Sankranti/Pongal Recipes

HAPPY SANKRANTI 2014

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Bhogi Recipes

Bhogi is the first day of three day festival Sankranthi. Special dishes are made for this festival with new rice. Following are the dishes made for Bhogi festival.

Athesara/Pulagam/Moong Dal Rice

Pachi Pulusu

Pesara Garelu

Poli/Bobbatlu

Sankranti Special Recipes

The second day is Makara Sankranti , also called "Pedda Panduga" (పెద్ద పండుగ), which literally means "the big festival", when everyone wears new clothes, prays to God, and make offerings of traditional food to ancestors who have died.

Following are the dishes made for Sankranti festival.

Paramannam/Sweet Pongal

Boorelu

Pulihora

Kalagura

Aavada

Kanuma Recipes

Kanuma Panduga (కనుమ) is not as widely celebrated, but is an integral part of the Sankranti culture. Mukkanuma (ముక్కనుమ) is popular among the non-vegetarians of the society.

Following are the dishes made for Kanuma festival.

Pesaratu

Coconut Rice

Chakkera Pongali

Curd rice

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Along with all the above recipes Enjoy the festival with the following Pindivantalu...

Ariselu

Sunnundalu

Boondi Laddu

Rava Laddu

                                      

Kajjikayalu

Rayalaseema Burfi

Sajja Boorelu

Jantikalu

Garelu

 

Telangana Sakinalu 

Andhra Chekkalu 

In addition to the above pindi vantalu enjoy the festival with some spicy Non-Vegetarian food..

Chicken Dum Biryani

Mutton Pulao

Fish Fry

Mutton Kurma

Chicken Tandoori