Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Ugadi Celebrations

Happy Ugadi Wishes to all my Blogger Friends.


The New year festival (Ugadi) celebrated in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, Gudi padwa in Maharashtra. Ugadi festival comes in spring season, it is the first season Ugadi is the New Year and New Beginnings of all New Business on this Auspicious day. It is the season for mangoes and Sugarcanes, with these seasonal fruits we make "Ugadi Pachadi" with raw mangoes ,neem flowers and jaggery from sugar cane on this auspicious day. Ugadi Pachadi  is the combination of sweet , bitter and sour, it symbolises the true life. We get fresh mangoes from our field and my Mom makes tongue tinkling Mango Pickles in this season.

My mom use to begin the preparations a week ahead . On that day, we wake up early in the morning and take oil bathe, decorate our house with mango leaves ( Mavilai thoranam) and decorate the pooja room with jasmine flowers. She prepares the sweets a day before itself like Bobbatlu ( Opputtu) and Athirasam.

On Ugadi day, We use to fast in the morning after the prayer have our lunch with Ugadi Bhojanam ( Ugadi Feast). She cooks lot of recipes for our lunch Rice, White Pumpkin Sambar, Tomato rasam, yellow Pumpkin curry with beans,Pulihora,Udhu Vadai ( Methu Vadai), Aval Paal Payasam,Appalam and Mango Pickle.


Here, on yesterday we celebrated our Ugadi festival as in the same way. In the evening we have done our prayer after my hubby came from work. Our dinner with Ugadi Bhojanam Rice, Brinjal sambar, Tomato rasam, Potato fry,Masala Vadai, Rice n Moong dal Paal Payasam, Appalam . My hubby came early on yesterday,Once i finished all the cooking preparations we offered the food to the God and then had our dinner.

17 comments:

  1. u must have had a nice time having those yummy dishes...a complete meal and hope u have a great year too...and beautiful pic of god...

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  2. Yes,,Sushma!! we enjoyed our dinner with heavy good traditional foods.

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  3. yes enjoyed sathya, had mom's yummy food after a long time...

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  5. Thats good!!! Sushma.Happy to hear this from you.I am missing my mom's traditional Ugadi foods.

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  6. even she must be missing you and must be even waiting for you to come....

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  7. Exactly,,you r right.My Mom was also telling the same on yesterday.

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  8. Happy holiday! All of those dishes sound delicious. I wish I were there celebrating with you!

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  9. thanx for stopping by & u have a nice space..Happy holidays..

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  10. Hi!!!! Joanne and Priya,,,thanks dear for ur lovely comments...Joanne,, you are most welcome.

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  11. Hey Sathya, felt nostalgic reading your post... platter looks delicious.. i'll join u..

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  12. Uma,, thanks for ur lovely words!!!! Dear. Sure,,you don't need to wait for my invitation come straight with me.

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  13. Happy Ugadi to you wishing you awonderful year ahead.Thanks for dropping by simply.food.Your visits and comments are very much appreciated.

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  14. Happy ugadi to u sathya. What an elaborate meal it is and wonderful platter.

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  15. Hai!!! Kshipra n simply.food ,,thanks for ur compliments dear,,,

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  16. paravaaillayey, Ugadi celebration-a jore-aa celebrate panni irukkenga!! didn't notice that when I peeped in before, sorry for that :( !!

    hmmm, viradham senjittu, nallaa
    Rice, kathirikka sambar, rasam, urulakizhangu poriyal, Masaal Vadai, Paayaasam, Appalam nnu kattu kattu-nnu katti irunkeenga, hahahaha!!

    nice delicious spread!!!

    kalyaana saappaadu meri rich-aa irukku!!! oru vaazha illai ondi dhaan koriyudhu :)

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