6 UGADI WISHES AND MY UGADI FEAST 2013

Wishing all my readers and Friends a very Happy Ugadi!!!

My Ugadi Feast that I made for our lunch today.

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6 Wishing you all a Happy and Safe Diwal!!!

Wishing all my readers/Friends and very Happy Deepvali/Diwali !

This is what I prepared for this Diwali!

Omapodi, Sweet Boondhi, Adhirasam/Ariselu/Kajjaya/ Thenkuzhal and Murukku.

Enjoy and have fun

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18 Vara Mahalakshmi Vratham

Varalakshmi Vratham is an important pooja performed by women in the States like Andhra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and also in some parts of Orissa and Maharashtra.. It falls on the second Friday in the month of Shravan alias Saavan.Those who cannot perform it on that day, can do it on any other Friday in that month. Goddess lakshmi the goddess of wealth and prosperity is worshipped on this day by married women. Vara means 'boon' literally meaning boon granting by goddess Lakshmi. Lakshmi on this day is equivalent to worshipping Ashtalaksmi – the eight goddesses of Wealth (Dhana lakshmi), primeval force( Aadi  lakshmi), Courage( Dhairya Lakshmi), Wisdom/education( vidya Lakshmi), Children/family ( Santhana Lakshmi), Food ( Dhanya Lakshmi), Success ( Vijaya Lakshmi), Strength( Gaja Lakshmi).

Learn more about the festival from here.
 

Today I made 5 kind of offerings (Payasam, semiya kesari, Black Channa Sundal, Masala Vadai and Tamarind Rice) as neivedyam and 3 different kind of fruits and offered it to Goddess Lakshmi.

Vara Mahalakshmi celebrations at my Mom's place.

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20 UGADI PACHADI and UGADI FEAST

Wishing you all a very Happy Ugadi!!!



Posting my Ugadi Pacahdi and Ugadi Feast from 2010. Below are their links and other dishes prepared on Ugadi.

Ugadi Pachadi

Ugadi Feast( My 2010 Post)

Obbattu/Bobbatlu Version 1

Obbattu- Version 2

Obbattina Saaru - Version 1

Obbattina Saaru - Version 2

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17 HAPPY GANESHA CHATHURTHI

Wishing you all a very Happy Gowri and Ganesha festival.

Celebrations at my home.



Made Modak/kozhukaati, sesame seed balls, sundal, medu vada, sukhiyan.

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46 UGADI FEAST

Wishing you all a " Happy Ugadi".

ugadi ( yuga + aadi, yugaaadi means start. The start of an era) is the New Year's Day for the people of the Deccan region of India. The people of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh use the term Yugadi/Ugadi for this festival.

The day, however, begins with ritual showers (oil bath) followed by prayers, and then the eating of a specific mixture of six tastes (Shadracahlu), called Yugadi Pachhadi in Telugu and Bevu-Bella)in Kannada, which symbolizes the fact that life is a mixture of different experiences (sadness, happiness, anger, fear, disgust, surprise) , which should be accepted together and with equanimity.

Ugadi Feast at home


Here are some pictures of my Ugadi Feast which I prepared and celebrated with my friends.
Don't get tricked that these are real Banana Leaves :)( They are paper ones that mom got me when she visited us last time.


Salt
Snake gourd Fry
Vaazhakkai Fry ( Ver 2) Check here for Ver 1
Beans Fry
Zucchini Thokku
Obbattu ( Version 2) or Check here for Version 1
Semiya Payasam
Obbattu/Obbattina Saaru( Ver 2) Check here for Ver 1
Black Channa Curry
Kara Bonda/Pakoda
Carrot Kosambari
Vegetable Palav
White Rice
Ugadi Pachadi
Also made Nei Urundai - Not in the picture.


Will post the recipes that have not been linked here very soon and update this post.

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