January 20, 2011

Pongal Celebrations


WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY PONGAL


Pongal is the harvest festival celebrated by our Tamilians. Usually it falls on the month of January 14th. Farmers work throughout the year for paddy and they will pray to "Lord Suriyan and Indran".

Pongal is a four days celebrations, starting with the Bhogi festival involving burning of waste and old materials. It marks the beginning of new life.
We will Prepare "Poli, Vadai and Payasam".

The second day is the Pongal day celebration, we will boil the milk in the pot and we will do sweet pongal for nivedhiyam.

We will decorate the pot with "Turmeric leaf, Kumkum and Sandhanam", and also we will put Kolam infront our house.

Tie the turmeric leaf around the pot.

Nowadays most of them are preparing pongal in cooker. In olden days pongal will be prepared in Sand Pot.

Third is the "Mattu Ponagl" we will decorate the cows and we should thank for the harvest.

The last day is called as "Kanum Pongal". On this day we can enjoy with our family.

Ok Lets see how we are celebrating Pongal and also the preparation Of Pongal.

How to celebrate Pongal:












Celebration Of Bhogi:


- Clean house well. Put Kolam infront of our house.


- Poli is made for Bhogi day and also we will prepare vadai and payasam.

- After the preparation of these item. we will do "Nivedhiyam" to the God.













Celebration Of Kanu Pongal:


Menu for Kanum Pongal is "Variety Rice".

- Lemon Rice
- Puliyodharai
- Coconut Rice
- Payasam
- Vadai
- Applam with vadam


How to Prepare Sarkarrai Pongal:


Sarkarai Pongal is a famous South Indain Recipe.


Ingredients:

Raw Rice - 1Cup
Jaggery - 1/2
Ealichi -Few
Water - 2Cup


Method Of Preparation:

- Keep the kadai in the gas stove. Pour the water and let it cook for 5mintues.

- Now put the rice and let the rice should be cooked completely.

- Now add the ealchi and jaggery. Mix it well.

- Let it boil for 5minutes.

- Sarkarrai Pongal is ready now.

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