Either you live in Bangalore and know all about Ugadi or you live under a rock.

To throw some light, the agrarian festival of Ugadi (or Yugadi or Gudipadwa) is celebrated as the first day of the New Year in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra and Telangana.

By one interpretation, in these parts, this is the first day of the month of the year. In other parts of the country, the Hindu New Year month starts on other dates.

Ours is not to question why. Ours is to eat hollige.

And buy new clothes. Even if we stopped being agrarian around the time Gutenberg assembled type.

The point is that there’s celebration and with that, there’s feasts.

There’s a lot of information online about Ugadi food and what it is, so we will keep ourselves to letting you know where you can go to get this food, if a home cooked meal is not at hand.

Dakshin at ITC Windsor

The meal at Dakshin starts with the traditional Bevu Bella and then, dishes like Ugadi Pachadi, Bale Hannu Dose, Masale Vade, Badanekai Kaazhu Gojju, Holige Rassa and more. On the menu will also stand festival favourites like Obattu - the traditional sweet dish of the festival - Sabaki Payasa, and Mossaranna. 

Lunch and dinner from 22 to 25 March, INR 2500 (plus taxes, per head)

The Bengaluru Brasserie at Hyatt Centric

Chef Kishan Samant prepares a culinary trail through Karnataka. The menu will feature vegetarian festive dishes like Ugadi Pachadi, Mavinakayi Chutney, Bevu Bella (Ugadi Special), Kadlebele Southekai Kosambari, Mavinakayi Chitranna, and Vangi Bhath. 

Lunch on 22 March. Priced at Rs 1300 plus taxes.

The Den

The lunch buffet at The Creek at The Den hotel will feature some regional and traditional dishes. This menu will serve vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian dishes. Live counters should give guests a chance to clarify parts of the regional menu to get a full taste of the festival of Ugadi.

Lunch buffet on 22 March.

Long Boat Brewing Co

All day, on 22 March, there will be Ugadi specials on the menu of Long Boat Brewing Co. This includes dishes like Puliogare (Tamarind Rice), Sakkare Holige, Majjige, and two varieties of Kosambari.

All day on 22 March. Prices start from Rs 100