Tamil New Year and Vishu falls on April 14th every year. Tamil New Year Recipes which includes raw mango pachadi, payasam, vadai etc. Vishu Recipes which includes sadya meal with main dishes and desserts.
Tamil New Year Recipes
Tamil New Year, or Puthandu, is celebrated to mark the beginning of the Tamil solar calendar year, typically on April 14th. It holds several important cultural, religious, and agricultural significances:
- New Beginnings: It symbolizes fresh starts and the opportunity to leave behind past mistakes, while welcoming new opportunities and prosperity.
- Agricultural Significance: It coincides with the start of the harvest season, particularly in Tamil Nadu. The festival celebrates the abundance of crops and nature’s bounty.
- Religious and Spiritual Meaning: Devotees pray to gods for blessings of health, wealth, and prosperity in the coming year. Temples hold special prayers, and people visit homes and relatives to exchange well-wishes.
- Cultural Continuity: It reinforces Tamil heritage, with rituals, traditional foods, and family gatherings fostering a sense of community and cultural pride.
Overall, Puthandu is a time for spiritual renewal, celebrating the cyclical nature of life, and strengthening ties within families and communities.
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Vishu Recipes
Vishu refers to the Malayalam New Year and considered a time to usher in good luck and prosperity for the year ahead. One of the key traditions of Vishu is the Vishu Kani, where families set up a ceremonial display of auspicious items such as rice, gold, vegetables, and a mirror, which is the first thing viewed at dawn. This is believed to bring good fortune and blessings for the upcoming year.
The day is also marked by prayers, family gatherings, feasts, and the giving of gifts, especially money (Vishu Kaineettam), to younger members of the family.
It involves the preparation of a Visu Thoranam or Visu Kolam (a decorative arrangement of flowers, fruits, and other auspicious items) placed in the home to mark the start of the new year. It is often part of the customs performed at dawn.
The term Visu is also sometimes used informally to refer to the ritualistic events or prayers conducted on this day, which typically include:
- Visiting Temples: People offer prayers to seek blessings for the upcoming year.
- Setting up the “Kanni” (auspicious items): This includes items like fruits, flowers, new clothes, gold, and money, symbolizing prosperity and wealth.
- Viewing the Kanni: A special ritual where a family member (usually the eldest) looks at the Kanni to invite auspicious energy for the year.
This custom forms part of the larger set of practices that mark Tamil New Year as a day of spiritual significance, renewal, and joy.
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Serving and Storage
Traditional recipes are most commonly served in banana leaf. If you are not able to source it then use serving plates. Some recipes can be stored for later use. Kindly check the individual recipes for more storage suggestions.
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Suja Manoj
Wow great collection,all looks delicious.
Priya Suresh
Wonderful festive dishes..
Teena Mary
Gosh….what a fantastic collection!! Everything looks absolutely mouthwatering!!!
Sona S
great collection of recipes..
Gayathri Ramanan
lovely collection…happy tamil new year
Vanamala Hebbar
Nice one