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Celebrate Deepavali on October 20, 2025: Traditions, Sweets, and Festivities

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Celebrate Deepavali, the festival of lights is on Monday, October 20, 2025. Learn about Diwali recipes and decorations to make your house shine!

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Poriyal

Potato Brinjal Butter Beans Curry

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The Potato Brinjal Butter Beans Curry is made by cooking potatoes and butter beans in a pressure cooker. Fried mustard, urad dal, and spices are combined with onions, tomatoes, and brinjals. Finally, the mixture is seasoned and simmered, garnished with coriander leaves, and served with rice or Indian bread.

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Kuzhambu

Milagai Killi Potta Sambar

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The Milagai Killi Potta Sambar features chilies that enhance its flavor and aroma. By breaking the chilies and infusing them into the dish, this traditional recipe eliminates the need for Sambar powder. It offers a simple yet rich taste, making it an excellent pairing for rice or dosas. The preparation is easy and rewarding.

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Sweets

Aval Sakkarai Pongal (Poha Sweet Pongal)

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Aval Sakkarai Pongal is a comforting sweet dish made with flattened rice, moong dal, jaggery, and milk. The roasted moong dal adds a nutty aroma, while a jaggery syrup and cardamom enhance the flavor. Garnished with fried cashews and raisins in ghee, it’s a creamy treat ideal for festive occasions.

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Kootu

Pumpkin Palak Kootu

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This pumpkin and palak kootu is a nutritious South Indian dish. It blends sweet pumpkin and earthy palak with creamy green gram dal. Flavored with sambar powder, turmeric, and tamarind it offers a balance of tangy, savory, and mildly spicy tastes. Tempered with mustard seeds and garlic, it pairs well with rice or roti.

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Kootu

Suraikai Kadalai Kootu

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Suraikai kadalai Kootu is a nutritious South Indian dish featuring bottle gourd, green gram dal, and boiled black chickpeas. Enhanced with sambar powder and a fragrant tempering of mustard seeds, onions, and curry leaves, it serves as a delightful side or main dish, complementing steamed rice for a wholesome meal.

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Kootu

Pumpkin Carrot Kootu

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Pumpkin Carrot Kootu is a nutritious South Indian dish featuring a blend of sweet pumpkin and carrot, complemented by green gram dal. Enhanced with sambar powder and aromatic kootu podi, it is finished with a fragrant tadka of mustard seeds, urad dal, onions, and curry leaves, making it ideal with rice or chapati.

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Snacks

Cabbage Bonda

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Crispy cabbage bondas are a flavorful and easy-to-make teatime snack. Combining fresh cabbage with spices, onions, mint, and coriander, they are coated in a mixture of besan and rice flour before being fried to a golden crunch. Perfect for pairing with chutney or ketchup, they suit any occasion.

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Masala Powders

Sambar Mel Podi

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Mel Podi is a flavorful seasoning powder used in South Indian cuisine. It enhances dishes like Lunch Sambar and Idli Sambar when sprinkled before serving. Made by dry roasting coriander seeds and Bengal gram dal, along with sautéed red chilies, it adds depth and warmth to curries and stir-fries.

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