Most traditional rice varieties mentioned can be cooked with 1:3 ratio of rice to water. Sreedevi hopes that more people come forward to “valourise” these grains.

Explore the importance of rice in celebrating the Makar Sankranti and Pongal festivals, two harvest festivals in India deeply intertwined with agrarian traditions. Learn about the cultural ...

Method: Wash millet and lentils together for 20 minutes and drain the water in a bowl. Take jaggery and make syrup; keep it aside. Boil the dal in a pressure cooker and keep it aside.

Another Pongal special is Kolam, which is a traditional floor mural made with rice flour. “Back in our hometowns, we used to prepare for days and make huge kolams, it was like a competition for us.

Pongal, to be celebrated on January 14, 2025, is a Hindu harvest festival that South Indians observe. The commemoration spans over 3-4 days where communities come together to prepare mostly rice ...

Try a heritage rice variety, this Pongal Rice to the occasion: It will encourage thousands of organic farmers who toil to keep rare and valuable types of indigenous paddy alive Updated - January ...

Pongal 2025: Significance. The festival has ancient roots and is closely tied to agriculture, particularly the harvesting of crops like rice, sugarcane, and turmeric.

Ven Pongal. Made with rice, split yellow mung dal, ghee, cumin, ginger, pepper and curry leaves, this delicious dish is served with sambhar and chutney, ...

How cooking rice heralds a rich harvest during the Tamil Pongal festival The South Indian new year, usually marked in mid January, is a celebration of abundance.

Distribution of cash gift along with other items for Pongal festival was first introduced in January 2014 with Rs 100 cash and one kg each of raw rice and sugar. This has been the case ever since ...