Special-occasion thalis at Bisi Bisi

Sankranti special thali

Pongal and Sankranti is the harvest festival across Telugu households. The three days run as Bhogi (the bonfire eve), Sankranti (the harvest day proper, when the sun moves to Capricorn), and Kanuma (cattle-thanking day). Our thali tracks this sequence, with the canonical sweet-rice and savoury-rice forms of pongal at the centre.

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Ugadi special thali

Ugadi is the Telugu New Year, observed on Chaitra Shukla Padyami. The day opens with Ugadi Pachadi, the six-tastes mix that frames the year ahead: jaggery for sweetness, neem flower for bitterness, raw mango for surprise, tamarind for tartness, salt for the everyday, and chilli for the difficult. Our thali serves the pachadi at the head of the meal, then the seasonal Andhra spread that follows in Telugu households.

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Sri Rama Navami special thali

Sri Rama Navami marks the birth of Lord Rama, observed on Chaitra Shukla Navami, the ninth day after Ugadi. Telugu households assemble three offerings as the canonical Rama Navami prasadam: panakam (jaggery, pepper and cardamom water), vadapappu (soaked moong dal with grated coconut), and chalimidi (rice flour and jaggery). Our thali centres on this trio, with the rest of the sattvic plate built around it.

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Mango Festival thali

May for Mango is the Bisi Bisi annual mango festival, run through peak Telangana mango season. The thali is built around the fruit at every stage: raw, ripe, pickled, and sweetened. This is a brand event, not a religious one, and the menu shifts with the variety at its peak that week.

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Shravan Masam special thali

Shravana is the fifth month of the Hindu lunar calendar, observed by Telugu households for Varalakshmi Vratam (the Friday vow to goddess Lakshmi) and Mangala Gauri (the Tuesday vow). Many families keep the entire month sattvic. Our Shravana thali tracks this, with the standard household vratam-day spread.

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Vinayaka Chavithi special thali

Vinayaka Chavithi (Ganesh Chaturthi) is observed on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, the day Lord Ganesha is welcomed into Telugu households for the multi-day Ganesh Utsav. The canonical Telugu offerings on this day are undrallu (steamed rice flour balls), kudumulu (jaggery-stuffed rice flour dumplings), and modakam (the pan-Indian Ganesha sweet). Our thali centres on these offerings.

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Navaratri and Dasara special thali

Navaratri is the nine-night festival across Hindu India, with three nights each dedicated to Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. Telugu households offer a different sundal each night following the day's deity. The festival closes on the tenth day as Vijayadasami (Dasara). Our thali runs the full ten-day arc.

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Karthika Masam special thali

Karthika is the eighth month of the Hindu lunar calendar, considered the most auspicious month of the year by many Telugu households. Important days include Karthika Pournami (full moon) and Ksheerabdhi Dwadasi (the day Lord Vishnu and goddess Tulasi are honoured). Many families fast on Mondays and abstain from non-vegetarian food across the entire month.

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Mutton thali

The mutton festival is a Bisi Bisi brand event, not a calendar festival. We run it once a year with a thali built around Andhra and Telangana mutton specialties. The kitchen sources fresh mutton each morning of the festival.

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Seafood thali

The seafood festival is a Bisi Bisi brand event tracking the Coastal Andhra and Telangana freshwater traditions. The thali draws on what's local: fish from the Krishna and Godavari belts, prawn from the coast, and the Andhra masala that goes with both.

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Non-veg thali

Bisi Bisi runs a non-veg thali alongside the South Indian veg thali at both outlets. The base structure is the same as the veg plate: rice, sambar, rasam, perugu, sides. The difference is the addition of an Andhra-style non-veg item (chicken, mutton, or fish, varying by day).