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    Home » Thali Collection | Indian Entree » Festive Special South Indian Lunch Menu | Garuda Panchami Lunch Menu

    Festive Special South Indian Lunch Menu | Garuda Panchami Lunch Menu

    Posted on September 15, 2020 · Last Updated on September 14, 2020 · By Srividhya G · 14 Comments

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    Here is a festive special lunch menu that we prepare for Garuda Panchami with all the delicacies, including payasam, vadai, chigali, and akki tambittu.

    garuda panchami lunch menu with labels

    Disclaimer – Like the postpartum diet, every family has their own set of the lunch menu for these festivals. I am sharing what we do in our household. Also, depending upon the time situation, especially if it falls on weekdays, I try to modify the menu and plan them. Even in this one, I have skipped kozhukattai. :-)

    Our habbada menu & what I do-

    “Habba” is a kannada word meaning festival. And in our family, we celebrate Aadi Amavasya, Garuda Panchami, Mangala Gowri, Varamahalakshmi vratham, Gowri habba Vinayaka Chaturthi. Of course, Avani avittam is also there. In our family, we don’t follow Naga Chaturthi. 

    And for all these festivals, we need to make the below dishes and the other dishes like sambar/rasam/curry/gravy all without onion and garlic.

    1. Kozhukattai | Sihi kadubu | Sweet modak
    2. Chigali | Sesame seeds laddu
    3. Akki tambittu | Rice flour laddu
    4. Raw rice idli
    5. Kheer | Payasam
    6. Vadai
    7. Kosambari
    8. Pachadi | Ratia

    My mom and my MIL make this thali effortlessly; I struggle especially on weekdays as I need to prepare and pack the lunch before 8 AM. So I tend to skip a few like kozhukattai and vadai mostly. The point is, I don’t strictly follow the menu. :-)

    I usually make the chigali and tambittu the day before, and it makes it easy. I also make a variety-rice or bisi bele baath on these festive days as I can pack them for our lunch. 

    But today for this thali, I made an elaborate meal but skipped kozhukattai as I mentioned before.

    Garuda Panchami & why we celebrate-

    The ashada or the aadi month is full of festivals, and we celebrate the Garuda Panchami on the Panchami tithi (day) that falls after aadi Amavasya. 

    There is a small story behind this, and we recite this story as a part of the pooja. Here is the gist of the story.

    There was a family with seven brothers and one sister. The brothers were farmers, and the sister used to take them food every day. One fine day, she makes some gruel and keeps the pot open. At the same time, an eagle catches a snake and flies in the sky. The snake omits some poison, and it falls in the gruel pot. 

    The sister, without realizing, carries them and serves the gruel to her brothers. Upon drinking, they become unconscious, and the sister panics and cries. At that time, Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi appears and asks her to do the Naga pooja. She duly does, and she drizzles the milk that she used for abishekam and neivediyam on her brothers. They regain their consciousness and come back to life. 

    For the sake of our brothers well being, we do this pooja every year and worship Nagar (Naga gods). 

    In some version of the stories, they say six brothers and one sister, and in some version, they say seven brothers and one sister. We also make a small rice flour bowl and seven small balls, signifying the brothers and sisters. 

    Rice bowl with dumplings-

    making of garuda panchami bowl
    • I take ¼ cup of store-bought rice flour and add a pinch of salt and oil. Add little water and form a dough. 
    • Then I make seven small balls like below. 
    • I grease a bowl with oil and use the remaining dough and shape it like a bowl by pressing the dough along the bowl edges.
    • Now place the seven balls inside, and I steam it along with the idli. 

    Garuda Panchami Lunch Menu

    elaborate lunch menu recipes for garuda panchami with curry leaves on the side as garnish

    Except for the raw rice idli (I will be posting it soon) and akki tambittu (coming as part of another thali), you can find all the other recipe links below. 

    Rasavangi | Brinjal Rasavangi/Kootu
    An authentic and traditional gravy curry prepared with brinjals and channa dal with fresh ground coconut masala.
    Check out this recipe
    Paruppu Rasam | Dal Rasam | South Indian Lentil Soup
    Paruppu Rasam – Traditional and authentic South Indian lentil soup prepared with homemade spices and toor dal. A comforting and staple recipe from South India.
    Check out this recipe
    Grated Carrot Stirfry | Carrot Poriyal with Coconut
    A simple South Indian style grated carrot stirfry popularly known as carrot thuvattal or carrot poriyal! A simple side dish for rice.
    Check out this recipe
    overhead shot of carrot stirfry placed on a green mat with a yellow spatula on the side
    Cucumber Kootu | South Indian Style Cucumber Gravy
    A delicious cucumber kootu or vellarikka kootu made in a traditional soapstone vessel. This South Indian style kootu is a perfect side for any rice dishes.
    Check out this recipe
    close up shot of cucumber kootu in black bowl placed on a red fabric
    Chigali | Ellu Unde | Sesame Seeds Laddu
    A simple yet healthy laddu with black sesame seeds and jaggery popular known as chigali or ellu unde. Easy sesame seeds laddu recipe!
    Check out this recipe
    sesame seeds ladoo served in silver ware
    Paruppu Vadai Without Onion | Festival Special Aama Vadai | Lentil Fritters
    Festive-special lentil fritters or paruppu vadai without any onion. A simple vadai recipe with the goodness of chana dal.
    Check out this recipe
    square image of paruppu vadai without onions blaced in a bowl with curryleaves on the side
    Pasi Paruppu Payasam | Moong Dal Kheer | Paruppu Payasam
    A traditional kheer/payasam recipe with moong dal popularly known as pasi paruppu payasam or payatham paruppu payasam in Tamil!
    Check out this recipe
    square image of moong dal kheer served in a blue bowl placed on a red mat
    Moong Dal Kosambari
    kosambari is a crunchy South Indian salad prepared with yellow moong dal, grated vegetables & tempered with mustard seeds.
    Check out this recipe
    Moong Dal Kosambari square image
    Tomato Curd Raita With Coconut| Thakkali Thayir Pachadi With Coconut
    Simple and quick tomato raita prepared with freshly ground coconut-green chili paste and curd/yogurt. A great side for the variety-rice recipes.
    Check out this recipe
    square image of tomato raita served in white ceramic ware
    Instant Raw Mango Pickle | Kili Mooku Manga Pickle
    Delicious and Instant Mango pickle prepared with raw green mangoes and chili powder. A lip-smacking pickle recipe with minimal ingredients with hardly any soaking time.
    Check out this recipe

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    1. NARMADHA says

      October 29, 2020 at 12:11 pm

      5 stars
      Good to read about the traditions and procedure you follow. Never know about this festival and thali looks so inviting with each dish complementing each other

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        October 29, 2020 at 6:47 pm

        Thank you.

        Reply
    2. Renu says

      October 11, 2020 at 2:59 pm

      5 stars
      Wow, that is a quite an elaborative and impressive spread Srividhya. Planning such a big thali requires a lot of time and planning at the same time. Love the thali.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        October 12, 2020 at 8:27 am

        Thanks a lot. :-)

        Reply
    3. Vaishali says

      September 16, 2020 at 7:06 am

      It’s very interesting to read about the festival and your culture . We all have some such stories behind these festivals . Even though we do not follow any such festivals , I like to read about them .
      The thali looks very festive and each and every dish looks delicious . I am loving those ladoos , as I am very fond of sesame ladoos .

      Excellent thali , very well plated , executed and explained ! ?

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 16, 2020 at 8:05 am

        Thank you so much, Vaishali.

        Reply
    4. Rajani says

      September 15, 2020 at 8:31 pm

      Quite an impressive spread Vidhya! It was interesting to read the story behind the festival, I haven’t heard it before.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 16, 2020 at 7:40 am

        Thanks a lot Rajani

        Reply
    5. Srivalli Jetti says

      September 15, 2020 at 7:47 pm

      Oh, that’s a fantastic story behind. I have never really read about these festivals and don’t even follow them except the big ones and even those I normally do what’s convenient to me..heheh..Our culture is so full of different stories and reasons..its always nice to know and observe…its good to know that this is observed for the brother’s wellbeing..your thali looks so well done and planned Srividhya…good efforts

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 15, 2020 at 8:20 pm

        So true about the cultures and stories. Thanks a lot Valli.

        Reply
    6. Suma Gandlur says

      September 15, 2020 at 7:17 pm

      It seems like a blend of festivals from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and you end up with more festivals to celebrate. :) I too had no idea such an elaborate spread is cooked for Garuda Panchami and I am surprised that you manage to cook a festive meal before leaving to work, how simple it might be. BTW, the meal looks so festive that can be served for any celebration.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 15, 2020 at 8:21 pm

        Oh yeah… We follow all the rituals and celebrations. :-)

        Reply
    7. Harini Rupanagudi says

      September 15, 2020 at 5:45 pm

      Very interesting and delicious spread, Srividhya. My mom celebrates Garuda panchami but I don’t remember ever my mom making an elaborate food. Shall have to check with her.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 15, 2020 at 5:58 pm

        Oh ok. Some times I keep it simple with kheer, sesame seeds ladoo, and rice flour ones alone too.

        Reply

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