Karadai Nonbu takes its name from the unique dish ‘Kara Adai’ prepared during Savithri nombu or Karadaiyan Nombhu. The dish ‘Kara Adai’ is cooked especially during the Karadai fast. It is eaten to break the fast observed by married women. The recipe is quite simple and it is believed that Savitri prepared this dish and offered it to God as a thanksgiving for sparing her husband’s life. There are two types of Karadai preparation – sweet and savory. You can read the recipe to cook white karadai or uppu kara adai here. Ingredients Two cups of rice flour ¼ cup of Karamani (Cowpeas) Grated Jaggery 1 cup or same about of solid jaggery (You can lessen it if you want it to be less sweet) ¼ cup slit small coconut pieces or ¼ cup of grated coconut ½ tsp cardamom powder Preparation of Sweet Kara Adai Roast the rice flour – stop when it is off white to light brown color. The consistency should be like the rice powder used for drawing kolams. Once roas