Pottu for Babies

Pottu for Babies
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  • In a dry pan, fry sabudana till it becomes black and sticky.
  • Switch off the flame,crush and powder it well with a mortar and pestle.
  • Add rose water and mash it well.
  • Pottu is ready.
  • Store the Pottu in small containers.
  • In olden days, Pottu used to be stored in a clean coconut shell.
  •  To use this Pottu, add few drops of water to obtain the liquid black pottu, as it will be thickened.
  • After 16 days (naming ceremony), this pottu is applied on baby's forehead to ward off the evil eye.

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