pongal recipes

Five regional recipes to celebrate the harvest season

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Five regional recipes to celebrate the harvest season

One of the major festivals of India, the harvest festival, celebrated throughout the nation, is known by various names in different states. Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Sankranti in West Bengal, Karnataka and Andhra, Lohri in Punjab, Makar Sankaranti is Maharastra and other northern states, and Bihu in Assam. Each region has speciality dishes that use … Read more

Six millet-based recipes to try this Pongal

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Six millet-based recipes to try this Pongal

The United Nations has declared 2023 as the year of the millet. Once called “cereals of the poor”, in 2018 the Indian government gave this superfood a face-lift and renamed it ‘nutricereals’. Ever since, millets have become a popular alternative to rice and wheat. Experts believe that millets are one of the oldest foods known … Read more