Requests for Vaishnavaite recipes

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At 11:35 AM 01-14-97, P.B.Anand wrote:

>I am curious to collect details of recipes and menus associated with

>vaishnavite festivals.

 

At last! A wonderful topic. I'm reminded of the Dasa krithi "Rama naama

paayasage Krishna naama sakkare" =)

 

I'm able to produce reasonable facsimiles of the following, but I would be

grateful if experienced "thirumadappaLLi" hands can elaborate on :

 

1. veN pongal

2. poliyodirai

3. paanagam

4. dadhiodanam

 

(these IMO are the nonpareil ayyangaar dishes =) )

 

I'm also reminded of the simple Rama Navami dishes and the more elaborate

and complex Krishna Jayanthi celebratory sweets and savories.

 

I am specifically interested in what spices may be used and what spices may

not be used. I have noticed there is a very close correlation between

whether a spice or food is native to india or not (eg. vaazhai - plantain,

which may be used) and an imported vegetable like the potato which is not

used in orthodox cooking.

 

I'll look forward to the discussion =)

 

Sundar

[Guest guest]

Dear Bhagavathas,

 

Sorry for distracting the lofty discussion with a more earthly question.

I am curious to collect details of recipes and menus associated with

vaishnavite festivals. Though these are simple things, the customs in

this respect have evolved over centuries and there are not only

clear-cut recipes for various occasions but also the specific order in

which these be served to the 'athithi'. I would be grateful if our

erudite members could occasionally throw some light on these aspects as

well. To kick -off the discussion, could Sri Mani or Sri Sadagopan

elaborate on the mention of any specific dishes either in the

divyaprabandham or in any of our main works.

 

Sri Seetharama Yateendrulu (a vaishnavite scholar who used to preach in

Andhra PRadesh from Peda Muktheevi) had composed some songs on Krishna

including one in which the bhakta describes how he/she prepared the

panchamritam with lot of effort so that Krishna can enjoy it.

 

Adiyen

P.B. Anand