This is sweet rice pudding that is made in Tamil Nadu during the Pongal festival. It is even offered as prasad (sweet offering to the God) during Pongal and other religious functions. The name ‘Pon’ ...

Part 1: Sweet vs. Savoury Pongal. Sakkarai Pongal (Sweet Pongal) Ingredients: Rice, moong dal (split yellow lentils), jaggery, ghee, cardamom, cashews, and raisins.. Preparation: Rice and roasted ...

Ingredients. 1 tbsp cashew; 1 tbsp pista; 1 tbsp almonds; 1 cup jaggery; 3 cup milk; 1/2 cup moong dal; 1 pinch pepper; 1 tbsp raisins; 1 cup rice; 1 pinch saffron ...

South Indian festival foods are a celebration of flavour, tradition, and nutrition. While they hold special significance ...

Celebrate Pongal 2025 with authentic South Indian flavors! Know about sweet Sakkarai Pongal, tangy Tamarind Rice, and more festive delicacies.

Mumbai, Jan 15 (EFE). — Thousands of women from Mumbai’s Tamil community woke up early on Friday morning to prepare for the Pongal festival, DNA newspaper reported.While it w… ...

Brown Rice Pongal. Wash a cup of brown rice and a cup of moong daal. Soak them together in salted water for an hour. Then boil them together till it begins to soften and becomes thick.

If you are willing to experiment, try red rice varieties such as poongar and karuppu kavuni.J Kala, who is a cook at city-based Iyal, an organic store that also has a restaurant in its premises ...

The sweet rice is traditionally cooked in a new clay pot in the open and allowed to boil over. When it does, everyone shouts “pongalo pongal”, signifying plenty and prosperity for the year ahead.

Method: Wash millet and lentils together for 20 minutes and drain the water in a bowl. Take jaggery and make syrup; keep it aside. Boil the dal in a pressure cooker and keep it aside.

Pongal 2025 will be celebrated from January 14 to 17, ... The highlight of this day is the preparation of the Pongal dish — a mixture of boiled sweet rice. The dish is cooked in an earthen pot, ...