Festivals

• Sankranthi in January.
• Ugadi or the Telugu New Year in March/April.
• Vinayaka Chavithi in August.
• Dasara in October.
• Deepavali in November.
• Bonalu in Sravanam.

  Cuisine

  Andhra food is very spicy and there is extensive use of green and red chillies in every dish. A typical meal in a well to do andhra home would have

• Rice and Ghee
• Appadam or Vadiyalu
• Dry vegetable curry
• Gravy vegetable curry
• One pickle freshly made from vegetables and green chilli.
• One preserved pickle
• Pappu Charu or Rasam
• Curd or Buttermilk

  Andhra is famous for its Pickles, especailly Gongura and Aavakaaya. Preserved pickles are made from a variety of vegetables like brinjal, tomato, bitter gourd, Ginger and lemon. Other specailities include

• Ulava Charu
• Hyderabadi Biryani
• Mudda Pappu
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