Pongal is one of the most popular four day long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu. Any festival is incomplete without a feast. So, here’s a lunch which I prepared for Pongal festival. We usually prepare a heavy lunch for Thai Pongal. I love celebrating festivals in a rich way as it brings positive vibes…
YumThengai Poli / Coconut Puran Poli / Holige
Thengai Poli is a flat bread usually prepared for the first day of Pongal – Bhogi. Pongal is a festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu to mark the harvest season. It’s a 3-day celebration and celebrated to Thank mother Earth. I have earlier shared a recipe to make Parrapu Poli in my blog. This is another…
YumVaragu Arisi Sakkarai Pongal Recipe
Varagu Arisi Sakkarai Pongal is a dish especially made for Pongal festival using kodo millet. Pongal is a three day long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu. You can call it a thanks giving festival where people mother earth. This first day is celebrated as Bhogi festival to thank Lord Indra, Mighty Lord of rain as he helped…
YumVen Pongal Recipe
Ven Pongal is a popular breakfast in Tamil Nadu and also made for Pongal festival in South India. It is mainly made with rice and yellow lentil served with Gotsu or sambar and coconut chutney. I have cooked directly in a pressure cooker. My family loves this dish and usually we serve with gotsu for…
YumParrapu Poli / Holige / Dal Puran Poli
Parrapu Poli is prepared for Bhogi – the first day of Pongal. This dish is also very famous in other parts of India specially in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra for Sankaranti. the names might change like puran poli, Holige, Obbattu or the way we call in Tamil Nadu as Parrapu Poli. It is a stuffed…
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