NAVARATRI SPECIALS - 1ST & 2ND DAY PRASADAMS

Dasara – Sharan Navaratrulu is one of the most famous festivals in India. In Vijayawada (Andhra predesh) Kanaka Durga Temple is very famous for this festival, especially for Kanakadurga Devi alankarams they do for Kanaka durga Devi main idol in the temple. The very first day they decorate Goddess as SWARNA KAVACHALANKRUTA KANAKA DURGA DEVI

and every day we offer different prasadam s to Goddess. This is a 9 days festival each day we worship Goddess in a different form. The first day I made Halwa and poori to offer Swarna kavachalankruta Kanakadurga Devi; here I go with the recipe for Halwa

                                                                     

INGREDIENTS:---
Rava – 1 cup (semolina)
Sugar – 1 cup
Ghee – 2 tab sp
Cardamom powder – 1/2 tea sp
Water – 1 & 1/2 cup
Cashew nuts – 10 broken
Raisins – 10 no.
METHOD:---
1. Heat ghee in a pan add cashew nut s and fry till light golden color
2. Then add raisins and fry for a while then add rava and fry till nice aroma comes out.
3. In the same time boil water in a pan, bring to a full boil.
4. Now add sugar to fried semolina and cashew nuts mixture mix well and add boiling water to this rava mixture and keep stirring and cook, make sure there is no lumps in this mixture.
5. Cover and cook in a very low flame till semolina become soft and when you touch the halwa with your fingers that should not stick to your fingers.
6. If you feel like it is sticky then add 1 tea sp ghee on top cover and leave for 2 min. and then switch off the flame.
7. Mix well and serve with poori. 
                                                                    

Poori – Halwa and aloo curry is a most famous combination in Kanya bhojanam. 
On the second day Kanaka Durga is decorated as BALATRIPURA SUNDARI
On this day Durga Devi is decorate as bala. Bala means small child. On this day small kids under 2 -10 years will be given new cloths and also some gifts . Payasam is offered today as prasadam. 

                                                                          

I made Saggu biyyam payasam and alachanda guggilu check the recipe here and Saggu biyyam payasam recipe here 

And here I am giving a list for these 10 days prasadams
1. Swarna kavachalankruta Kanaka Durga Devi – Halwa- Puri
2. Bala TripuraSundari Devi – Payasam- giggilu
3. Gayatri Devi – Nimmakaya pulihora
4. Annapoorna Devi – Pongali - minapa garelu
5. Lalitha Tripura Sundari Devi – Daddojanam or Bellam Annam
6. Maha Lakshmi Devi – Ksheerannam (kheer), pesara punugulu
7. Maha saraswathi Devi – godhuma payasam
8. Durga Devi – Kadambam Annam
9. Mahishasura Mardhini Devi – Pulihira, garelu, vadapappu, panakam
10. Rajarajeswari Devi --- Ladoo