Onam Greetings

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Onam Special Palada Pradhaman & Chakka Pradhaman ( Payasam/ Kheer ) at Sri Krishna Sweets - Chennai

One more "Sweeeeeet" news from Sri Krishna Sweets - Chennai

Onam special Palada ( milk) Pradhaman and Chakka (jack fruit)Pradhaman available only on 12 th September ( Onam day ) from 8 am to 1 pm at their T Nagar, Anna Nagar , Ashok Nagar & Adyar branches.

The cost is Rs. 190/- per litre.

Specially mentioned in the ad that "the customers should bring a clean dry vessel to buy this sweets". The ad is featured below.

Sri Krishna Sweets
2 nd Avenue
Landmark - next to Anjappar, Mc Rennet, Tanishq
Anna Nagar # 2619 1222 / 9940092945
Pondy Bazar
T Nagar # 24312345 / 42616161 /9940092111 /222/

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Onam Shopping Festival ( 2008 ) - Chennai

Photo Credit - The Hindu

These days are great occasions for all Keralites world over – as their favourite Onam festival has arrived. Chennai is also celebrating Onam in its own ways.

There were two dedicated Onam special shopping festivals in Chennai. One was at Valluvarkottam for 3 days from 5th Sept to 7th. We visited the place. Apart from the traditional snacks and condiments, there were several food stalls selling traditional payasams ( Ada, parippu prathaman, pal-ada, pal-payasam), many shops were selling traditional fares like Appam – stew, Puttu – kadala, Kozhukkatta, ela-ada, kappa, Banana chips, chakka varuthathu ( jackfruit chips ), Biryani, Halwa, Kerala sarees, dry fruits etc. A notable feature this year was a multiplicity of stalls selling real – estate, house-boat / home stay and insurance products reflecting the changing business environment in Kerala.

The second venue was at Kerala Samajam, Poonamallee high road, Chennai – ongoing – till 12th Sept which is in a much smaller scale than that at Valluvarkottam.

Palakkaran Family Restaurant served 3 types of of Payasam and Appam - stew. Enjoy these photos...

Parippu prathaman

Paal payasam



ADA PRATHAMAN



Live show of APPAM - STEW

Appam batter








Appam's getting ready...



Creamy vegetable stew


Appam's ready now....



Kuzhalappam

ACHAPPAM



Visit.. Palakkaran Family Restaurant for Onam Sadya and other Kerala cuisine
No-27, Bazullah Road,
T Nagar ( landmark - above Airtel office and ICICI Bank )
Chennai # 42555528 /9003017797

Residency Towers
T Nagar # 28156363

Checkers # 43994399 / 9940172222

Kadalivanam ( till 14 th Sep and Sep 20 th and 21 st ) , Mugappair # 26243249 , Nugambakam # 64508427, Adyar #65718423

Ente Keralam #42328585

Marina Towers, Egmore # 28585454 ( till Sep 14 th )

Copper point - GRT Grand # 28150500

Hotel Raaj Bhavan , Valluvarkottam , Nungambakam # 28271121 , Purasaiwalkam # 26404621

Green Medows , Palavakkam # 24515555, 9840030586

Ambassador Pallava, Egmore # 28554476 / 28554068

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Photos of evergreen '' Onam Snacks ''

Featured here are photos of Banana chips and Sarkarapuratti. These two are inevitable ingredients in any ''Onam meal ".

Banana chips ( upperi )

Sarkaraputatti (Fried- thick slices of unripe banana wrapped in jaggery, cardamom powder and a dash of dry ginger powder ( chukkupodi ).

Onam is an exclusive local festival of state of Kerala. It marks the homecoming of mythological King Mahabali and is an annual harvest festival. It is a popular festival among the cultural repertoire of Malayalees, and falls in the Malayalam month of Chingam (August/September as per the Gregorian calendar), the first month of the Malayalam calendar, and lasts for ten days. Traditionally celebrated as a harvest festival, mythologically it is linked to Malayalee–Hindu folktales; but Onam is celebrated by people of all religions .

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