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.
We have 58 Pongal recipes in this category.
Brown Rice Pongal
Samai Pongal (Little Millet Pongal)
Thinai Pongal (Foxtail Millet Pongal)
Kambu Vella Pongal (Bajra Jaggery Pongal)
Spicy Murukku (Kara Murukku)
Aval Payasam (Poha Kheer)
Elaneer Pongal
Sugarcane Pongal
Dry Fruits Pongal
Ulundu Vadai
Kalkandu Pongal
Puli Pongal (Tamarind Pongal)
Sweet Aval Pongal
Milagu (Pepper) Pongal
Spinach Pongal
Corn, Rice and Dal Pongal
Pumpkin Dal Kootu
Sago Bagalabath
Mixed Dal Sakkarai Pongal
Jackfruit Pongal
Pineapple Rava Pongal
Oats Sweet Pongal
Urad Laddu
Chettinad Appam
Mixed Vegetable Sago Pongal
Palak Masala Pongal
Samba Rava Spicy Pongal
Fruits Pongal
Semolina Pongal
Sweet Semolina Pongal
Vegetable Pongal
Pongal
Samba Rava Pongal
Spicy Milk Pongal
Masala Pongal
Sago Sweet Pongal
Jackfruit Appam
Sweet Milk Pongal
Mango Sweet Pongal
Green Peas Vadai
Mundiri Kothu
Gothumai Pongal
Rice Payasam
Kunukku
Paal Pongal (Milk Pongal)
Til Papdi
Pati Sapta
Ariselu
Til Ladoo
Rice Flakes Sweet Pongal
Rava Pongal
Akkaravadisal
Sweet Pongal
Sakkarai Pongal
Ven Pongal
Vermicelli Pongal
Tips & Articles
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Makar Sankranti (Pongal) – The Harvest Festival
Sankranti means 'transit' in Sanskrit and Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into Makar Rashi (Capricorn), which falls regularly on the 14 or 15 of January every year. It is a magnificent festival that signifies everything good, auspicious and ritualistic in Hindu culture and religion.
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Kids just love Pongal because of all the fun they have like burning the old things on Bogi, buying new things the next day, watching movies and collect gifts from elders, playing around with the cows.