What are your plans for Puthandu festival? (Designed by Rajan Sharma/ Indian Express) What are your plans for Puthandu festival? (Designed by Rajan Sharma/ Indian Express)
Tamilians – those in Tamil Nadu or across the globe – are all set to welcome their new year on April 14. The celebration of Puthandu festival is in full swing, as it is the first day of the traditional Tamil new year and marks a public holiday in Tamil Nadu as well as Sri Lanka. Set with the lunisolar Hindu calendar’s solar cycle, Puthandu marks the beginning of a new year. Interestingly, along with Tamilians across the world, many other communities also celebrate their traditional new year on the same day. While it is Vishu for people in Kerala, it is Bihu for those in Assam, Vaishakhi in Punjab and Pohela Boishakh in West Bengal. Manipur, Tripura, Odisha, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, etc., too commemorate their new year festivities on the same day.
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So if you are planning for an elaborated feast for the new year, here are some of the authentic Tamil recipes that will serve your taste buds.
Ingredients
1 tbsp – Oil
1 tbsp – Mustard seeds
1/2 tbsp – Chana dal
1/2 tbsp – Urad Dal
10 – Peanuts
2 – Red chilli
6 to 7 – Curry leaves
1/2 tsp – Ginger (Chopped)
1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder
1 cup – Rice (boiled)
1 tbsp – Lemon juice
Salt to taste
Method
* Heat the pan and then add oil, mustard seeds, chana dal and urad dal. Fry it for a minute.
* Add some peanuts and fry it till it is golden brown. Then add curry leaves and chopped ginger for 20-30 seconds.
* Add turmeric powder and saute a bit. Then add boiled rice, lemon and salt, mix it well and cook it for 1-2 minutes.
* Serve hot.
Ingredients
1 – Raw Mango (sliced and chopped)
1/4 tsp – Turmeric
1/2 cup – Grated jaggery
1 tsp – Ghee
1 tsp – Mustard seeds
1 – Red chilli
5-8 – Curry leaves
1 tsp – Rice flour (water solution)
Method
* Head some water in a vessel and add sliced raw mango and turmeric power to it.
* Cook it until they are soft and tender.
* In a separate pan add jaggery and 2 tablespoon water. Mix it well so that the jaggery gets dissolved in the water.
* Strain the jaggery syrup to the cooked mango and let it cook for next 5 minutes.
* In a fry pan heat ghee, add mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chilli. Stire it for a minute.
* Add the seasoning to the pachadi.
* Add rice flour mixture and mix it well.
* Serve it hot.
Ingredients
1 tsp – Chana dal
1 tsp – Urad dal
1 tsp – Sesame seeds
5 – Curry leaves
3 – Dry red chilli
1/2 tsp – Fenugreek seeds
1 tsp – Asafoetida powder
1 tsp – Turmeric
4 tsp – Oil
1/2 tsp – Mustard seeds
2 – Banana (Chopped)
2 tbsp – Tamarind juice
1 tbsp – Jaggery (Crushed)
Method
* Head a pan. After it is slightly hot add chana dal, Urad dal, sesame seeds, curry leaves, dry red chilli and fenugreek seeds and cook for 3-4 minutes.
* Grinde the mixture into a fine paste along with a pinch of asafoetida powder, turmeric.
* Heat some oil in a separate pan. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, red chilli and stir for a while.
* Add chopped raw banana to the pan and stir it for 2-3 minutes.
* Add tamarind juice, jaggery in the pan.
* Add salt and let it cook for 5 minutes.
* After the banana is soft add the powdered mixture to it and mix well.
* Cook it on low flame for 3-4 minutes.
* Serve hot.
Pepper Rasam
Puthandu 2018 recipes: Pepper Rasam. Puthandu 2018 recipes: Pepper Rasam.
Ingredients
1/2 tsp – Mustard seeds
1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds
1/2 cup – Toor dal
1/4 tsp – Asafoetida
10g – Tamarind
1 – Dried red chilli
2 – Medium-sized tomatoes
1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder
1 1/4 tsp – Rasam powder
4 tsp – Pepper (crushed)
A sprig of curry leaves
Salt to taste
Method
* Pressure cook toor dal and then mash it fully.
* Soak the tamarind and extract its pulp.
* Take the tamarind water, add chopped tomatoes, rasam powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, asafoetida, curry leaves and salt as needed.
* Boil the mixture on low flame until it is cooked.
* After the mixture is cooked add the mashed dal along with a little extra water and boil it for 5 minutes.
* Heat some oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds. When the seeds crackle, add cumin seeds, red chilli and curry leaves.
* Pour the seasoning over the rasam. Cover it with a lid for 5 minutes.
* Serve piping hot.
Chakkara Pongal
Puthandu 2018 recipes: Chakkara Pongal Puthandu 2018 recipes: Chakkara Pongal
Ingredients
1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder
2 tbsp – Ghee
10 – Raisins
150g – Jaggery
150g – Raw rice
50g – Split moong dal
10 pieces – Cashews
Method
* Add rice and dal in a pressure cook rice and dal with required water and cook it for two whistles.
* Pour half cup of water, heat it and add jaggery to it.
* Mash the cooked rice and dal and add it in the jaggery. Add some cardamom powder and mix well.
* In another pan, pour ghee, heat it and fry cashews and raisins. Add the fried cashews and raisins to the dal and rice mix and stir well.
* Heat for a couple of minutes.
* Serve hot.
Avial
(By JW Marriott, Mumbai)
Puthandu 2018 recipes: Avial. Puthandu 2018 recipes: Avial.
Ingredients
1 tbsp – Tamarind pulp
½ cup – Fresh grated coconut
1 stick – Curry leaves
1 tsp – Mustard seeds
¼ cup – Carrots
¼ cup – Potatoes
¼ cup – Green beans
¼ cup – Eggplant
¼ cup- Yam
¼ cup – Pumpkin
2 – Drumsticks
1 – Raw banana
2 tbsp – Coconut oil
To taste – Turmeric Powder
1 tsp – Cumin seeds
2 – Green chillies
Salt to taste
Method
* Mix grated coconut, green chilli, cumin seeds and turmeric powder and blend to make a smooth paste.
* Boil all the vegetables.
* In a pan, heat coconut oil, and add mustard seeds. Once they crackle, add curry leaves.
* Add vegetables, sauté and add coconut paste to it.
* Add salt to taste and mix well. Cover the pan and cook the vegetables on slow heat for 10 minutes.
* Serve hot.
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Happy Tamil New Year! Have you wised your family on this auspicious occasion? (Designed by Nidhi Mishra) Happy Tamil New Year! Have you wised your family on this auspicious occasion? (Designed by Nidhi Mishra)
It’s that time of the year when Tamilians welcome their new year and celebrate the day with great pomp and delicious south Indian cuisine. The Tamil New Year, popularly known as Puthandu, is observed on the first day of the Tamil month Chithirai. The date of the new year depends on Sankranthi and when it takes place after sunrise and before sunset, it falls on the same day. However, if Sankranti takes place after sunset then the year begins on the following day.
Although, with the times changing and people getting too occupied with their work and busy lifestyle, not everyone has the time and opportunity to get together with their loved ones to celebrate the occasion. Especially those who live far away from their family and friends. But no worries, we have clubbed some of the most wishes and message cards that you can send to your loved ones, to show that you care.
* A new beginning…
New hopes…
New horizons to reach…
May the Sun radiate all the goodness of life…
In the coming year and always!
Happy Tamil New Year to all.
Wish your friends and family in this new year. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/Indian Express) Wish your friends and family in this new year. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/Indian Express)
* Let this Puthandu be the start of you new, better life.
Have a happy and blessed Tamil New year!
Happy Puthandu! What are your plans for the day? (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/Indian Express) Happy Puthandu! What are your plans for the day? (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/Indian Express)
* On this Tamil New Year,
Wish you be showered with
The Divine blessings…
Of happiness and Prosperity
Puthandu Vazthukal !!!
Happy Puthandu! (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/Indian Express) Happy Puthandu! (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/Indian Express)
* God Bless you & Keep you happy in this new year.
Happy new year!
Happy Puthandu! Wish your friends and family a joyous new year. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/Indian Express) Happy Puthandu! Wish your friends and family a joyous new year. (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/Indian Express)
* It’s tamil new year!
Time for celebration and cheer!
Have fun with family and enjoy.
As this auspicious holiday brings prosperity and joy!
Happy Tamil New Year to all! (Source: Designed by Nidhi Mishra/ Indian Express) Happy Tamil New Year to all! (Source: Designed by Nidhi Mishra/ Indian Express)
* Abundance
Happiness
Prosperity
Success
May this Tamil New year bring them in to your life.
Puthandu Vazhtukal!
Happy Puthandu! (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/Indian Express) Happy Puthandu! (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/Indian Express)
* Let this new year begin with a lot of Hopes & Inspiration.
Puthandu Vazthukal !!!
Puthandu Vazhtukal! (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/Indian Express) Puthandu Vazhtukal! (Designed by Nidhi Mishra/Indian Express)
* May this Tamil New Year’s day bring
Joy, Prosperity, Success and Hope
into your lives and your near and dear ones.
Puthandu Vazhtukal!
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Tamil New Year (Puthandu) 2018: Importance And Celebration Of The Festival
Puthandu, or Tamil New Year, is said to be the first day of the year on the Tamil calendar. It is observed with the solar cycle of the lunisolar Hindu calendar, as the first day of the Tamil month Chithirai. It falls almost on 14th April every year. Not just Tamil New Year, this day also marks the beginning of New Year in Assam, West Bengal, Punjab, Manipur, Odisha, et al. People celebrate this day with much fervour and joy. Here's how Puthandu, or Tamil New Year, is celebrated across the state.
Puthandu is a day of new beginnings; people celebrate it with a hope that this year will bring newer opportunities and growth in their lives. This day is celebrated with neem flowers and raw mangoes, which symbolise growth and prosperity. On the eve of Puthandu, a plateful of three fruits, including mango, banana and jackfruit, betel leaves, areca nuts, gold/silver jewellery, money, flowers, and a mirror are arranged. This plate is the first thing that people see in the morning after waking up. Post this, people take bath early morning and offer pongal to the gods. Many people visit temples to seek blessings so that this New Year brings growth and prosperity.
Tamil New Year (Puthandu) 2018: Feasts Prepared During This Day
No festival is complete without food. People in Tamil Nadu prepare huge feasts, which makes this occasion even more interesting. A special dish known as Mangai-pachadi is prepared from a variety of flavours. It is generally made using jaggery, mustard, raw mango, neem and red chillies. Such festive delicacies that combine different flavours are a symbolic reminder that one has to taste all the flavours of experiences in life; no matter it is sweet or bitter, experiences and changes are inevitable. Most of the people like to prepare sweet dhal poli, mango pachadi, veppam poo rasam, et al.
Tamil New Year (Puthandu) 2018: Mesha Sankranthi Moment
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Wishing you a year full of hopes, joy and prosperity!
, the Tamil New Year , is celebrated across South India on the first day of Tamil month Chithirai. Also known as Puthuvarusham, the day falls on April 14 this year. On this occasion, people clean their house, prepare a tray full of fruits, flowers and auspicious items and decorate the house. People dress up in ethnic outfits, visit local temples and offer prayers to welcome the New Year.They wish each other 'Puthandu vazthukal' (Happy New Year), and the festival is celebrated on massive scale in Madurai's Meenakshi temple, Tiruchirapalli, Kanchipuram and other places. Puthandu is also celebrated in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius and other countries that have Tamil diaspora.1. New Hopes…New Aspirations…New Dreams…It’s a new beginning!May the year ahead be full of success and happiness!Puthandu Vazthukal!2. The dawn is about to break,To give light to a brighter roadHave a happier journey this year!3. May this New Year bring immense joy at every step, and may your resolutions for the days ahead stay firm, turning all your dreams into reality and all your efforts into great achievements. Puthandu Vazthukal!4. May this New Year bring happiness, success and properity in your life.Puthandu Vazhtukal!5. Let this Puthandu be the start of your new and better life…Have a happy and blessed Tamil New year!6. Celebrate life and find a reason to smile at every turn…Happy New year to you!7. Wishing you a happy and prosperous year Puthandu Vazthukal…8. On this Puthandu, let us promise to take a step forward to spread happiness in everyone’s life. Puthandu Vazthukal!9. Let this New Year...Begin with a lot of high hopes…and be full of achievements…Happy tamil New Year!10. Let this Tamil New Year bring cheer, love and peace in your life.May the Divine power give you enough strength for tolerating highs and lows of life with calmness and patience. Keep smiling!11. The sun shines bright to guide and lead us towards a bountiful harvest season. May you be blessed with prosperity and joy this New Year. Happy Puthandu!12. The first day of the New Year is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write something worthy. Happy Puthandu!13. Every end is a new beginning. Keep your spirits unshaken and you shall always walk on the path to glory. Happy Puthandu!14. The right way to determine your future is by creating it and there is no better time to start than this New Year! Happy Puthandu!15. A new year brings along new hopes, new aspirations and new resolutions. Most importantly, it gives you the opportunity to learn from your past and become a better person. Have a fulfilling new year! Happy Puthandu!16. The dawn is about to break…To give light to a brighter road…Have a happier journey this year!17. This is a time of new beginnings and also to celebrate life – Puthandu Vazhtukal!Happy New Year , everyone!
