Pongal celebrated through the first four days of the Tamil Month of Thai (Mid January to Mid February), is a popular harvest festival in Tamil Nadu. The word Pongal, which literally means 'boiling over', refers to rice cooked in milk and jaggery. The preparations
for the Pongal festival are quite elaborate. Pongal or sweet rice is the main preparation of the festival.
Pongal Recipes 'Pongal' means boiling water and symbolizes the excess and plentiful of harvest and prosperity. The harvest festival of Tamil Nadu has two main dishes on its course as 'Sweet Pongal' and 'Salt Pongal' along with other side dishes of rice and
'Avial', a concoction of vegetables.
Here are some typical Pongal recepies for you to use and enjoy on or around the festival of Pongal:
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How to Make Pongal
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Pongal, sweet rice known as 'Pongal' is cooked in a new earthenware pot which is placed where the puja is to be performed.
Ingredients :
- 1 cup Rice.
- 1/4 cup Moong dal.
- /2- 1 tsp
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Ven Pongal - Venn Pongal
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Ingredients :
- Rice 1 Cup.
- Moong Dal 1/4 Cup.
- Black Pepper Powder to taste.
- Zera Powder 1 Tbsp.
- Ginger Paste 1 Tsp.
- Dry Dinger (Sukku) 1 Tbsp.
- Heeng 1 Ts
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Sarkkarai Pongal
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Ingredients :
- 2 litres Milk.
- 10 Almonds.
- 1 1/2 cups Newly harvested rice.
- 1/4 cup Moong dal.
- 15 Cashewnuts.
- 1 1/2 cup Jaggery grated.
- 30 Kishmis.
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Chackra Pongal
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Ingredients :
- Long Grain Rice 1 cup.
- Moong Dhal 1/8 cup.
- Milk 1 cup.
- Melted Butter (Ghee) 1/2 to 1 cup.
- Powdered Jaggery (Gur) or Brown Sugar 1 3/4 cup.
- Cardamom
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Sweet Pongal
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Ingredients :
- 1 cup Raw Rice.
- 1/2 cup Green Gram Dal.
- 1 cup Milk.
- 3 cups Jaggery (powdered).
- 4 tbsp Ghee.
- 2 tbsp Cashewnuts.
- 2 tbsp Raisins.
- 5
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