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Celebrate Varamahalakshmi Festival With These 18 Delicious Recipes

Suprabha S Matt

Suprabha S Matt

August 5, 2016

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Varamahalakshmi or Varalakshmi festival is a much-awaited festival after the month of Ashada or Aadi Masam in South India. Most of the South Indian households celebrate the first big festival of Shraavana by performing Pooja to the idol made with husked or dehusked coconut, or with precious metals like silver and gold. Varamahalakshmi festival symbolizes worship for wealth, similar to Diwali in North India. This festival is celebrated by married women (sumangalis) for the well being of their family.

On Varamahalakshmi, women worship Goddess Lakshmi with utmost devotion offering fruits, sweets and flowers. A kalasam (representing the deity) made of bronze or silver will be decorated with a saree, flowers and gold jewelry with offerings placed in front. The kalasham is filled with water, rice. coins, turmeric, lemon, betel leaf and betel nut.  The Goddess is welcomed by placing the kalasham on a wooden plank or decorated with a wet kolam. After the pooja is performed a yellow string is tied on the right wrist. 

Various dishes made without onion or garlic is offered to the Goddess as naivedyam. Some of the common dishes made are sundal, vada, rice variety, payasam, Kozhukattai and Obbattu. After offering the food to the Goddess the food is distributed to the family members and the visitors. If you plan properly these dishes can be made with ease on the day of the festival.

1. Vada Recipes For Varalakshmi festival

Medu Vada Recipe (Traditional Fried Urad Dal Vada Using Vada Maker) - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Medu Vada

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Andhra Style Multi Lentil Garelu (Vada Recipe) - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Andhra Style Multi Lentil Garelu

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Dry Fruits Suzhiyam (Boorelu) With Black Rice Recipe - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Dry Fruits Suzhiyam With Black Rice

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2. Rice Recipes For Varalakshmi festival

Lemon Rice Recipe - Elumichai Sadam/Chitranna - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Lemon Rice

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Thalicha Thayir Sadam Recipe - Spicy Seasoned Curd Rice - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Thalicha Thayir Sadam

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Ven Pongal Recipe - South Indian Rice And Lentil Pudding - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Ven Pongal

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Sakkarai Pongal Recipe - Sweetened Rice And Jaggery Pudding Recipe - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Sakkarai Pongal

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 3. Payasam Recipes For Varalakshmi festival

Paruppu Payasam Recipe - Stewed Dal Coconut Milk Payasam - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Paruppu Payasam

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Paal Payasam Recipe - Rice Kheer/Pudding  - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Paal Payasam

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Aval Payasam Recipe - Sweet Flattened Rice Payasam  - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Aval Payasam

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Semiya Payasam Recipe - Vermicelli Kheer Recipe - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Semiya Payasam

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4. Kozhukattai Recipes For Varalakshmi festival

Uppu Mani Kozhukattai Recipe - Kara Pidi Kozhukattai - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Uppu Mani Kozhukattai

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Thengai Poornam Kozhukattai & Uppu Kozhukattai Recipe - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Thengai Poornam Kozhukattai & Uppu Kozhukattai

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Ulundu Kozhukattai Recipe - Uppu Kozhukattai/ Urad Dal Modak - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Ulundu Kozhukattai

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Ammini Kozhukattai (Rice Flour Dumplings) Recipe - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Ammini Kozhukattai

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5. Other Varalakshmi Vratham Recipes

South Indian Poli Recipe - Boli | Obbattu | Bobbatlu | Holige - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

South Indian Poli

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Thengai Poli Recipe - Coconut Poli Recipe - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Thengai Poli

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Paal Kesari Recipe - South Indian Style Milk Kesari - Recipe dish with step-by-step cooking instructions

Paal Kesari

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