THONDAI-MANDALA MUDALIARS

OUR COMMUNITY FAVOURITE RECIPES

There is no doubt that one sure way of conquering one’s Heart and that is through filling his stomach with tasty foods!. All will agree with the fact that “Tasty Food” contributes to happiness to the family members, but this should not be at the cost one’s health.

Our Community ancestors, fully aware of this very Fact, have perfected and left to future Generations, including us, a very many number of Favourite and unique dishes which are not only Tasty but also assure good health. You need not be a Research Scholar to find out the factual truth that, they have taken into consideration while formulating a recipe and also recommending it for use for various occasions, all the relevant factors like (a) availability of inputs required for the recipe, (b) weather conditions during which these are consumed, (c) benefits of planned staggered use of these dishes so as to ensure the same dish is not repeated often, causing diminishing satisfaction, (d) use of ingredients to act as counter balancing etc.

If you look at the list of dishes, given below and the occasions (viz. festivals), on which they are prepared , you will but agree that no dish is required to be prepared when the inputs for that dish is out of season or not suitable for the prevailing weather condition or gets repeated more than once or twice, in a year. We are very fortunate that our community ancestors have successfully formulated a number of Recipes for each occasion and left to us and also for future Generations to come, these time-tested but tasteful recipes to add to the happiness and health of all family members at comparatively economical costs.

This section aims at collecting , safeguarding and preserving this treasure of information, lest these are forgotten and our future generations members are left with no other alternative but to get drowned in "junk-food-culture" , which is becoming more popular, particularly among our younger generation members, despite its harmful effects.

We have listed the Recipes Festival-wise starting with Ganesha Festival. Other popular recipes which are used in our day-to-day menu and also for other occasions which do not find a place in the festival-related recipe list, are given separately, in the end, type-wise for easy reference.

(For detailed , easy to follow, step-by-step, Preparation methods (Recipes) of these dishes, please select the festival heading or "Other favourite dishes" heading and click on it ).

GANESHA/VINAYAKA CHATHURTHI :-

1) MODHAGAM (WITH COCONUT GRATING or SESAME (ELLU) POWDER FILLINGS.

2) PUDI-KOZHUKATTAI.

3) APPAM.

4) AVAL-PORI.

5) ELLU URUNDAI (SESAME LADDU).

6) KABUL CHANNA SUNDAL.

KRISHNA JAYANTHI (GOKULA-ASTHAMI)

1. SEEDAI (SALT AND SWEET).

2. MURUKKU.

3. ELLU URUNDAI (SESAME LADDU).

4. MAGILAMBU THENKUZHAL.

5. RAVA LADU.

6. AVAL-PORI.

7. THATTAI.

8. ADHIRASAM.

9. MYSORE-PAK.

SARASWATHI POOJA/AYUTHA POOJA

1. RICE PAYASAM / SAKKARAI PONGAL.

2. VADAI (URAD DAL).

3. CHANNA-DAL SUNDAL.

4. PORI + AVAL + ROASTED CHANNA + JAGGERY MIXTURE.

DEEPAVALI

1. WHEAT HALWA.

2. THIRATTU-PAL (MILK CAKE).

3. ADHIRASAM.

4. MASALA/MEDHU VADAI.

5. BAJJI (BANANA,ONION,POTATO ETC.).

6. THAENKUZHAL.

7. POLI (COCONUT OR CHANNADAL FILLINGS).

8. SOOYEM.

9. MYSORE BONDA.

10. UTKORAI.

11. JANGIRI.

12.CHEENI URUNDAI (ROASTED-CHANNA LADDU).

13. THADIANGKAI (WHITE PUMPKIN) HALWA.

14. CAROT/BEET-ROOT HALWA.

15. BURFI

THIRU-KARTHIKAI

1. PANCHAMIRTHAM.

2. MAAVILAKKU

3. KARTHIKAI PORI

4. APPAM

5. ADHIRASAM.

THIRUVADHIRAI

1. THIRUVADHIRAI KALI.

THAI-PONGAL

1. PONGAL WITH NEW RICE.

2. VEN-PONGAL.

3. SAKKARAI-PONGAL.

4. AVIAL.

5. VADAI.

MAHA-SHIVARATHIRI

1. KABOOLI-CHANNA SUNDAL.

2. POLI (WITH COCONUT OR CHANNADAL FILLINGS).

3. IDI-APPAM/SEVAI (SANTHAGAM).

4. ADAI.

TAMIL NEW-YEAR

1. RICE PAYASAM / ADAI PRADHAMAN.

2. MASALA/MEDHU VADAI.

3. MAANGAI-VEPPAMPOO PACHCHADI.

OTHER FAVOURITE DISHES OF OUR COMMUNITY

1. MUNTHIRI-KOTHTHU.

1. OMAP-PODI.

1. KARA-CHEVU.

1. AVARAI PANIYARAM (RIBBON PAKADA).

1. PORIVILANGAI.

1. BOONDHI (KARA BOONDHI/SWEET BOONDHI).

1. LADDU.

1. KARCHIKAI/SOMASI.

2. THENGAI (COCONUT) KOZHUKKATTAI.

2. MILAGU (PEPPER) KOZHUKKATTAI.

2. PAL (MILK) KOZHUKKATTAI.

2. AAPPAM WITH THENGAIPAL (COCONUT MILK).

2. KULI-PANIYARAM.

2. KESARI.

2. THAVAL-VADAI.

2. VEGETABLE BONDA.

2. ONION PAKODA.

3. IDLI.

3. DOSAI.

3. RAVA IDLI.

3. RAVA DOSAI.

3. POORI-KILANGU

3. STUFFED BAROTHA

3. CHAPPATHI

3. GOTHUMAI (WHEAT FLOUR) DOSAI.

3. MANGO BATH.

3. THENGAI (COCONUT) BATH.

3. LEMON BATH.

3. PULIYODARAI.

3. TOMATO BATH

3. AKKARA-ADISIL (KALKANDU RICE).

3. KOOTTAM-CHORU (VEGETABLE BRIYANI).

4. MOR-KUZHAMBU (BUTTER-MILK).

4. VENDHAYA CHARU / PULI CHARU.

4. PULI (KARA) KUZHAMBU.

4. PORICHA KUZHAMBU / PULI-ILLA KUZHAMBU.

4. THENGAI-PAL KUZHAMBU.

4. SAMBAR.

4. MILAGU RASAM (PEPPER RASAM).

4. TOMATO RASAM.

4. PARUPPU-RASAM.

4. KEERAI-CHARU (GREENS WITH FENU GREEK).

4. MOR CHARU (BUTTER-MILK ).

4. KOTHTHU-KEERAI (GREENS).

4. KEERAI KOOTU (GREENS).

4. KADAITHA KEERAI (GREENS).

5. THENGAI (COCONUT) CHUTNEY.

5. PULI (TAMARIND) THOVAIAL.

5. ONION CHUTNEY.

5. PORI-KADALAI CHUTNEY (ROASTED CHANNA).

5. TOMATO CHUTNEY.

5. PORI-KADALAI THOVAIAL (ROASTED CHANNA).

5. GARLIC CHUTNEY.

5. MILAKAI (GREEN CHILLY) KICHCHADI.

5. KATHTHIRIKAI (BRINJAL) KICHCHADI.

5. THAKKALIKKAI (RAW TOMATO) KICHCHADI.

5. TOMATO KICHCHADI.

5. KOTHUMALLI THOVAIAL( CORIANDER LEAVES).

5. THOVARAM-PARUPPU THOVIAL (TOOR DAL).

5. KOLLU THOVIAL.

5. PUDHINA THOVAIAL. (MINT)

5. IDICHCHA PODI FOR DOSAI/IDLI.

5. PARUPPU-PODI FOR RICE .

6. KOOTTU WITH DIFFERENT VEGETABLES.

6. PORIAL WITH DIFFERENT VEGETABLES.

7. THAYIR PACHCHADI (CURD).

7. TOMATO/ONION PACHCHADI.

7. CUCUMBER PACHCHADI.

8. ULUNDANG-KALI.

8. VENTHAYAK-KALI (FENU-GREEK).

8. NEI-KALI .

9. MANGAI THOKKU (RAW MANGO).

9. LEMON PICKLE.

9. NELLIKAI (GOOSEBERRY) PICKLE.

9. MANGAINCHI PICKLE (GINGER MANGO).

9. GINGER PICKLE.

9. BITTER-GUARD PICKLE.

9. MANGO PICKLE.

10. SAMBAR-PODI.

10. RASA PODI

10. CURRY PODI.

10. PICKLE PODI.

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