January 2025 Pongal Recipe. Pongal is a vibrant harvest festival celebrated with great enthusiasm in south india. Pongal 2025 will be celebrated from january 14th to january 17th, beginning with bhogi pongal and ending with kaanum pongal.
Some communities in tamil nadu also make a kuzhambu (gravy) with a mix of country vegetables (see recipe) that is served as an accompaniment to pongal. Pongal is a hindu harvest festival that marks the beginning of the sun’s journey also known as uttarayana in the northward direction.