Prasadam

We go to Temple for two things

1. Peace

2. Prasadam

Nothing can beat temples prasadam!!

  Food served in temples in India is regarded as pure and sacred. These offerings, known as ‘prasada’ in Sanskrit, are either made in the temple itself or are offered by devotees.

 “There is no love sincerer than the love of food”

  In India, temple food has always held a special place in the hearts of those who have a religious bent of mind. Paying homage in the form of food to the gods and goddesses is a practice that is commonly followed in a country of numerous rituals.

  It is believed that there are around 33 million gods and goddesses in India, so one can just imagine the number of food ceremonies that are performed in temples. Each shrine has its own special prasada and often has vast dining areas to offer food to devotees.

The famous prasadams

Puliyotharai

  Puliyodharai is a South Indian rice preparation, a mainstay in most Indian festival luncheons and dinners. It is also offered as prasadams in temples. Temple puliyodharai has a divine taste that can never be defined, the puliyodharai in the small dry banana leaf cups the thought of it makes us drool.

Chakkara pongal

 Chakkara Pongal is a delicacy made from newly harvested rice. It is cooked with jaggery, ghee and cashew nuts and is offered to sun god. Most of the festivals in south India will have chakkara pongal.And the ghee dripping, camphor taste of the temple chakkara pongal’s taste lasts the whole day.

Sundal

  Next the sundal most special during Navaratri or Ganesha Chaturthi. The little sundal in the leaf cannot be compared to anything.

Curd rice

  Perumal kovil thayir sadam. Garnish with mangoes, ginger, fried nuts and cilantro leaves. Ahhh even people who hate thayir sadam will fall in love with it.

Sambar rice

  Sai baba prasadam. Sambar rice at mylapore sai baba temple. So delicious, that we can die after eating this. The best sambar rice we could ever have.

Vadai

  Hanuman temple milagu vadai. The vadai that we get in Anjeneyar temple as prasadam has a unique taste. The blend of crispness and the spice from pepper are divine.

Kesari

  South Indian sweet which is often made for festivals or special occasions. It is as well offered to Gods as naivedyam or prasadam during navratri and other festivals and even during regular Friday puja.Mylapore sai baba temple has the best  ghee dripping yummy kesari. 

 

Ladoo

  Tirupati ladoo is one of the famous prasadam of India. In addition to the ladoo, each devotee can also buy two more ladoos. It’s good thing too because you can’t stop with one. They are giving ladoos as prasadam DATES BACK 300 YEARS. A single ladoo contains cashew, ghee, oil, sugar, raisins and almond.

Lemon rice

  The nice warm peanut, curry leaves tempered lemon rice prasadam gives you a unique divine taste.

Koozh

  Aadi Koozh is famous in Tamil Nadu in Aadi Month which is distributed as prasadam in mariamman temple throughout the Aadi month. Usually they serve aadi koozh with pickle /onion/ puli kuzhambu / karuvattu / fish kuzhambu. According to the Tamil calendar, Aadi is the fourth month of the year. The first day of this month, is celebrated as Aadi Pandigai or Aadi Pirappu, which is an important festival to most Tamils, especially newly-weds.

Ps: These are by our personal experience, please do share with us your experience in the comments below.