Finger Licking Food: Happy Makara Sankranthi!

Happy Makara Sankranthi!

Wishing all my readers a very Happy Makara Sankranthi! The very first festival of the year is celebrated all over India with great pomp and fun fare. Each state has a way of celebrating this festival. In the South, in the state of Karnataka, Makara Sankranthi is celebrated by making varieties of Pongal and Ellu with Sakkare acchu.

I made the Ellu and the Sakkare Acchu (sugar candy) at home. I didn't make Pongal this time though.

Home- made Ellu ( a mixture of peanuts, dalia, toasted sesame seeds, dried coconut and jaggery bits)

Sakkare Acchu - molded sugar candy

Hope this year is a bountiful and prosperous one for all of you!

9 Tidbits:

Asha said...: Happy new year and happy Shankranthi, N! You made those here, looks yum. Beautiful colors too. Enjoy! :)); January 14, 2009 1:14 PM
Sukanya Ramkumar said...: Nice recipes. Sounds new to me...

happy Shankranthi.....; January 14, 2009 1:53 PM
Happy cook said...: Those moulded sugar candies looks so beautifull.; January 14, 2009 2:16 PM
Cham said...: Oh wow, love the sugar candy is it mango flavor? Lovely and Happy Shankranthi Nam :); January 14, 2009 3:54 PM
LG said...: Sakkare Achchu has come out very nice Namratha. Happy Sankranti to you and family :); January 14, 2009 8:59 PM
Raaga said...: happy sankranti :); January 15, 2009 2:39 AM
Smitha said...: A very happy Sankranti to you and your family... The Sakkare Acchu look so cute and so different from the traditional shapes
Lovey colour too; January 15, 2009 10:46 AM
Kalai said...: Happy Sankranthi, Namratha! New recipes for me. They look festive! :); January 15, 2009 12:52 PM
Madhu said...: Happy Sankranthi to you too Namratha.Sakkare achhu looks beautiful..; January 15, 2009 4:34 PM