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Sabudana khichri (also spelled khichdi) is an Indian dish made from soaked sabudana (tapioca pearls). [1] It is the dish of choice when an individual observes a fast during Shivratri, Navratri, or a similar Hindu religious occasion.
Samayal Samayal with Venkatesh Bhat is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language cooking show featuring chef Venkatesh Bhat cooking 100 of his top recipes, that home cooks and viewers can try. The program focuses on what have been described by Times of India as "exciting recipes, especially South Indian" cuisine .
Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th-century document written by Mughal Emperor Akbar's vizier, Abu'l Fadl, mentions the recipe for khichdi, which gives seven variations. [10] There is an anecdotal story about khichdi featuring Akbar and his court advisor, Birbal. [11] The Anglo-Indian dish kedgeree is thought to derive from khichri. [12] [13]
Map of South India. According to culinary historians K. T. Achaya and Ammini Ramachandran, the ancient Sangam literature dated from 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE offers early references to food and recipes during Sangam era, whether it's a feast at king's palace, meals in towns and countryside, at hamlets in forests, pilgrimage and the rest-houses during travels.
Beyond South Asia, Durga Puja is organized by Bengali, Odia, Assamese and the Nepali communities in the United States of America. [104] Durga Puja celebrations have also been started in Hong Kong by the Hindu Indian Bengali diaspora. [105] In Canada, Bengali Hindu communities both from Bangladesh and West Bengal, India organise several Durga ...
Pongal (lit. 'to boil over') is a South Indian and Sri Lankan dish of rice cooked in boiling milk. [1] [2] Its preparation is the main custom associated with the Pongal festival. It is also eaten as a breakfast food. [3] A part of Tamil cuisine, varieties include venn (hot) pongal, sakkarai (sweet) pongal, kozhi (chicken) pongal, and sanyasi ...
Pongal (IPA: / ˈ θ aɪ ˈ p oʊ ŋ ʌ l /), is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils.The festival is celebrated over three or four days with Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal and Kanum Pongal, beginning on the last day of the Tamil calendar month of Margazhi, and observed on consecutive days.
The recorded history of Sambar is vague. [2] According to food historian K. T. Achaya, the earliest extant reference to sambar, as "huli", can be dated to the 17th century in present-day Karnataka.