Tamil Festival Happy Pongal

**chennairam** · 14-01-2007, 06:10 PM

TAMIL FESTIVAL HAPPY PONGAL

happy pongal to all tamilnadu members and other members and admins, moderates

Pongal Greetings:-
Thai Pongal is celebrated on January 15th every year. The month of Thai (January) is the harvest season in the Thamil homeland spanning from Thamil Nadu to Thamil Eelam. Pongal refers to rice cooked in milk and sweetened with brown sugar (chakkarai, from which the English word jaggery is derived). On a full scale it is a three-day festival of nature-worship. It includes feeding the birds that are part of the beauty of nature, and offering thanks to the cattle, Mattu Pongal, which gives milk and plough the fields. Jallikkattu is a peaceful sport involving bulls celebrated by young men as a part of 3-day Thai Pongal.

Pongal Recipe:

1. Pongal Paanai (clay-pot) is decorated around its neck with mango leaves.
2. Boil water & milk (without the rice) in the paanai.
3. When the milk spills over say "Pongal, Oh Pongal" and add rice to the paanai.
4. Once the rice is cooked, add chakkarai, katkandu (sugar), honey, raisins & cashews.
5. Few pods of Cardamom enhance the flavor of pongal.
6. Once the mixture is ready for serving set up the Padayal on three banana leaf plates.

regards
ramkumar
chennai

**sundar** · 14-01-2007, 07:10 PM

nice ram wish u all happy pongal [thamilan endru sollad thalai nimurnthu nillada]

**Badshah** · 14-01-2007, 11:17 PM

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**chennairam** · 15-01-2007, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by Badshah

Actual name of the forum''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''
''gsm south india''

admans reaname the forum name''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
thankas to all tamilians''''''''''''''''''''good job''''''''''''''''''''''
tamilians are the best in india''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ''

sir not like that all indian are the best in india
any happy pongal festival lets enjoy

regards
chennai ram

**kbsuthir** · 15-01-2007, 10:10 AM

thaks everybody.wish u happy tamalilar thirnal ellor illagalium magaichi pongakatum.pongalo pongal happy pongal. kbsuthir.polur,t.v.malai dt,tamilnadu.