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Festival recipes | Tamil new year

Tamil New Year, also known as "Puthandu," is celebrated with much enthusiasm and joy among Tamil-speaking people worldwide. It marks the first day of the Tamil calendar year and usually falls on April 14th. This day is filled with rich traditions, cultural festivities, and a sense of new beginnings.

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Pasi Paruppu Payasam Moong dal kheer

Pasi Paruppu Payasam, also known as Moong Dal Kheer, is a delicious South Indian dessert made with moong dal (split yellow lentils), jaggery, coconut milk, and flavored with cardamom. It's often prepared during festivals and special occasions.

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Semiya Payasam Vermicelli kheer

Semiya Payasam, also known as Vermicelli Kheer, is a popular South Indian dessert made with vermicelli, milk, and sugar. It's a quick and easy sweet dish often prepared during festivals, celebrations, or as a special treat.

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Olan

Olan is a traditional Kerala dish that holds a special place in the state's cuisine. It's a simple yet flavorful preparation made with ash gourd (also known as winter melon or white pumpkin), cowpeas, coconut milk, and a hint of spices. Olan is often served as part of the Onam Sadya, a grand feast served during the Onam festival, and it's enjoyed year-round as well. Here's how you can make Olan at home:

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Mathanga Eriseri | Pumpkin Eriseri | Sadya recipe

A delicious dish from Kerala, Pumpkin Eriseri | Mathanga Eriseri , a festival recipe for Vishu sadya particularly and one can find this on the menu unfailingly , with rich flavors .

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Vendakkai Kitchadi| Pachadi

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Cabbage Thoran

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Beetroot Pachadi

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Carrot Green Peas Poriyal

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Manga Pachadi

Tamil New Year , Neem flowers and Mangoes all go hand in hand . The season changes and the festival is celeberated by using mangoes and neem in many forms .

Tamil New Year also called Puthandu heralds the beginning of the Dravidian New Year in Tamil Nadu . Also called as Varusha Pirappu in Tamil meaning the birth of a new year .It begins with the arrival of yet another year of peace prosperity, and thanksgiving to the Gods for a good year .The festival is celeberated on the first day of Chitirai which is the Tamil month .