Vishu recipes – Vishu Katta with step by step photos and video recipe.

Vishu Sadya Recipes From Kerala – Vishu falls on Monday, 15th April 2019. Also well known as Malayalam New year, it is a hindu festival celebrated to start the Malayalam calendar year.

Vishu means “Equal”. It is on this day, we make colourful meals and arrange fruits, jewels, money and every fruit and vegetable in a colourful way in front of the mirror/”valkannadi“. Some people just keep Lord Krishna and arrange everything around the statue. It is a custom that the senior most lady in the house arranges everything after everyone else goes to sleep. She makes sure all the fruits, vegetables, flowers, jewels etc are seen at a single shot through the mirror. This ceremony is known as “Vishukkani Kazhcha”

I have written up a detailed post on how to set up the vishu kani and items needed for it. – Click here to check that post!

Then at very early morning around 3-6 am. She/elderly person wakes up each family member one at a time and brings them eyes closed to the place where all things are arranged. It is believed that the first sight you see for the year brings in luck throughout the year. Then they open up eyes to see the area fully arranged with everything so nice, beautiful and rich. Most importantly, everybody get blessings from their elders by falling on their feet in return they are gifted with money which we call it as “vishu kaineetam“.

Now, coming to our favorite topic ” Vishu Sadhya” or vishu recipes. We make the usual sadhya recipes. Apart from this, the special recipes of the day are, Vishu Kanji, Vishu katta, Thoran, Veppampoorasam, Mampazhappulissery.

Vishu recipes- Menu lists start with (starting from the left top corner of banana leaf)

Salt, Pickle, Pappadam, Banana chips, Chakkaravattu, Chakka chips, steamed Banana, pachadi, kichadi, Kalan, olan, thoran, puliserry, eriserry, kootu curry, avial, Steamed rice, sambar, rasam, mor kootan, buttermilk/curd, pradhaman, paal payasam, vella payasam.

For the complete sadhya list check below:

Sadhya set #1

Sadhya set #2

This is basic list in which we have so many varieties. For instance, There are lot of thoran- cabbage thoran, cabbage carrot thoran, mixed vegetable thoran so on.Try it, taste it and give us your feedback!

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Vishu recipes- Vishu Katta video recipe:

Vishu katta with unakkalari

Vishu Katta with normal raw rice

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Vishu recipes – Vishu Katta pictorial directions:

Raw rice and jaggery preparation:

• Soak the raw rice in water for 30 min – 1 hour
• Soak the jaggery in warm water until it dissolves.

Steps to extract coconut milk:

1. Grate 1 large coconut
2. without adding any water, Blend the grated coconut and extract the coconut milk out of it which is our “onnampaal” or the first extract (we would get 1/2 cup)
3. Add 1 cup of warm water and blend it again. Extract milk out of it now to get the “rendampaal” or the second extract
4. Again add 1 cup of water and blend it. Extract now to get the “Moonampaal” or the third extract
5. So in total, we would be having 1/2 cup thick/first extract and 2 cups thin(second+third extract)

Cooking the rice in coconut milk:

• Filter the soaked rice, discard the water and put it in the vessel on the stove along with the second and third extract. Mix well.

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• Let it cook on medium flame until all the coconut milk is absorbed.
  
• Its time to add the first extract, the thick coconut milk. Add it, mix well and cook

add salt to taste and mix well.

Lastly, add cumin seeds and mix well

Mix and stir until it is combined and comes together.

Setting it:

• let the rice cool completely. It should leave the sides of pan while stirring.
• Pour it over the greased pan/lined with banana leaf, sprinkle cumin seeds(optional) on top and shape it to a smooth top surface.
• cover with a banana leaf and Let it cool down completely to become intact. cut it down to pieces you desire.

Jaggery syrup recipe:

• Soak the jaggery in warm water until it dissolves.
• Filter to remove impurities and heat it until it thickens.
• Add powdered cardamom and mix well.

serve the syrup along with katta pieces