Our Telugu menus
Pendli Subhodayam Tiffin
Light and traditional breakfast served on the wedding morning. Usually includes idli, dosa, upma, pesarattu, chutneys, sambar, kesari, and filter coffee or tea.
- Idli
- Coconut Chutney
- Tomato Chutney
- Upma
- Rava Pongal
- Pesarattu
- Medu Vada (Garelu)
- Ghee
- Paruppu
- White Rice
- Kesar
- Filter Coffee
- Tea
- Rava Laddu
- Kosambari
- Curd Vadai
- Banana
- Seasonal Fruits
Kanyadaanam Bhojanam
A sattvic meal served just after the Kanyadaanam ritual. The meal is simple, without garlic or onions, featuring items like plain rice, dal, vegetable curry, pappu, and payasam.
- Rice with Ghee
- Mudda Pappu
- Lemon Rice
- Tender Coconut Water
- Tomato Rasam
- Avial
- Kootu
- Vegetable Bajji
- Vegetable Fry
- Curd
- Payasam
- Kootu
- Pickle
- Appadam
- Banana
- Thayir Sadam
Muhurtham Bhojanam
A grand vegetarian feast served after the Muhurtham (main wedding ceremony). Includes Andhra favorites like pulihora (tamarind rice), vegetable biryani, vankaya curry, pappu, majjiga pulusu, and multiple varieties of sweets like bobbatlu, poornalu, and laddu.
- Rice
- Mudda Pappu
- Sambar
- Alugadda Curry
- Kandi Podi Mix
- Rasam
- Aratikaya Fry
- Vegetable Bajji
- Avakaya Pickle
- Gongura Pachadi
- Bobbatlu
- Poornalu
- Semiya Payasam
- Bellam Pongali
- Appadam
- Perugu (Curd)
Edurukolu Bhojanam
Feast hosted by the bride’s family to welcome the groom’s family during the Edurukolu ceremony. It’s often festive and elaborate with both spicy and sweet delicacies.
- Vegetable Biryani
- Pulihora
- Tomato Bath
- Dal
- Mamidikaya
- Tomato Pappu
- Majjiga Pulusu
- Mixed Vegetable Fry
- Gutti Vankaya
- Dondakaya Curry
- Bobbatlu
- Laddu
- Semiya Payasam
- Appadam
- Pickle
- Curd Rice
Pellikuthuru Tiffin
Served during the Pellikuthuru ceremony (similar to haldi), this tiffin includes light breakfast items like rava upma, pongal, or puri with kurma, along with sweet dishes.
- Rava Upma
- Pongal
- Mini Idli with Sambar
- Vada
- Sweet
- Kesari
- Boondi
- Laddu
- Coconut
- Tomato Chutney
- More Kuzhambu
- Kootu
- Avial
- Poriyal
- Fruit Juice
- Filter Coffee
Reception Dinner
An evening buffet or seated meal during the reception. This often includes a mix of Telugu, North Indian, and Indo-Chinese dishes—paneer curries, fried rice, roti, sweets, and desserts like gulab jamun or ice cream.
- Veg Biryani
- Jeera Rice
- Ghee Rice
- Poori
- Chapati
- Phulka
- Paneer Butter Masala
- Mixed Veg Kurma
- Chilli Gobi
- Veg Manchurian
- Raitha
- Salad
- Gulab Jamun
- Rasmalai
- Ice Cream
- Soft Drinks
Thamboolam Snacks & Sweets Counter
During the Thamboolam (farewell or gifting ceremony), there’s often a counter or parcel table with assorted sweets and snacks like murukulu, ariselu, laddus, and kaja for guests to take home.
- Ariselu
- Sunnundalu
- Boondi
- Tender Coconut Water
- Laddu
- Bobbatlu
- Kaja
- Vegetable Bajji
- Mysore Pak
- Murukulu
- More Kuzhambu
- Kootu
- Chekkalu
- Cashew Burfi
- Fruits
- Thayir Sadam
Sashtipoorthi / Gruhapravesam Meals
Traditional meals served during housewarming or milestone rituals, usually satvik and simple, reflecting the spiritual nature of the occasion.
- Rice
- Ghee
- Sambar
- Pulusu
- Rasam
- Mixed Veg Curry / Kootu
- Paruppu Vadai
- Payasam
- More Kuzhambu
- Vankaya Fry or Aratikaya Fry
- Curd
- Pickles
- Palm Candy Almond Milk
- Ragi (Finger Millet) Porridge
- Seasoned Buttermilk
- Nannari Sherbet (with Honey)
- Green Gram & Raw Mango Salad
- Cucumber, Veg Kondakadalai (chickpeas) & Sweet Corn Salad
- Dates Burfi
- Palm Candy Rice Halwa
- Palm Jaggery Urad Dal Halwa
- Poongar Rice Sweet Paniyaram
- Moong Dal Payasam
- Malabar Avial (Mixed Veg in Coconut-Curd Gravy)
- Banana Stem Veg Cutlet
- Spicy Kozhukattai (Steamed Dumpling)
- Phulka (Whole Wheat Roti) with Veg Kurma
- Jeeraga Samba Veg Biryani
- Plain Rice
- Paruppu Podi (Lentil Powder) & Ghee
- Mixed Vegetable Sambar
- Crispy Banana Blossom Vatral Kuzhambu (Tamarind Curry)
- Pepper Betel Leaf Rasam
- Crispy Okra Buttermilk Kuzhambu
- Raw Banana Podimas (Mashed Curry)
- Bajji Chilli, Brinjal & Mochai (Field Bean) Chops