My first memories of Pongal are synonymous with the ‘Pongal test match’ at the MA Chidambaram stadium. The Indian equivalent of the boxing day match when almost without exception, Chennai would host a ...

The festival is one of the most important ones in the Tamil calendar. Pongal is associated with delicious food famous in the Southern Indian states. Here is the date, time, significance, rituals and ...

What is the most prominent food memory of your childhood? I think it is the puliyodharai or tamarind rice. I have very fond memories of being in the kitchen and watching my grandmother and mother make ...

On the occasion of Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, we bring you some traditional, easy to make recipes you can treat your loved ones to. The harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, Pongal, is ...

Pongal, the harvest festival, is naturally a lot about food. And what is a meal without a sweet dish? DC gets you two versions of the quintessential Sweet Pongal which is a must at every celebration ...

Pongal 2019 is going to be celebrated from January 15, 2019, that is today, to January 18, 2019. The Tamil festival is celebrated to offer thanks to the Sun God and to commemorate the journey of the ...

Pongal is incomplete without traditional lip-smacking recipes. The four-day festival is celebrated with different cuisines each day. The word 'pongal' is derived from Tamil word 'ponga' which means ...

South India is currently engulfed in the festivities of Pongal.The four-day festival is celebrated with much fervour across Tamil Nadu. The harvest festival falls in the month of 'Thai', which is the ...

Dedicated to the Sun God, Pongal is the very first festival of South India that marks the beginning of the new year. Similar to other harvest festivals, Pongal is celebrated in order to thank the ...

Pongal is here and with it the southern state of Tamil Nadu is bathed in festivities in celebration of one of the biggest Hindu festivals. Pongal is a popular harvest festivals of South India, mainly ...

It’s common belief that one gets drowsy after having pongal, but that certainly wasn’t the case on Sunday evening at the grand finale of the Chennai Times Pongal Vadai Contest. It s common belief that ...