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Pongal (/ ˈ θ aɪ ˈ p oʊ ŋ ʌ l /), also referred to as Thai Pongal, is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils. It is observed in the month of Thai according to the Tamil solar calendar and usually falls on 14 or 15 January.
Jan 10, 2023 · Ven Pongal is a traditional South Indian dish made with rice, split yellow mung dal, ghee, cumin, ginger, pepper and curry leaves. The word “Venn” means “White” in Tamil and “Pongal” means “to bubble & overflow” which signifies abundance. It also refers to this rice lentil dish.
Jan 12, 2024 · Ven Pongal recipe also known as Khara Pongal or Ghee Pongal is a popular South Indian porridge like savory dish that is made with rice, yellow moong lentils and laced with the wonderful flavors of black peppercorns, cumin seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves and ghee.
Pongal is one of the most popular harvest festivals of South India, mainly of Tamil Nadu. Pongal falls in the mid-January every year and marks the auspicious beginning of Uttarayan - sun's journey northwards. Pongal festival lasts for four days.
Jan 14, 2020 · Pongal literally means to ‘boil over’ or ‘overflow’. The practice of rice boiled with milk, spilling over in an earthen pot under the sun came to be celebrated as the festival of Pongal that we know today. Pongal has been celebrated since the Sangam Age more than 2 millennia ago.
Pongal (lit. 'to boil over') is a South Indian and Sri Lankan dish of rice cooked in boiling milk. Its preparation is the main custom associated with the Pongal festival. It is also eaten as a breakfast food. A part of Tamil cuisine, varieties include venn (hot) pongal, sakkarai (sweet) pongal, kozhi (chicken) pongal, and sanyasi pongal.
Pongal, a harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, signals a time for new beginnings. It marks the end of a cold winter and signals the start of the sun’s six-month journey towards the North. On this auspicious day, the Sun is worshipped as the life force behind all creation.
Jan 10, 2023 · Sweet Pongal is a delicious South Indian festive dish made with rice, moong lentils, ghee, jaggery or sugar, cardamoms and nuts. It is a traditional dish mostly made to offer the Gods on special occasions & festivals. Sweet Pongal is known as Chakkara pongali in Telugu & Sakkarai pongal in Tamil.
Pongal 2023: The important South Indian festival of Pongal will be celebrated from January 15 to January 18 this year. Here is all you want to know about the four days of the traditional...
Pongal 2022: Pongal, the four-day harvest festival celebrated in South India, especially Tamil Nadu, will be celebrated with great enthusiasm from January 14-17 this year. Celebrated in...
