Dishes served to son-in-law and daughter
Makar Sankranti festival is celebrated especially in Telugu states but in Andhra Pradesh Sankranti is something different. Here people go to the village and celebrate this festival with their loved ones. Not only are there competitions among cocks in the villages, colorful programs also add to the beauty of the Sankranti festival. What to say about the dishes being prepared at home on this occasion. While cities appear empty, village roads are filled with traffic. Hospitality is at its peak in Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. The hospitality of the people of Godavari district is quite famous. In such a big festival, hospitality for the sons-in-law is also quite famous. If a new son-in-law has arrived in a house, then everyone’s eyes remain towards that house only.
Son-in-law did not expect this
The courtesy of a new son-in-law and his in-laws in Yanam in the Union Territory of Puducherry can be understood from the fact that a total of 470 types of dishes were served. Majeti Satyabhaskar, honorary president of Yanam Trade Association, Venkateshwari couple’s only daughter Harinya got married to Vijayawada industrialist Saket last year. On the occasion of Sankranti, the new son-in-law is first invited to the festivities and surprised with a special dinner. That too with about 470 types of dishes. The food included sweets, fruits, dry fruits, cold drinks, hundreds of such dishes were kept in small cups on banana leaves and were beautifully decorated. Both son-in-law and daughter were invited for dinner.
The new son-in-law Saket was very happy to see this great feast. Saket said that he had not expected such a grand feast.
130 types of Telangana dishes
Also, an Andhra son-in-law who had come to Hyderabad for the Sankranti festival was shocked by the mannerisms of his in-laws. The in-laws prepared a feast with 130 types of dishes for the son-in-law who came for the first time after marriage. He made his son-in-law, who had come from Kakinada, taste Telangana cuisine.
What was there in the food?
Kranti-Kalpana, resident of Shardanagar near Saroor Nagar, has two daughters. The elder daughter was married to Mallikarjuna of Kakinada 4 months ago. In this sequence, the in-laws surprised Sankranti when their son-in-law came home for the first time without their knowledge. 130 types of dishes like vegetarian, non-vegetarian, sour lemon, rice, bagara were served.
royal dish
In another family, the in-laws hosted a feast of 108 dishes for the new son-in-law who arrived on the occasion of Sankranti festival. He prepared a feast with 108 types of dishes for his son-in-law who came to his house in Shantinagar in Sangareddy district of Telangana. Dishes were served to the daughter and son-in-law on one side and to the son and daughter-in-law on the other side. The new son-in-law expressed happiness after seeing his conduct.
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