Tamil New Year Recipes 2020 | Tamil Puthandu Recipes | Vishu Recipes

Tamil New Year Recipes 2020 – A collection of a few traditional and authentic recipes that can be made on Tamil New Year’s Day or Vishu. Most of the recipes require only pantry staples. Pick your favourite, head on to the kitchen, prepare what you like and enjoy with your family!!

WHAT IS TAMIL NEW YEAR?

Tamil new year falls on April 14th every year. Tamil New Year’s Day or Varusha Pirappu or Tamil Puthandu is celebrated in the beginning of Chithirai, the first month in the Tamil Calendar year. In the state of Kerala, they celebrate this day as “Vishu”. Just like the English calendar New Year, this day is believed to be auspicious for new beginnings. To know more about both the festivals, click here and here.

What food to prepare on Tamil New Year?

Food is a very important part of any festival in India and hence followed by many mouth-watering and jaw-dropping sweets and meals. Every festivity has its own special dishes. Tamil New Year also boasts an extensive list of special foods. A special dish known as Maanga Pachadi, or Raw Mango Pachadi, is a must in the Tamil New Year’s menu. The dish is a mix of sweet, sour and bitter ingredients like raw mangoes, jaggery and neem flowers. I have not yet posted this version of the pachadi on the blog, but you can check out Ugadi Pachadi  that we make for Ugadi – Telugu New Year.

The celebration doesn’t stop there, but it continues to an elaborated feast. The most common dishes, other than Maanga Pachadi, are at least one kind of Vada, accompanied by the evergreen sweet, Payasam. This is then followed by the main course, which usually comprises steamed rice with any vegetable, sambar or dal and a simple Rasam,….all of this served on a banana leaf to create that festive touch!! Check out the menu I prepared for Ugadi – Telugu New Year.

Here is a list of recipes we generally make on Tamil Varuda Pirappu or Vishu. Click on the links to get Tamil New Year Recipes | Vishu Recipes. You can also follow the same recipes for Ugadi | Telugu New Year. 

Sweets Recipes:

Rava Kesari Bath Recipe | Suji Ka Halwa

Rava Kesari Bath Recipe is a classic South Indian sweet dish made from semolina and is mainly prepared for breakfast or during festivals.

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Coconut Obbattu Recipe With Wheat Flour | Kayi Holige | Thengai Poli | Kobbari Bobbatlu

Coconut Obbattu Recipe or Kayi Holige is a traditional South Indian Recipe prepared during festive season.

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Kerala Unniyappam Recipe | Nei Appam | Banana Paniyaram | Sweet Appam | | Instant Unniyappam

Kerala Unniyappam Recipe/Nei Appam or Sweet Paniyaram is an easy to make instant low fat sweet appam recipe prepared in an Appe-Pan.

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Semiya Saggubiyyam Payasam

Semiya saggubiyam payasam is an Andhra style pudding made by boiling vermicelli and tapioca with milk, sweetened with jaggery, flavoured with cardamom and garnished with fried cashew nuts.

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Coconut Rava Laddu | Sooji Ke Laddu | Semolina Ladoo

Coconut Rava Laddu is incredibly simple dessert specially made during festive occasions. This semolina coconut combination will definitely satisfy your craving for a sweet tooth.

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Easy Basundi Recipe | Caramel Basundhi Sweet

Easy Basundi Recipe to prepare rich & creamy dessert of thickened milk flavoured with cardamom & saffron and garnished with nuts.

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Sweet Pongal or Chakkara Pongal

Sweet pongal or chakkara pongal is a delicacy, traditionally made from freshly harvested rice cooked with dal, jaggery and spiced up with edible camphor and cardamom

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Mango Kesari or Mango Sheera

Mango kesari is an Indian sweet pudding made with semolina or broken wheat, mango pulp, spiced up with cardamom and garnished with nuts.

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Coconut Burfi

Coconut burfi is a scrumptious Indian traditional sweet delight found in every part of India and savoured equally for every occasion to please your sweet cravings.

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Poppy Seeds Payasam | Khus Khus Kheer| Gasagase Payasa

Poppy Seeds Payasam is a delicious kheer made out of poppy seeds & coconut. It is a natural body coolant to relish during summers & also a great choice for any festive occasion.

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Savoury Recipes:

Masala Vada South Indian Recipe | Paruppu Vadai

Masala Vada South Indian Recipe with stepwise pictures.

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Chickpea Sundal Recipe For Navaratri - Kondakadalai Sundal

Chickpea Sundal Recipe For Navaratri - Kondakadalai Sundal is a delicious neivedyam among sundal varieties offered to God as Neivedyam during navaratri.

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Tamarind Rice - Tamilnadu Style Puliyodharai

Tamarind rice or puliyodharai recipe is an authentic and traditional favourite among South Indians, speckled with various spices, roasted lentils & nuts and aromatic curry leaves.

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Allam Garelu - Ginger Vada | Minapa Garelu Recipe | How to make South Indian Vada

Allam Garelu / Ginger Vada / Minapa Garelu / Ulundu vadai is a traditional Vada prepared in South India. It a deep fried doughnut shaped festive snack prepared with the Urad dal and offered to God as prasadam.

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Rajma Sundal-Kidney Beans Sundal

Rajma Sundal-Kidney Beans Sundal, spiced pulses is a delicious neivedyam among sundal varieties for navaratri offered to God and then to guests as prasadam.

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South Indian Style Dahi Vada | Perugu Garelu |Thayir Vadai

South Indian Style Dahi Vada is a popular snack in India and also a festival favourite prepared by soaking deep fried medu vadas in a bowl of tempered yoghurt sauce.

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Arachuvitta Vengaya Sambar Recipe | How to Make Small Onion Sambar

Arachuvitta Vengaya Sambar Recipe to prepare sambar with small onions and freshly ground spice paste.

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Chettinad Vada Curry Recipe | Vadakari Recipe | Side Dish for Idli Dosa

A breakfast side dish to idli, dosa etc. Small masala vadas are dunked and cooked in a flavourful onion tomato masala gravy.

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Mamidikaya Pulihora | Raw mango Rice (Andhra Style) | Mangai Sadam | Mavinakayi Chitranna | Ugadi Recipes

Mamidikaya pulihora/Raw Mango Rice-Spiced & tangy South Indian rice delicacy made with raw mango & balancing the tang with a fragrant tempering with spices.

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Curd Rice Recipe South Indian Style | How to make Thayir Sadam | Dahi Chawal Recipe

Curd Rice Recipe South Indian Style is a comfort food of South India, prepared with mainly with rice & yoghurt mixed together and finally seasoned with a few spices.

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Cheers!!

Padma