Pongal Kuzhambu Recipe – Chettinad Pongal Kuzhambu Recipe

Pongal Kuzhambu recipe with step by step photos. This Chettinad Pongal Kuzhambu is usually served along with paal pongal (Vellai Pongal) as a side dish and it also stays well for a week or more without spoiling.

Pongal kuzhambu is a celebration of fresh produce we harvest after the monsoon. It is our way of thanking the Sun, Rain and Mother Earth by using the vegetables from all types of plants like shrubs, creepers, climbers and trees.

It is also called as “Vandikaaran Kuzhambu” during the old days. The travellers who used to travel long distance by bullock carts made this kuzhambu in advance and took it along with them in big kalayams. Wherever they could find a place for shelter, they will only cook the rice and reheat the…