Pongal festival is to celebrate the harvest festival and the first day of the Tamizh (Tamil Calendar Month) month. It is a festival that is spread over four days. Pongal in tamil means something that is overflowing. The act of boiling over of milk in the clay pot is considered to denote future prosperity for the family. See more at The Pongal at wikipedia. This mouth watering sweet dish which is traditionally offered on a fresh banana leaf along with ven pongal, vada and vegetable kootu. This dish is made with jaggery and rice and mildly flavored with cardamom powder. Absolutely Delicious!

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An all time favorite sweet typically eaten hot with cold vanilla ice cream.

Serves: 4 persons (hard to mention, as one person can solely finish this delicious sweet)
Cooking time: 30 minutes approximately Preparation Time: 20 (10 minutes to grate carrots)
Ingredients

3 cups of grated […]

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