Pongal is the time to enjoy and have fun. It is the festival of
feasting and enjoyment. 'Pongal' means boiling water and symbolizes the
excess and plentiful of harvest and prosperity. The harvest festival of
Tamil Nadu has two main dishes on its course as 'Sweet Pongal' and 'Salt
Pongal' along with other side dishes of rice and 'Avial', a concoction
of vegetables. Pongal is all about spreading of love and joy in the
neighboring homes and enjoy the festival with family and friends.
Families exchange 'pongal' as good wishes of prosperity to each other
and visit each other on this day. However, some of the South Indian
families exchange only the first fruits and flowers of the harvest as
gifts to their near and dear ones.
- Aval Payasam
- Bisi Bele Bhath
- Boonda
- Brinjal Kotsu
- Chakara Pongal
- Chana Dal Payasam
- Chow Chow Koottu
- Coconut Laddoo
- Curd Rice
- Keerai Masiyal
- Lemon Rice
- Milk Rice
- Muttai Kulambu
- Parangikkai Pulikulambu
- Puliyogare Rice
- Rava Kesari
- Sakkarai Pongal
- Seeyam
- Summa Kulambu
- Upma
- Vegetable Perattal
- Ven Pongal
- Vendakkai More kulambu
- Karunai Kilangu Masiyal
- Khara Pongal
- Medu Vada
- Milk Vada
- Muttaikos Kola
- Pesarattu
- Rava Dosa
- Rava Payasam
- Sweet Pongal
- Vazhakkai Podimas
- Vella Mangai Pachadi
- Vendakkai Mandi
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