Pongal Special Recipes | Sankranti Special Recipes

Hi Supermoms,

Pongal is the biggest festival in South India. It is the Harvest Festival ,  thanksgiving to Mother Nature . 

"Pongal is a four-days-long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. For as long as people have been planting and gathering food, there has been some form of harvest festival. Pongal, one of the most important popular Hindu festivals of the year. This four-day festival of thanksgiving to nature takes its name from the Tamil word meaning "to boil" and is held in the month of Thai (January-February) during the season when rice and other cereals, sugar-cane, and turmeric (an essential ingredient in Tamil cooking) are harvested." - source 

For your easy reference , I have compiled all important and  popular pongal/sankranti  recipes.

1. Sakkaraipongal/sarkarraipongal/chakkaraipongal 

2. Akkaravadisal/Akkara Adisal 

3. Ven pongal /Ghee Pongal 

4. Paruppu Vadai 

5. Poli/Puran Poli / Paruppu Poli /Thengai Poli 

6. Medhu Vadai / Ulundu Vadai/ Vada :

7. Thanjavur Style Thengai Saadam | Coconut Rice 

8. Lemon Rice / Ellumichai saadam

9. North Arcot style Tomato Rice /Tomato rice

10. Puliodare/Puliogare/Pulihora

11.Oats Pongal

12. Bagala Bath | Thayir Sadam

13. Nellikai Sadam /Gooseberry Rice

14.Karuvepillai Rice / Karuvepaku Rice 

15. Sambar Sadam/Bisi Bele Bath

 16. Rava Pongal 

You can try these side dishes for Rice/pongal/Idli/Dosa:

1. Chettinad Vengaya Kosu

2. Kongunadu Tomato Kurma

3. Coconut Chutney

4. Vegetable Kootu

5. Paruppu Urundai Rasam

6.Masala Vadai Kuzhambu

7. Chettinad Rasam

8. Chettinad Style Mulaikattiya Pasipayaru Kuzhambu

9. Paal Kootu

10.Kara Chutney/Vengaya Chutney

11. Kathirikkai Gostu/Gotsu | Brinjal Gotsu

12. Potato Kurma

13. Hotel Sambar

14. Instant Sambar

15. Pasiparuppu Sambar ( quick sambar)

16. Peanut Chutney

17. Gooseberry Chutney

18. Murungai Keerai Chutney/ Drumstick leaves chutney

19. Pottu kadalai Chutney 

20. Avial

Here are a few tiffin recipes for simple dinner on Pongal holidays:

1. Poha Idli / Beaten Rice Idli

2. Thavalai Dosai

3. North Arcot Style Thavalai Dosai

4. Neer Dosa

5. Idli/Dosa Batter for soft idlis and dosas

6. Raw Rice Idli 

7. Illam Dosai

8. Visiri Dosai

9. Rava Idli

10. Moong dal Dosai

11. Adai 

Special Sweets:

1. Goduma Rava Payasam

2. Javvarisi payasam/Sabudana kheer

3. Paal Kozhukatai payasam/ Mani Kozhukattai

4. Instant Aval Puttu/ Attukula Puttu / Poha Puttu

5. Gajar Halwa /Carrot Halwa

6. Mysore Pak

7. Boondi Laddoo

8. Rava Kesari/sheera

9. 5 minute Apple Halwa

10. Samai rice payasam/kheer

11. Kashi Halwa

12. Paruppu Payasam

13. Suyyam/ Poornam Boorelu

14. Chettinadu Poori Payasam

15. Kadalai Urundai

16. Pori Urundai

17. Sevai Payasam

18. Coconut Burfi/Thengai Burfi ( traditional )

19. Instant Milk Peda

20. Corn Flour Halwa 

21. Paal Kesari/Milk Kesari

22. Palkova ( Instant)

Wishing you all a very Happy Harvest Festival !

Happy Cooking !

With love,

Masterchefmom