Pongal Recipes
Pongal festival is one of the important festival for Hindus. This is a harvest festival and is celebrated for 4 days - Bogi festival, Suriya Pongal or Makara Sankranthi, Mattu Pongal and Kanu Pongal.
Traditionally celebrated at harvest time, it is a celebration of the prosperity associated with the harvest by thanking the rain, sun and the farm animals that have helped in the harvest. In villages, new clothes are worn and people owning cows find this festival important.
While Pongal is predominantly a Tamil festival, similar festivals are also celebrated in several other Indian States under different names. In Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Karnataka, the harvest festival Sankranti is celebrated. In northern India, it is called Makar Sankranti. In Maharashtra and Gujarat, it is celebrated on the date of the annual kite flying day, Uttarayan. It also coincides with the bonfire and harvest festival in Punjab and Haryana, known as Lohri.
- Corn, Rice and Dal Pongal
- Pumpkin Dal Kootu
- Sago Bagalabath
- Jackfruit Pongal
- Mixed Dal Sakkarai Pongal
- Pineapple Rava Pongal
- Oats Sweet Pongal
- Urad Laddu
- Chettinad Appam
- Mixed Vegetable Sago Pongal
- Samba Rava Spicy Pongal
- Palak Masala Pongal
- Fruits Pongal
- Sweet Semolina Pongal
- Semolina Pongal
- Vegetable Pongal
- Pongal
- Samba Rava Pongal
- Spicy Milk Pongal
- Masala Pongal
- Sago Sweet Pongal
- Mango Sweet Pongal
- Sweet Milk Pongal
- Jackfruit Appam
- Mundiri Kothu
- Green Peas Vadai
- Gothumai Pongal
- Rice Payasam
- Kunukku
- Paal Pongal (Milk Pongal)
- Til Ladoo
- Ariselu
- Pati Sapta
- Til Papdi
- Rice Flakes Sweet Pongal
- Rava Pongal
- Akkaravadisal
- Aval Payasam
- Ven Pongal
- Sakkarai Pongal
- Sweet Pongal
- Vermicelli Pongal
Tips & Articles
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Makar Sankranti (Pongal) - The Harvest Festival
Makar Sankranti, the Harvest Festival in the North and the most favorite fiesta in the South of India is ever marked for its jubilance, festive spirit, celebration and pomp , since it denotes a gran...
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Pongal is the harvest festival celebrated in South India. This is like the Thanksgiving Day celebrated in the U.S. For Tamilians all over the world, these four days of Pongal ...