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Varalakshmi Vratham Recipes & Suggested Menu
This year Varalakshmi Vratham is celebrated on Friday, 25th August 2023.
Varalakshmi Vratham is an important puja performed on the Friday in August before the Full Moon, by married women in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu. The puja is dedicated to the Goddess Lakshmi, the mother goddess that gives blessings, and grants wealth in its various forms. It is believed that worshipping Goddess Varalakshmi on this day is equivalent to worshiping her eight forms known as Ashtalakshmi; they are Adilakshmi - Great Lakshmi, Dhanalakshmi - Wealth, Dhanyalakshmi - Grain, Gajalakshmi - Livestock, Santanalakshmi - Progeny, Veeralakshmi - Courage, Vidyalakshmi - Knowledge, and Vijayalakshmi - Victory.
Each family's puja rites and customs are past down from Mother-in-Law to Daughter-in-Law with the hope for continued prosperity and health for the family. Amma taught me their traditions on her first visit to the US. On this day, a variety of foods are offered as naivedhyam to please the Goddess so tasting during preparation or eating the food before offering it to God is strictly forbidden. The food is first placed before God and prayers are offered. After the rituals, the food is considered blessed and sanctified by God (prasad), and can then be consumed.
It is good to follow your families particular customs but traditionally 5, 7, or 9 dishes are prepared without the use of ginger, garlic, onion or chili. In our case we prepare 5 dishes, a mix of sweet and savory, without ginger, garlic, or onion.
Here is a recipe list and some suggested easy menus, some of these recipes include chili, garlic, ginger, and onion, omit them or replace with asafetida (Hing) for garlic and onion, and black pepper for green chili.
Appetizers & Snacks
Sides & Sauces
Here are some suggested Menu's using the Recipes mentioned above.
5 Dish Menu
7 Dish Menu
- Plantain Chips
- Vegetable Bonda
- Corn & Cabbage Vada
- Mango Rice
- Okra Curd Salad
- Green Bean Boriyal
- Semiya Pasayam - Vermicelli Kheer
- Murukulu
- Plantain Chips
- Corn & Cabbage Vada
- Vegetable Bonda
- Mango Rice
- Cucumber Curd Rice
- Green Bean Boriyal
- Rice Pudding - Milk Pasayam
- Semiya Pasayam - Vermicelli Kheer
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