Wishing you all a Very Happy Pongal / Sankranti :-). I am here with the recipe for healthy Proso Millet Venn Pongal with the video tutorial. Proso Millet / Pani Varagu (in Tamil) has more health benefits like reduce cholestrol, rich in calcium and reduces risk of heart diseases (according to wiki). Recently I got…
Pongal Recipes
Pachai Mochai Kulambu | Mochai Kottai Pongal Puli kuzhambu Recipe
Pachai Mochai Kulambu | Kottai Puli Kuzhambu | Mochai Payaru Puli Kulambu is a very authentic and traditional recipe from our place, which we usually make it on Pongal festive time, also this kuzhambu pairs well with paal pongal/white or plain pongal. Every year I usually make a long write up for the Pongal special…
Thinai Venn Pongal | Kaara Pongal | Foxtail Millet Lentil Mixed One Pot Meal
Today is Thaipusam, a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February). History speaks this festival is mainly related to Tamil God Muruga who destroyed the evils using Vel/Spear given by Goddess Parvathi on that day. Last month during Thai Pongal festival I made…
Traditional Clay Pot Sakkarai Pongal | Sweet Pongal மண் பானை பொங்கல்
The authentic Tamil Festival Pongal is very much expected in village sides, a month before the festival my mom starts cleaning the house and they paint the house during that time or at least border the entrance with sunnambu (Lime) and make few pookolams. The cultivated rice/pachai arisi (free from machine process) is used to…
Brown Rice Oats Khara Pongal | Venn Pongal | Special Post for Diabetes Awareness
Today Nov 1 th is world diabetic day, we group of bloggers decided to make n post a healthy diabetic friendly recipe on this day and I am glad to share few info for this social awareness. There is no history of diabetics from my side but heard FIL had diabetics and so myH is very conscious. My…
Brown Rice Sarkkarai Pongal | Sweet Pongal Recipe | Festive Special
This Monday we have moved to different apartment. We haven’t looked in the apartment directly before booking, we looked in to it after getting the key for moving. Anyways we like the new house and its up to our expectations and personally i am happy with good sunlight :-). After usual Indian milk boiling procedure…
Kalkandu Saadham Rock Candy Pongal Rice Recipe
I had successfully posted recipes for 8 days (continuously) with different neivedhyams and for the 9th day of navrathri I am winding up with this Kalkandu Saadham Rock Candy Pongal Rice Recipe. Today we celebrated Saraswathi pooja with Kalkandu sadam and White chana sundal. Happy Vijayadasami!!! Already I came up with many sundal varieties, so the white…
