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    Home » Thali Collection | Indian Entree » South Indian Festive Special Lunch Menu | Vinayaka Chaturthi Thali

    South Indian Festive Special Lunch Menu | Vinayaka Chaturthi Thali

    Posted on September 18, 2020 · Last Updated on September 17, 2020 · By Srividhya G · 14 Comments

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    A lunch menu with assorted kozhukattai, and you might have guessed it by now! Yes, it’s a Vinayaka Chaturthi special lunch menu, and that’s what I am sharing today. 

    ganpathi festival thali with three kozhukatti, idli, rice and bisibelebaath

    If it was Gowri habba festive spread yesterday, then it has to be Ganesha spread today! That’s how it is in our household. I still remember my grand father’s annual ceremony/thithi also comes around this Gowri-Ganesha time. 

    And my mom won’t miss any festivals or rituals and follows everything duly and prepares excellent meals effortlessly. My mom is my cooking guru, and I aspire to be my mom. But I have a long way to go. :-)

    Anyways, coming back to the thali. I keep my Vinayaka Chaturthi spread simple as I spend more time making atleast 3 to 4 varieties of kozhukattai.  

    I skip kheer and also make one-pot bisibelebath or sambar sadam and yogurt rice always. Sometimes instead of dry curry or poriyal, I end up making sundal and pair it with rice. For this thali, I made a dry poriyal, so I skipped the sundal. I reduce the main course dishes and focus on the kozhukattai. 

    You can also make the kozhukattai filling the day before, which helps in the festive day morning. As I mentioned in my other festive thali post, you can make these thalis as elaborate as you want. It ultimately depends upon your time and situation. 

    Vinayaka Chaturthi Thali-

    Festive special south indian lunch menu with assorted kozhukattai

    Now coming back to this plate, I have bisibelebath, but I used quinoa instead of rice. And I paired it with purple cabbage poriyal. Also, I made some rasam and white rice. Rasam is part and parcel of our festive thali, and I usually love to drink rasam, especially after a heavy meal. So I try not to skip it. 

    Along with kozhukattai, as always, I have some chigali, tambittu, and raw rice idli. I made aval vadai, but as I fried it after frying the green appalam, the oil had many residues and got stuck in the vadai. Hence the color. 

    I will be sharing the aval vadai recipe soon. Except for that and raw rice idli, you can find all the other links below. 

    Easy Bisi Bele Bath | Pressure Cooker BisiBeleBath
    My version of the Karnataka special Bisi Bele Bath, curried lentil rice made in the pressure cooker. A perfect weekday recipe that can be prepared in no time.
    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
    Cabbage Dry Curry | Cabbage Poriyal
    Steamed cabbage curry with coconut in a simple coconut oil tempering. A recipe with minimal ingredients that can be a side for your rice or that can be a salad too.
    Check out this recipe
    Bagalabath | Curd Rice | Thayir Sadam
    A delicious and a creamy South Indian style spiced curd/yogurt rice recipe prepared with yogurt, rice, and milk with detailed instructions and step-wise pictures. It is popularly known as bagalabath or daddojanam or Thayir Sadam.
    Check out this recipe
    BagalaBathRecipe
    Akki Tambittu | Easy No-Cook Rice-Flour Laddu
    A simple gluten-free no-cook rice flour laddu popularly known akki tambittu in Kannada that we make for all the festivals!
    Check out this recipe
    square image of akki unde in a white plate with cardamom and cloves and rose petals as garnish
    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
    Thengai Poorana Kozhukattai | Modakam | Sweet Kozhukattai Recipe
    Kozhukattai or Modak – The famous Indian steamed sweet dumplings stuffed with coconut and jaggery offered as prasadam or neivediyam during festivals.
    Check out this recipe
    square image of kozhukattai placed on a terracotta plate
    Ellu Kozhukattai | Sesame Seeds Modak
    Ellu Kozhukattai – Steamed sweet dumplings stuffed with sesame seeds and jaggery mixture offered as prasadam or neivediyam during festivals. Here is my recipe for kozhukattai with store-bought rice flour.
    Check out this recipe
    ellu kozhukattai served on a brass plate
    Ulundu Kozhukattai | Uppu Kozhukattai | Urad Dal Poornam Kozhukattai
    Ulundu kozhukattai – a steamed savory dumpling stuffed with spicy urad dal filling or the urad dal pooranam. Uppu kozhukattai with store-bought rice flour.
    Check out this recipe
    urad dal kozhukattai placed in a wooden plate with flowers and filling on the side
    Indian Gooseberry Pickle | Nellikai Oorugai
    A lip-smacking instant gooseberry pickle or nellikai oorugai as we say in Tamil with frozen gooseberries! Easy pickle recipe with frozen gooseberries.
    Check out this recipe
    gooseberry pickle in a white bowl placed on a burlap cloth

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    1. NARMADHA says

      November 24, 2020 at 9:18 am

      5 stars
      Amazing festive spread and love all those varieties of kozhukatttai you have made. Agree with you on rasam and we can never skip it on festive days. Sambar, rasam, curd with poriyal should be there on all festival days.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        November 24, 2020 at 12:00 pm

        Thank you.

        Reply
    2. Renu says

      October 15, 2020 at 9:19 am

      5 stars
      What a delicious festive spread this is. I love those cut modak’s, looking super delicious.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        October 15, 2020 at 10:31 am

        Thanks :-)

        Reply
    3. Vaishali says

      September 20, 2020 at 2:38 am

      Awesome spread Srividhya ! You have totally rocked with your festival thalis ! I am loving everything on this plate , the modaks look so pretty ! So much variety !

      We all learn from our mom’s and wish we were like them , I am sure you will be a step ahead – with so much more advantage of time . God Bless her and God Bless you !

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 21, 2020 at 10:53 am

        Thanks a lot and this comment of yours made my day. Thanks a lot for your wishes. It means a lot.

        Reply
    4. Suma Gandlur says

      September 19, 2020 at 6:45 pm

      Vidhya, that thaali truly gives a festive sense and is filled with delicious food.. I would have sure enjoyed this thaali with that BBB, varieties of modak and laddus.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 19, 2020 at 8:14 pm

        Thanks much Suma. I wish I could send you some.

        Reply
    5. Harini Rupanagudi says

      September 19, 2020 at 11:38 am

      Wonderful festival thali. I am sure with so many types of modaks, Lord Vinayaka would have showered his blessings whole heartedly. I like simple fare like this but modaks are not my strength so I tend to make the easier ones.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 19, 2020 at 8:17 pm

        Try with the molds it will be easier Harini.

        Reply
    6. Rajani says

      September 19, 2020 at 9:26 am

      Quite an elaborate thali there, everything looks delicious. I haven’t seen green applam before! I have so many versions of bisibela bath bookmarked, but always end up making it with rice only. Should try this quinoa version soon !

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 19, 2020 at 8:25 pm

        That green appalam from ambika applam depot and its more like our regular appalam only pa. Thanks a lot. Try it with quinoa, you will definitely love it.

        Reply
    7. Srivalli Jetti says

      September 18, 2020 at 10:00 pm

      wow you surely have saved the best for the last Srividhya..everything this week was a topper, this one surely takes the cake..very nicely presented and I love all the items..very lovely setup!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        September 19, 2020 at 8:18 pm

        Thanks a lot Valli. :-)

        Reply

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