South Indian festival foods are a celebration of flavour, tradition, and nutrition. While they hold special significance during religious events, their taste and versatility make them worth enjoying ...

As Pongal approaches, these seven dishes take center stage, transforming the festival into a gastronomic delight. ... Food videos. 04:13 The Role of Genetics in Heart Disease: Are You at Risk?

Ratha Saptami Auspicious Foods: Celebrate Ratha Saptami 2025 with traditional dishes like Payasam, Pongal, and more. Discover ...

Followed by Makar Sankranti, celebrated across North India and Gujarat sees the preparation of til-gud sweets jaggery-based sweets while Tamil Nadu’s Pongal, which is a four-day harvest festival ...

Pongal, the harvest festival celebrated across South India, is a time for joy, gratitude, and of course, delicious food! In Tamil Nadu, the heart of the festivities, homes reverberate with the ...

One of the basic and common type of Pongal, this dish is made with rice and yellow moong dal, cooked with black pepper, cumin and ginger. | Credit: DH Pool Photo. Sweet Pongal.

Pongal 2025: 5 dishes to add flavour to festivities. DH Web Desk. Ven Pongal. Made with rice, split yellow mung dal, ghee, cumin, ginger, pepper and curry leaves, this delicious dish is served ...

Celebrate Pongal 2025 from January 14–17. Learn about its history, ... Following the ritual offering, the food is given to family members and visitors on banana leaves, ...

Serves: 2-3. Ingredients. ½ cup mixed lentils of your choice, soaked overnight; 2 tbsp oats, dry roasted; 2 tbsp kodu or foxtail millets, soaked for 15 minutes; 1 tsp rai or mustard seeds; 1-2 ...

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 will start on January 15 and end on January 18. ... cooking food items for Pongal in clay pots or stoves, and tying manjal kothu around the pot. Additionally, ...