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Monday, April 13, 2015

TAMIL NEW YEAR RECIPES

Tamil New Year recipes, Arusuvai pachadi, Veppampoo pachadi
VEPPAMPOO PACHADI
Happy Tamil New year & Vishu to all my friends
May this varushapirappu bring us prosperity and success in all our endeavours!!! 


This pachadi made on Tamil new year, reminds us the six emotions symbolising with six tastes in the year ahead. 

Sweet, Sour, Salt, Bitter, Pungent and Astringent------ six tastes.
Happiness, Disgust, Fear, Sorrow, Anger and Surprise----- six emotions.
Jaggery, Tamarind, Salt, Neem flower, Chilli, Mango--- ingredients of this pachadi symbolising the above emotions.

Let us all pray Lord to give us the strength to meet all these emotions..


Click the names below for the Tamil new year recipes.

Sadham(rice)Nei(ghee), paruppu, mor kozhambu or Sambharparuppu usilikari amudhu(poriyal)kootuthayirpachadiVeppampoo pachadi (Arusuvai pachadi),kosumarivadaam or appalamvadai or thayir vadai, saatru amudhu(Rasam)Tirukannan amudhu(payasam), thayir (curd),oorugaai(pickle).

15 comments :

  1. Wish you and yours a very happy new year. Loved the explanation for the use of ingredients and thus tastes in the pachchidi.

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  2. Wonderful recipe! Iniya Puthandu Nal Vaazhthukkal to you maami.

    Can you give a nice traditional menu prepared for Tamil New Year's?

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  3. This is little similar to the Telugu new year chutney which we called as ugadi pacchadi. Happy new year dear :)
    http://lavanyasrecipes.blogspot.com/

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  4. Thank u shanti madam for these recipes and wishing you too a happy new year..Sreelakshmi

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  5. Happy New Year and Vishu to you too...
    lovely pachadi and love the emotions/tastes attached to it...

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  6. This is new to me...Happy New year and Vishu Shanti.

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  7. happy new year to you and your family too..very nice pachadi.

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  8. A good post.Happy Tamil New year day

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  9. This is wonderful. I have been thinking of making it this season. Your description of the six tastes and six emotions is marvelous. There is a reason why some food heal. Sharing this post on my page.

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  10. delicious inviting festival recipe.happy vishu.
    maha

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  11. Nice recipe....wish u a happy new year!!

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  12. oh this is a very good recipe! :)

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  13. Tamil new yr wishes to u n ur family members...

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  14. puthaandu vazhthukal !! yummy delights

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  15. Hmmm those recipes looks tempting, they make me want some for real and not just for pictures, LOL. the occasion is just around the corner so let me express my warmest tamil new year wishes to all!

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