Pongal is a beautiful festival that is celebrated in south Indian, especially Tamil Nadu. The festival celebrates the harvesting of crops and the preparation for a new round of sowing seeds. The celebration goes on for four days with dance, music, decorations and food.
One of the most important parts of the Pongal celebration is the delicious food. To celebrate the festival, here are some South Indian delicacies that you must cook at home. These recipes can be made with or without onion and garlic.
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Ven Pongal
A popular breakfast dish, Ven Pongal is a delicious recipe that you can make on Pongal. The dish is prepared with lentils, rice and spices. This comforting dish is perfectly balanced with its richness and nutrition. You can prepare this by cooking rice and lentils in water and adding tempering of ghee and spices.
Puliyodharai
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Puliyodharai or Tamarind Rice is a tangy and spicy Tamil dish that you must cook on Pongal. This dish is made with rice, tamarind water and a lot of spices. Your taste buds will thank you after devouring this Pongal special dish.
Sakkarai Pongal
Sakkarai Pongal, also known as Sweet Pongal, is a sweet dish that is specially cooked during Pongal. The dish is made with rice, lentils, ghee and loads of jaggery. The flavours of jaggery add up to the taste of the dish and add a rich sweetness to it. You can also add milk and cardamom to enhance its flavours.
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Curd Rice
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One of the most famous South Indian recipes is Curd Rice. It is a comforting dish that is loaded with subtle flavours and spices. All you need to prepare this dish is rice, tempering and curd. First, cook the rice in water, then make a tempering where you add spices like mustard, jeera, curry leaves and dry red chillies to ghee, then add it to the curd, further mix the curd and rice together.
Arachuvitta Sambar
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Who doesn't like a steaming bowl of sambar? Make this savoury dish of sambar with a variety of vegetables this Pongal. This dish is specially prepared in the houses of Tamil Brahmins and hence no onion and garlic are added to it. All you have to do is roast and grind homemade sambar powder, take lentils and a variety of veggies to make this dish.
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Prepare these dishes on Pongal this year and have a great celebration. If you like the story, stay tuned to HerZindagi for more!
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