RECIPES FOR AADI PATHINETTAM PERUKU

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While the whole month of Tamil month Aadi is considered to be auspicious there are certain days that are more significant.Aadi pathinettam perukku is one such festival that importance of water.It falls on 18th day of Aadi when monsoon is in peak.The word peruku signifies overflow/rising.The rivers & lakes will be overflowed with water during this time.

This festival is celebrated in an elaborate manner in the banks of Kaveri particularly in villages.Women wear new clothes. Some even take a dip on the holy rivers.Families join together and have lunch with prepared rice varieties on the banks of river.Sambar, rasam is not prepared during this day. Instead prepared rice varities such as Lemon rice, tamarind rice, curd rice, kalkandu rice/sakkari pongal is made (This is easy for picnicing to the river as well)

Though I did not have much chance to participate in the actual celebration near the rivers , we still prepare the rice varieties at home. This day is also auspicious to buy gold and to sow seeds.

Recipes for aadi peruku

TAMARIND RICE | PULIYODHARAI

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This is my mom's signature recipe.She prepares this rice whenever we travel in train from Chennai to Madurai. My father perfectly packs this rice in banana leaf and finally wrapped in news paper.Even now whenever we go on road trips, I always make tamarind rice.

MASALA DOSA

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Masala dosa is one of the classic South Indian tiffin recipes.The dosa stuffed with mildly spiced potatoes is sure to tickle the taste buds. There are different variations of Masal dosa.This is the basic recipe. The potato filling is very similar to Puri potato masala. However for Puri masala, we add little water and besan to look like a thick gravy.