30+ Recipes for Ugadi 2023

This year Telugu New Year also known as Ugadi is Wednesday, March 22nd. 

It is usually celebrated with the reading of the New Years' almanac and traditional foods. You can read more about our celebrations from previous years here: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023.

Here are a few recipes to add to your table:

Appetizers - Snacks
Black-Eyed Pea Fritters - Bobbarlu/Alasanda Vada

Plantain Chips
Corn & Cabbage Vada

Masala Borugulu - Spiced Puffed Rice Snack Mix*^
Masala Vada
Mixed Vegetable Vada
Vegetable Bonda
Murukulu
Potato Vada
Onion Pakora
Sabudana Vada - Tapioca Fritters *^

Spinach & Onion Pakora

Mains & Sides
South Indian Style Cauliflower & Veggie Stew - Dappalam*^

Mango Rice

Mango Curd Salad
Cucumber Curd Rice
Green Bean Poriyal
Okra Curd Salad
Coconut Rice
Mixed Veggie Curd Salad
Lemon Rice
Instant Pot Spinach Sambar

Sweet Plantains in Coconut Curry Sauce

Desserts

Almond Pudding - Keşkül

Banana Chocolate Chia Pudding*^
Chai Spiced Chia Pudding*^
Mixed Berry Custard*

Raw Pumpkin and Sunflower Seed Brittle*^
Semiya Pasayam - Vermicelli Kheer
Rice Pudding - Milk Pasayam
Instant Pot Sweet Pongal
Spiced Peanut Brittle w/ Cocoa Nibs

Peanut Brittle - Peanut Chikki

Pistachio & Saffron Semolina Pudding - Rava Kesari
Ugadi Pachadi

Chutneys & Pickles, etc.
Clarified Butter - Ghee
Dahi Mirchi - Yogurt Chilies

Green Tomato & Apple Chutney

Spicy Green Chutney

Beverages

Cherimoya Lassi

Guava Milkshake - Batido de Guayaba*

Hibiscus Limeade with Lemon Balm

Pomegranate Lemonade *^

Rose Lemonade

Sapote Milkshake - Batido de Sapote*