TRIVIA. mongal. stole. pongal. Story by Abhi Krish Illustrations by Abhishikta Dutta

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1 TRIVIA mongal stole o pongal Story by Abhi Krish Illustrations by Abhishikta Dutta

2 PONGAL Pongal is a thanksgiving festival for the Sun God The sun is what makes nature grow and thrive Pongal is held in January every year in the Tamil calendar month of ' Thai ' This is the season when rice, cereal, turmeric and sugarcane are harvested The above items are prominently used during the Pongal celebrations

3 PONGAL An enjoyable part of the Pongal festival is making a sweet dish called Pongal Rice, milk and sugar are combined in a pot. As the milk starts to boil and overflow, families come together and joyously cheer Pongalo Pongal! The overflowing of the pot represents abundance and prosperity. Pongal also means to boil over

4 PONGAL The 2nd day of Pongal is called Maatu Pongal Maatu (or maadu) is cow and the day celebrates livestock such as cows and goats that produce the milk needed to make foods such as cheese, yoghurt and ghee. The cows and calves are decorated in beautiful ornaments and then are worshipped with thanks for all that they give

5 PONGAL The last day of Pongal is called Kaanum Pongal It is performed by the girls and women of the house to pray for good fortune and health of all in the family

6 The sun is a large star Sunlight makes plants grow Sunlight helps our body make vitamin D, which is important in keeping us strong and healthy The sun is very hot The sun is very far away from us. We cannot go near the sun but we can pretend to catch it with a net by using our imagination! Looking at the sun directly will hurt our eyes the SUN

7 how is food made? Did you know? Many of our favourite foods do not grow on trees. Rather, they are made using the fruits, vegetables and other natural products that grow in nature. Yoghurt, butter and cheese are made using milk from cows and goats Sugar is made from the sugar cane plant. Sugar is used in making sweets, chocolate and desserts like gulab jamun or cake.

8 how is food made? Dosai, idly, pizza dough, parata, chapathi and bread all need flour. Flour is made from grains (such as rice, wheat or barley that are broken down into fine powders. Even noodles are made from grains! The toppings that go on a pizza are made from fruit (pineapple), vegetables (onions, capsicums, tomatoes), animals (sausages, mince) and products that come from animals (cheese).

9 What you need 1.5 cups raw rice 1 cup brown sugar/jiggery 1 tbsp cardamom powder ¼ cup raisins and cashew nuts 1.5 tbsps butter/ghee Let's make Pongal!

10 Fry the cashew nuts and raisins in butter in a pan Add 4.5 cups of water to a pot and allow it to heat on a stove Once the water boils, add in the rice to the pot When the rice water starts to froth and boil over, reduce the flame and shout PONGALO PONGAL! Add the cardamom powder and sugar Keep stirring until the mixture is thick Switch off the flame and allow to cool Enjoy! Let's make Pongal!

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