Traditional Recipes for Tamil New Years Day

Traditional Recipes made for the Tamil New Years Day or Puthandu. Made from seasonal produce like neem flowers, raw mango and from jaggery, tamarind, chili, these are a must for the festival lunch on Tamil Varusha Pirappu

Raw Mango Rice - Make Mango Rice/ Mangai Sadam

Tomato Rasam from Homemade Rasam Powder

Pineapple Rasam with Homemade Rasam Powder

Arachuvitta Sambar with Coconut and Spice Paste

Neem Flower Mango Rasam/ Vepampoo Mangai Rasam

Raw Mango Pachadi with Neem Flowers - Mangai Vepampoo Pachadi

Neer Mor: Spiced Buttermilk with Cucumber

Panakam Naivedyam for Sri Rama Navami

Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili - Cluster Beans Dal Paste Curry

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