Please refer to Sudarshanm’s youtube channel “NithyaKarma of SriVaishnava Women” video on the daily austerities for women.
During a new month, one can cook food that is usually cooked during sraddham, certain households avoid Toor dal and turmeric on these days. Certain other households cook festive food, so please follow the tradition of one’s household.
Notes:
One should avoid vegetables that are not prescribed especially during the new month. For those who prepare sraddham-like food during the occurrence of the new month, One can use moong dal, urad dal, cumin, pepper, ginger, curry leaves, coconut, jaggery for cooking. Some do ‘poricha kuzambu’, vegetables like Colocasia, raw plantain are seasoned by powdering urad dal, pepper, coconut, and curry leaves. Satramadhu can be done similarly. Vegetables that are used during a sraddham can be used during new month as well. Raw plantain, bitter gourd, Colocasia are the prescribed vegetables. It is important not to use turmeric for cooking. Thirukannamadhu is important and can be cooked using jaggery which can be offered to Perumal.