Pongal Recipes

Pongal is one of the biggest festivals observed in the southern states of India, especially in Tamil Nadu. The festival marks the onset of the harvest season in South India and is quite similar to Makar Sankranti. This year the four-day ...

Spicy Pongal, or kara Pongal, is a traditional South Indian dish. Also known as ven Pongal, it is mainly offered as a naivedyam food along with sweet Pongal. This year the festival will start on 11 January and it will continue ...

Makar Sankranti is celebrated throughout India differently. It is an auspicious festival and in many parts of India, agricultural festivals ('Nabanna' in Bengal, 'Bihu' in Assam) are celebrated. This year the festival will be celebrated fro, 14-17 January.  With celebration, special ...

Sankranti or Pongal is a harvest festival that is celebrated throughout India. This is the first festival that is celebrated at the beginning of the year. It is called a harvest festival, as it is that time of the year when ...