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Chitradeepa Anantharam

Try these traditional sweets and snacks made with heritage rice varieties of Tamil Nadu for Deepavali

Sempulam, T. Nagar

Sempulam Sustainable Solutions, an organisation that assists farmers in marketing varieties of traditional rice has introduced a special edition of Deepavali bakshanams (sweets and snacks) this year. “Our organisation has been actively reviving, conserving and documenting heritage rice. In order to popularise these indigenous rice varieties, we have come up with curated hamper made from unique and nutrient packed traditional rice varieties in collaboration with Thaligai Restaurants,” says K. Vijayalakshmi, the founder.

Nine types of Adhirasam, made using nine different heritage rice (Source: Special Arrangement)
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