My patti/grandmother always insisted that the women in the house had to make this day very special for men and hence my mother always followed that tradition and she passed that on to me. The specials that you can make for the day apart from the regular lunch -
Payasam varieties -
Poli varieties -
Vadai -
Appam
Possible lunch menu choices to cook on the Aavani Aattam day.
Cucumber pachadi Manga/mango pachadi Carrot kodaimilagai kosumalli Cabbage carrot curry/poriyal Paavakkai Pitai Mysore rasam Menthiya maangai urugaai/Cut mango pickle Rice paruppu Thayir/yogurt Ney/clarified butter Appalam
