As the harvest season begins, southern India comes alive with the vibrant celebrations of Pongal, a festival that marks ... with a clay pot or banana leaf Wash rice and lentils together for ...

Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu ... add it at the last minute for best results and serve traditionally in a clay pot or on a banana leaf.

In Tiruchy retail markets, a bunch was sold for Rs 750-Rs 800 on the eve of Pongal while the price hovered ... parts of Thanjavur waterlogged, with banana tree roots submerged for days," said ...

Of all the festivals celebrated in Tamil Nadu, Pongal holds a special place. Like most harvest festivals across India, Pongal coincides with the beginning of the six-month northward journey of the sun ...

Pongal is a four-day-long Hindu festival dedicated to thanking nature ... the dish is served to family members and guests on banana leaves, celebrating togetherness and abundance.

KANNIYAKUMARI: As Pongal festival sales remained at its height ... A diploma engineer-turned-banana leaf/turmeric leaf vendor P Naveen (32) said, "Though my family has a shop in the market ...

The festival also lead several eateries to offer Pongal special delicacies to their ... special flavour of these dishes served on banana leaves. You can also get southern specialities like Pidi ...

Mix pacha karpooram, cardamoms, salt and banana. Cook for 15-20 minutes ... and raisins until they turn golden brown. Garnish the pongal with the roasted cashew nuts and raisins.

The Banana Leaf chain of South Indian restaurants will rustle up an array of savoury and sweet 'pongal' preparations, namely paruppu tengai, tengal paal chakra, kara, ven and almond semiya pongal ...