The word 'Akshayapaatram' is derived from the Sanskrit words 'akshaya - one that never diminishes' and 'paatram - vessel' combining to mean inexhaustible vessel.
Myth has it that in the Mahabharata, when the Pandavas were sent on an exile for 14yrs, Surya, the Sun God, presented a special bowl to Yudhistira, the eldest of the Pandava's. When turned upright the bowl would fill up with unlimited amounts of food that would satiate their hunger and hence was called akshayapaatram. More here
Wishing you A Happy Diwali. I don't have the pit or whatever it is called to make it to their shapes, how can I do it without that. I do have the karandi with the holes, though.
A Very Happy Deepavali to all of you, Thanks to the JFI event, I can already feel the blog world celebrating the festive season.
Thank you all for appreciating the photo, the moment I tossed the sev into the plate, the diya shape was the only thing that came to my mind :-)
Do come back tomoro to see my festive treats :)
Mitr, You can surely use the slotted spoon, it was taking me too long to make them that way, and so I used the muruku press. (It was 12 in the night when I started making them!! )
Scoop a spoonful of the batter on the spoon and with the help of a rounded bowl press down the batter into the oil. Make a slightly thick batter first and try out a small batch and according to the ease of pressing add water thereafter to get the perfect consistency.
Meet the dirty dozen of food - Apples, Bell Peppers, Celery, Cherries, Imported Grapes, Nectarines, Peaches, Pears, Potatoes, Red Raspberries, Spinach, Strawberries. Choose to buy organic for these.
And a dozen 'clean' ones - Asparagus, Avocados, Bananas, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Corn (sweet), Kiwi, Mangos, Onions, Papaya, Pineapples, Peas (sweet)
Here's the full list
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that is nice art work, but we need recipe too pls!
Happy diwali to you!
what a creative idea...and the sev look nice n crispy too
Wonderful idea! Happy Diwali to you and your family! :-)
Khara sev smiley face!! Very clever!! Thank you and happy Deepavali to you too!:)
Hey, nice idea to shape the sev into a diya!
Wishing you A Happy Diwali. I don't have the pit or whatever it is called to make it to their shapes, how can I do it without that. I do have the karandi with the holes, though.
A Very Happy Deepavali to all of you, Thanks to the JFI event, I can already feel the blog world celebrating the festive season.
Thank you all for appreciating the photo, the moment I tossed the sev into the plate, the diya shape was the only thing that came to my mind :-)
Do come back tomoro to see my festive treats :)
Mitr,
You can surely use the slotted spoon, it was taking me too long to make them that way, and so I used the muruku press. (It was 12 in the night when I started making them!! )
Scoop a spoonful of the batter on the spoon and with the help of a rounded bowl press down the batter into the oil. Make a slightly thick batter first and try out a small batch and according to the ease of pressing add water thereafter to get the perfect consistency.
Cool! very creative to shape the diya!
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