Pongal has its ancient roots in South Indian culture, centuries ago. It was first prepared as an offering to deities in ...

The festival’s name, "Pongal," is derived from the Tamil word meaning "to boil over. " This refers to the traditional dish of sweetened rice prepared during the celebrations. This dish ...

Make this Pongal festival much more enjoyable and healthier with this Pongal Sambar. It is unique in taste and texture from the conventional sambar. A great way to enjoy this vegetarian lentil curry ...

Pongal is a rice lentil dish which is often prepared in south Indian cuisine for puja rituals. It is also staple food and served daily, along with sambar, chutney or podi. Wash rice 2-3 times with ...

Discover Attukal Pongal, a festival in Trivandrum celebrating womanhood and strength with rituals and traditional food.

Pongal is the main festival celebrated in Chennai. Pongal is the harvest festival and is celebrated across five days in January. A sweet delicacy made out of rice and jaggery called pongal is ...

The annual Pongal festival in Pendlehill, Sydney, is highly popular. Parthiban, one of the coordinators of the festival, explains the "Tamil Thai Pongal Festival," which is organised by more than ...