In India, January begins not just the New Year, but a new set of festivals too! This winter month is when Makar Sankranti is celebrated, also known as Pongal or Lohri in parts of India. But like William Shakespeare said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”! The name of the festival may be…Read More
Sweet Pongal Recipe
Pongal is a popular dish that is cooked specially during the south Indian festival of the same name. It’s a rice dish and mildly spiced, and also has a sweet version – sweet Pongal! Although sweet, sweet Pongal is much too healthy to qualify as dessert! Besides rice, it also has moong dal and ghee, healthy…Read More