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  2. Pongal (festival) - Wikipedia

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    [1] [6] [9] It is observed in the month of Thai according to the Tamil solar calendar and usually falls on 14 or 15 January and hence is also referred to as Thai Pongal. [3] It is dedicated to the Surya, the Sun God and corresponds to Makar Sankranti, the harvest festival under many regional names celebrated throughout India.

  3. Andhra cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Andhra cuisine, culturally known as Telugu cuisine, is a cuisine of India native to the state of Andhra Pradesh and is the culinary style of Telugu people. It is generally known for its tangy, hot, and spicy taste.

  4. Upma - Wikipedia

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    Upma, uppumavu, or uppittu is a dish of thick porridge from dry-roasted semolina or coarse rice flour. [1] Upma originated from South India, and is most common in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Telangana, [2] Karnataka, Maharashtra, and in Sri Lankan Tamil communities.

  5. Tamil cuisine - Wikipedia

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    The different names for the dish derive from the combinations of the word uppu, meaning salt in Tamil and mavu meaning ground grain meal in Tamil. Paniyaram is a dumpling shaped dish made using dosa batter. Appam is prepared with a fermented batter of rice and black gram mixture. Appam generally has thin corners with a soft and thick center.

  6. Sakinalu - Wikipedia

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    Sakinalu (or sakinaalu, Chakinaalu Telugu: సకినాలు,చకినాలు, చక్కిలాలు) is a special type of snack prepared in the northern region of Telangana, India. It consists of concentric circles made of rice flour dough, fried in oil. [1] [2] It is prepared during the Makar Sankranti festival. [3]

  7. Mattu Pongal - Wikipedia

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    Kolam drawing on Mattu Pongal day. Observance of Mattu Pongal is part of the Pongal festival. Pongal is generally a four-day festival of fervent celebrations (during 2010, it will be held from 13 to 16 January) marking the officially declared Tamil New Year day, the beginning of the month of Thai starting with 14 January every year, as per Tamil Calendar.

  8. Telugu years - Wikipedia

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    In India, the Telugu year is the calendar year of the Telugu speaking people of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and the enclave Yanam.. Each Yuga has a cycle of 60 years.Each year of Ugadi year has a specific name in Panchangam (astronomical calendar) based on astrological influences and the name of the year; this denotes the overall character of that year. [1]

  9. Puttu - Wikipedia

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    Puttu with chickpea curry. Puttu principally consists of coarsely ground rice, grated coconut, little salt and water. It is often spiced with cumin, but may have other spices.. The Sri Lankan variant is usually made with wheat flour or red rice flour without cumin, whereas the Bhatkal recipes have plain coconut or masala variant made with mutton- or shrimp-flavoured grated cocon