This is an essential part of celebrations and is a must-try on Pongal. Payasam is made with rice, lentils, or vermicelli, milk or coconut milk and sweetened with jaggery or sugar. This dish is a ...

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.

A great way to enjoy this vegetarian lentil curry not only on Pongal (A Tamil harvest festival), but also on those special days when you crave for some simple comfort food. Though this is a special ...

MINNETONKA – Colorful dancers twirled and dipped on the stage at Hopkins High School while the halls filled with the language of Tamil on Saturday, Jan. 18, for the Pongal Harvest Festival.

Pongal is a staple dish in every south-Indian household. This recipe is made using foxtail millet and yellow moong dal and is topped with a crackling tadka. It is super nutritious and makes for a ...