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The Tamil people celebrate it with a delicious meal consisting of பாயசம் (kheer), பச்சிடி (a mix of curd and salad vegetables), sweet பச்சிடி (usually made of mango and jaggery), sambhar (சாம்பார்), rasam (ரசம்), a dry vegetable (கறி), a vegetable in gravy (கூட்டு), fried pappadams (பப்படம்), rice, curds and pickle – all served on a banana leaf.
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The one speciality is always vepambu pachidi (வேப்பம்பூ பச்சிடி) – a mix of flowers from the neem tree, jaggery, salt, sautéed red chillis and a few spoonfuls of tamarind juice. This particular dish offers a blend of all tastes, namely sweet, salt, sour, spicy and bitter. The idea is to expect the year to be rich in everything.
Wish one and all a Very Happy New Year!
இனிய தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்!
ReplyDeleteyeah, belated pudhandu vazhthukkal, veppampoo pic looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteInteresting, one meal with all tastes. :-) Happy new year, and thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank you Devika! Wish you the same :D
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