Akshataa (for Poojaa)

# of servings:  Multiple
Preparation Time:  5 mins	Cook Time:  None

This item under the 'Specials' category is an integral part of a pooja plate.  The akShataa represent the unbroken, universal entity in us all.  This is an essential component during festival celebrations or while seeking blessings from elders too!

Ingredients:

• Unbroken rice - 2 cups
• Ghee - few drops
• Turmeric - 0.5 tsp per cup of rice
• Kumkum - 0.5 tsp per cup of rice (optional)

Method:

• If making both colors, take half the unbroken rice in a vessel 
• Drizzle 5-6 drops of ghee and massage it into the rice grains
• Sprinkle turmeric on the rice and mix until the color evens out
• Fill up the pooja plate and store the rest in an air-tight container
• Place the rest of the rice in the vessel
• Drizzle 5-6 drops of ghee and massage it into the rice grains
• Sprinkle kumkum on the rice and mix until the color evens out
• Fill up the pooja plate and store the rest in an air-tight container
• Pray, worship, bless! 

Tips and Tricks:

• The ghee binds the color to the rice grains and keeps it well for a long time
• Be sure to not add too little or too much ghee.  Little makes the color feeble; too much makes the akShataa greasy 

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