47th day of our blog

Hello Readers,

Today is 47th day of our blog.  I hope you will like it.  So here we go………

 Famous food of Karnataka 

Khara Pongal and Sweet Pongal

Pongal is a popular dish from south India. There are 2 versions of Pongal a sweet version and a savoury version called Ven Pongal or Khara Pongal. Both the Pongal dishes have the same base that is cooked moong dal and rice. The Khara Pongal has the name itself indicates is a savoury dish which has a tempering of cashew and basic spices. Khara Pongal is prepared as a breakfast dish and is usually served with a sambar on the top. Khara Pongal is nutritious and delicious and is very simple to prepare, the tempering of mustard, cumin, ginger, curry leaves, green chilli, cashew nuts, asafoetida, turmeric, and coconut pieces brings out the beautiful flavors in the Khara Pongal. It’s a wholesome breakfast dish and kids will love it too for its yumminess and creamy texture.

Sweet Pongal is usually prepared during festivals like Sankranti or Pongal festivals, which is a harvest festival that comes in the mid of January every year. Sweet Pongal is a sweet dish where the moong dal and rice are cooked with jaggery and milk. Coconut milk can also be used here to make it more aromatic and flavourful. The sweet Pongal is topped with cashew and raisins fried in ghee to make it more festive and delicious. During Pongal, this sweet dish is prepared using freshly harvested rice. The sweetness from jaggery and the flavors of moong and rice tastes awesome. This festive sweet dish can be prepared for any celebrations or pooja at home. It is very simple and turns out yummy with all the ghee, milk, jaggery, and crunch of cashews and raisins.

Karnataka Culture - Know about tradition

Karnataka Rajyotsava

The state of Karnataka was born on the 1st of November in the year 1956. On this day (a declared state-holiday), the Karnataka state flag is hoisted by the Chief Minister of the state and the governor addresses the people of the state. It is a common sight to see the official yellow and red state flag flying on various government and private establishments.

Typically, a cultural gala is organised in a large stadium and many awards are handed out to individuals who were exemplary in their respective fields. The highest state honour is the Rajyotsava award which is handed out by the Chief Minister. 

Let’s Learn

In this Section you are going to learn how to read, write and speak Kannada fluently in a fun way. So let’s start. Yesterday’s edition we have asked readers to translate the sentence from English to Kannada from previous lessons. Hope you have completed😀 So here you have translation in Kannada to yesterday’s questions☺️

1. Please go there. { Dayavittu alli hogi}

2. This potato is very small { Ee aalugadde tumba chikkadu}

3. I don’t like garlic { Nanage bellulli ishta ella}

4. Tell about yourself { Nimma bagge heli}

5. I am in office now { Naanu eega officenalli eddene}

We are excited to know how you have translated the same…..Please write it in comment section…We want to see your progress👍

Now Translate these Sentence from English to Kannada

1. I saw you yesterday.

2. Don’t play with fire.

3. I am coming from tomorrow.

4. Mosquitos are bitting me.

5. This car is mine.

We have given sentence based on information given in this blog…So please read and try to answer. Please write your answer in the comment section.

We hope you will like our post.  Please let us know what do you want to know in comment section. We will try to add those things.

Let’s meet tomorrow with new post😀

Yours,

Seema