtami, Mahanavami and Vijayadashami are the 3 most important days of Navarathri. Dur...

No Navarathri is complete for Puthucodians without this sweetened cowpeas neivedyam. Most of the houses will have this offering on the firs...

Having said that Navarathri is the celebration of the power of the Divine Mother, Shakthi, and hence the celebratrion of womanhood, it al...

Navarathri is an important festival in the Hindu Calendar. Though there are 2 navarathris celebrated in India, the Vasantha Navarathri (in ...