Monthly Event Announcement ~ SPOTLIGHT : Festive Food

Festivals of India portray the rich cultural heritage of the country. The term festival itself brings people together and the thought of festive food and holidays start revolving. India is a society with many religions and many festivals. Like, Hindus enjoy Durga puja, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Dusshera, holi and any more, Muslims enjoy Id and the Christians enjoy Christmas. Whether you go to the East or the West, North or the South you would be able to enjoy every month a festival or a fair.

And without food any festival is incomplete. Foods play an important part in making the festivals or any celebration more enjoyable. The majority of festivals observed in India is associated with particular cuisines. Traditional recipes handed down over the years are enjoyed all over the country. Shopping, outings, meeting family at get together, religious rituals, prayers, cooking the festival foods together, sharing and feasting with family members and friends, all these are integral parts of any festive celebration. Indian festival food is varied and because of the diversity of the regions and customs, the varieties are endless. So, coming 2 months “Spotlight” will also celebrate 2 months of Festive season of India, starting Ganesh Chaturthi till Diwali.

The Theme for “Spotlight” Sep. & Oct.,’12 :: “Festive Food”.

Deadline for this Spotlight is from Sep.’12 – Nov.’12

Rules of the Event :

1. As the theme is Festive Food, friends share with us your regional traditional festive food or whatever you serve your family during any specific festival, from savory till sweets. Please mention the festival it belongs. Veg & Non-Veg - both are allowed.

2. Post it in your blog from Sep. 16 to Nov. 15th and link it to this announcement page and original spotlight announcement link. You can send multiple entries.

3. Use the linky tool at the end of the post to link your recipes.

4. Old post are accepted, if they are republished during the event period with linking back to this event announcement along with the logo and Original Spotlight announcement link..

5. The use of logo is mandatory as it helps spread the word.

6. Non-bloggers can also send their recipes to the email below.

7. If you are having any problems linking up, just send your entries to my email address: eventspotlight12 (at) gmail (dot) com with subject line Spotlight: Festive Food in below format.

Your Name:

Recipe Name:

Recipe URL

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I am looking forward to see all the wonderful creations by my blogger and non blogger friends.

Previous Spotlight event.

Spotlight : Fish

Spotlight : Summer Food & Drinks

Spotlight : Baking without oven

Spotlight : colorful Holi (Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3)

Spotlight : Winter vegetables

Spotlight : Healthy Breakfast

Spotlight : Healthy lunchbox Ideas

Spotlight : Summer Cooler

Spotlight : Curries/Gravies

Spotlight : Rice/Roti/Pulao/Puri

Spotlight : Healthy Snacks roundup is coming soon

1.	Mysore Pak	28.	Undrallu	55.	Kollu \| Horse Gram \| Lentil Sundal
2.	Nippattu	29.	Beena Stephy	56.	Sweet Corn Trendy n Authentic Sundals
3.	Rawa Coconut Ladoo	30.	Appam for Christmas	57.	Puffed Rice n Peanut Sundal \| Beach Style
4.	Undrallu	31.	Beef Stew for Christmas	58.	Sheer Khurma
5.	Paala Talikalu	32.	Sondesh	59.	Hyderabadi Dum Mutton Biryani
6.	Oats Kozhukattai	33.	Puttu - Arisi Vella Puttu	60.	Crispy Yucca Vada \| No Ginger\|Garlic\|Onion
7.	Rulang Date Aluwa	34.	Paneer Curry	61.	Red Chori Beans Sundal
8.	Paal kozhukattai	35.	amini kozukkatai	62.	Ragi Puttu \| Steamed Ragi Snack
9.	Pyaz Pulao	36.	Thengai kozukkatai	63.	Rock Candy Rice \| Kalkandu Sadam
10.	Deepa	37.	Vinayaka chadhurthi festival recipe(South India)	64.	Pumpkin Honey Sandwich Spread \| Pumpkin Halwa
11.	Oats kheer	38.	Rasgullas	65.	kitchen queen
12.	Kondai kadalai sundal	39.	Suji Payesh	66.	kitchen queen
13.	Sambar for Onam (Kerala festival)	40.	Radhaballavi or dal -puri	67.	riple hoc BitesCT
14.	Vermicelli Milk Pudding	41.	Pumpkin Puris	68.	Dorbesh or Boondi Laddu
15.	Daal Poori/Bedvi	42.	Instant Phirni	69.	Eggless Egg curry
16.	Hyderabadi Haleem	43.	Khajur halwa	70.	Jilipi or Jalebi
17.	Rava Ladoo/Semolina Sweet Balls	44.	sweet shells	71.	Peanut pakoda \| Pakora
18.	Angara Chicken	45.	chickpea sundal	72.	Chicken JalFraizee
19.	Wheat Flour Ladoos	46.	Green Peas Sundal	73.	Soft Jalebi from Mixie
20.	Pillaiyarpatti Modakam	47.	Gavvalu	74.	Eggless Choco-Almond Cookies
21.	Steamed modaks	48.	Yucca \| Maravallikilangu Sundal	75.	Doodh Peda
22.	Steamed mango modaks	49.	Low Fat Carrot Halwa \| Cooker Mode	76.	Pottukadalai \| Dhalia Ottu Pakoda
23.	Chocolate modaks	50.	Sweet Pottukadalai \| Uppu Pidikozhukattai	77.	Eay Peasy Pulao
24.	Mutton Madras	51.	Milk Kozhukattai n Ellu Pooranam	78.	Badusha
25.	Moong Dal Burfi	52.	eggless pineapple upside down cake	79.	Spicy Maida Bsicuits
26.	Hyderabadi Chicken Tikka Masala	53.	orange kheer
27.	Modakas	54.	mango badam halwa