Celebrate the Tamil New Year, also called “Varusha Pirappu”, on April 14, 2025. This year, we welcome “Visuvaasuva” (விசுவாசுவா) as the name of the year. This is a time to rejoice in fresh and promising starts. Traditional dishes for this occasion typically include Mango, which represents sourness. Jaggery symbolizes sweetness. Neem flower signifies bitterness. These ingredients acknowledge the varying facets of life.
Mango Pachadi or Neem Flower Pachadi and Neem Flower Rasam are the special dishes prepared for Tamil New Year. So, for this special day cook some special dishes and enjoy with your family and friends.
Tamil New Year Recipes
Veppam Poo Pachadi
Difficulty: EasyThis Veppam Poo Pachadi is made with Mango Pachadi and then adding veppam poo powder with it.
Veppam Poo (Neem Flower) Rasam
Difficulty: EasyThis simple and easy to make Rasam is made with Neem Flower (Veppam Poo). This dish is also specially made during Tamil New Year.
Mango Pachadi
Cooks in 15 minutesDifficulty: EasyIt is a sweet, sour and spicy pachadi mostly prepared on Tamil New Year Day. On Tamil New Year’s Day, fried neem flower is added to this pachadi signifying the different aspects of our life.
Oh! I just bumped into your blog, I just got off the phone with my mom discussing tamil new year recipes. I will definitely try the pachadi, not sure if I can find neem flower here in US, can bitter gourd be used instead? Great work here, am sure to try out a lot more recipes from here 🙂
Thank you for visiting my site. If you cannot get neem flower, you can add little bitter gourd or methi leaves.
Mam,
visited your vadam special blog today it was soo good can you post some more easy vadam receipies for summer special
With Regards
K.J.Shree
Thanks for sharing this wonderful post, It is awesome.
Perfect recipes for the vegetarians
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Kamala your website is so so tasteful,beautiful and delicious.
From
Viji
Happy Tamil Newyear.
Alwaysyummy food(recipies).
No words,only tasting good.
Thankyou
Viji