'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 'Venn Pongal' along with other side dishes of rice and 'Avial', a concoction of vegetables
Pongal is all about spreading love and joy in the neigbouring homes and enjoy the festival with family and friends. Families exchange 'Pongal' as good wishes of prosperity to each other and visit each other on this day. However, some of the South Indian families exchange only the first fruits and flowers of the harvest as gifts to their near and dear ones
Our Pongal Recipe section contains a variety of traditional Pongal recipes. Pongal is the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu. It is an occasion to indulge in revelry and merry making. Celebrate Pongal along with some delicious food. Try our easy recipes for Pongal
Here are some typical Pongal recepies for you to use and enjoy on or around the festival of Pongal:
Main Pongal Recipes
Sarkarai Pongal
Sakkarai Pongal in Panai (Earthern Pot)
Sweet Pongal with Jaggery
Ven Pongal
Aval Payasam Recipe
Rava Payasam
Medu Vada
Other Pongal Recipes
Avial - Mixed vegetable dish
Avial - Yam and Gourd
Bisibele Bhath
Boonda
Brinjal Kotsu
Chana Dal Payasam
Chow Chow Koottu
Coconut Laddoos
Coconut Rice
Curd Rice
Karunai Kilangu Masiyal
Keerai Masiyal
Khara Pongal
Lemon Rice with Channa Dal
Lemon Rice
Milk Rice
Milk Vada
Muttai Kulambu
Muttaikos Kola
Parangikkai Pulikulambu
Pesarattu
Puli Pongal
Puliyodharai
Rava Dosa
Salt pongal
Seeyam
Summa Kulambu
Uppuma
Vazhakkai Podimas
Vegetable Perattal
Vella Mangai Pachadi
Vendakkai Mandi
Vendakkai More kulambu
Fish Kalia
Read about Makar Sankranti Recipes
here.
Read about Bhogi Recipes
here.
