In Pics | 5 Traditional dishes you can try this Pongal

Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated with great zeal in Tamil Nadu and is all about feasting and offering prayers. The festival is dedicated to the Sun God is is celebrated with lip-smacking dishes. From sweet to savoury dishes, here are the top 5 traditional dishes to celebrate this festival.

Sakkarai Pongal: Made of rice, jaggery, dry fruits and other commodities. This is the ceremonial offering prepared during Pongal and is a must try. Credit: DH Pool Photo

Vada: Medhu Vada, or lentil doughnut, is a crunchy snack mainly consumed for breakfast with pipping hot sambhar and coconut chutney. Its primary ingredient is urad dal or black gram lentils. Credit: Instagram/@shrivenkateswara_pureveg

Ven Pongal: Ven Pongal, also known as Khara Pongal, is a savoury variation of Sakkarai Pongal in which moong dal and a few spices are used in place of milk and jaggery. It complements sambhar and chutney and adds flavour to you celebrations. Credit: DH Pool Photo

Paal Payasam: The traditional sweet dish, payasam is cooked with rice, milk, jaggery, coconut and dry fruits. Credit: Getty Images

Idli & Sambhar: This savoury rice cake dish is made by steaming batter consisting rice and dals and is served with coconut chutney, tomato chutney and sambhar. Credit: Getty Images