Day 1: Maheswari (Shailputri)
Evening சுண்டல் (Sundal): moong dal or karamani
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Navaratri and Festival Kitchen Guide
பண்டிகை சமையல் (Pandigai Samayal)
Home-style recipes. Quantities are a starting point, so adjust to your cooker and your family's way.
Families and regions differ. This is a common plan, so swap dishes to suit your home.
Your 10 day plan
Day 2: Rajarajeswari (Brahmacharini)
Evening சுண்டல் (Sundal): peanut or white pattani
Day 3: Varahi (Chandraghanta)
Evening சுண்டல் (Sundal): karamani or peanut
Day 4: Mahalakshmi (Kushmanda)
Evening சுண்டல் (Sundal): pattani
Day 5: Vaishnavi (Skandamata)
Evening சுண்டல் (Sundal): kadalai paruppu or mochai
Day 6: Indrani or Chandika (Katyayani)
Evening சுண்டல் (Sundal): chana dal or green gram
Day 7: Saraswathi (Kalaratri)
Evening சுண்டல் (Sundal): sweet or chana
Day 8: Mahagauri
Evening சுண்டல் (Sundal): mochai
Day 9: Mahanavami
Evening சுண்டல் (Sundal): kondakadalai
Day 10: Vijayadashami
Evening சுண்டல் (Sundal): white karamani
Shopping list
Check your pantry first
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Festival kitchen checklist
Make ahead
- Two nights ahead: choose dishes and check allergens with everyone eating.
- The evening before: soak the next day's whole pulses in the refrigerator. Measure dry rice and dal separately.
- Prepare tamarind paste ahead, cool promptly and refrigerate. Grate coconut close to cooking or freeze measured portions.
- Cook rice and milk sweets on the day. Refrigerate cooked food within 2 hours, or within 1 hour in temperatures above 32°C. Reheat thoroughly and avoid repeated reheating.
Daily checklist
- ☐ Confirm today's offering and sundal
- ☐ Check ingredients and allergens
- ☐ Soak the correct pulse
- ☐ Cook and cool safely
- ☐ Set aside the offering
- ☐ Temper evening sundal
- ☐ Refrigerate leftovers promptly
Cooking involves heat and common allergens (milk, tree nuts). Please cook safely.
All recipes
Sakkarai PongalVen PongalAval Payasamசுண்டல் (Sundal), general methodMoong dal சுண்டல் (Sundal)Karamani சுண்டல் (Sundal), black-eyed peasPeanut சுண்டல் (Sundal)White pattani சுண்டல் (Sundal), dried peasKadalai paruppu சுண்டல் (Sundal), chana dalMochai சுண்டல் (Sundal), field beansGreen gram சுண்டல் (Sundal)Sweet சுண்டல் (Sundal)Kondakadalai சுண்டல் (Sundal), chickpeasபுளியோதரை (Puliyodharai), tamarind riceதயிர் சாதம் (Thayir Sadam), curd riceதேங்காய் சாதம் (Thengai Sadam), coconut riceஎலுமிச்சை சாதம் (Elumichai Sadam), lemon riceபால் சாதம் (Paal Sadam) or கல்கண்டு சாதம் (Kalkandu Sadam)அக்கார அடிசில் (Akkaravadisal)மெது வடை (Medhu Vadai)Rava kesariParuppu payasamRice payasamLemon avalPuli aval
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The guide and personal numerology report are free for now. Future membership plans include:
- Festival calendar refreshed every year with the new year's dates
- A personal numerology report, refreshed once a year
- A monthly astrology note by Moon sign, ராசி (Rashi)
- New festival recipes and guides
- Reminders before key festival days
Festival dates move each year, which is why the future membership would be annual.