Name: Pongal
Brand: PODI life
SKU: pongal-mild
Price: 18.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Spice Level

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Spicy 🌶️🌶️

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Pongal is an iconic, warm, comforting spiced-risotto-like dishes.

This pre-measured and highly-tested Pongal mix are made of organic, roasted rice, lentils, millets and regeneratively-farmed spices! We tested this with our community in 2023 and received rave reviews.

Comes in two spice levels! 🌶️

Pongal is warm, intentionally black pepper-forward, perfect for winter! After cooking, add butter/ghee or greek yogurt or coconut milk to balance the spice to your liking.

Just add water and cook! Add veggies and top with protein of your choice (detailed chef recommended pairing suggestions on the box).

Each box comes with 2 fully compostable pouches (4oz each) - that is 2.5-3 servings/pouch - 5-6 servings in total per box!

Pongal is traditionally made on the South Indian harvest festival also called Pongal. Learn more about Pongal here.

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Pongal

$18.00

HOW TO COOK

Choose a pot

Any pot works, stove top, electric rice cooker, or an Instapot.

Bring to a boil

Add veggies & protein as you like, and cook for 20 mins

Season & Serve

Add ghee/butter & pair with PODI for a spicy kick!

The History

Rooted in South India

Pongal and Bisi Bele Bath are iconic, comforting spiced risotto-like dishes. Pongal is traditionally made on the South Indian harvest festival day also called Pongal. Bisi Bele Bath originated in the Mysore Palace, in the South Indian state of Karnataka.

They have been an integral part of Indian food culture for 4000 years. As the demand for rice and wheat grew, millets were sidelined. Thankfully, they have been stewarded by smallholder farmers, often from marginalized castes and indigenous communities.

We love that they are -

a low-carbon footprint grain
drought-resistant
climate-change resilient
gluten free nutri-cereals
rich in minerals, fiber, B-complex, vitamins
low in glycemic index

Nutritional Facts

Ingredients: Organic Sona Masoori Rice, Organic Yellow Mung Bean, Organic Foxtail Millet, Sea Salt, Organic Cumin, Organic Red Chillies, Regeneratively-farmed Turmeric, Organic Black Pepper, Organic Mustard Seed, Asafoetida

Ingredients: Organic Sona Masoori Rice, Organic Pigeon Peas, Organic Barnyard Millet, Organic Yellow Mung Bean, Sea Salt, Organic Coriander Seeds, Organic Cumin, Organic Red Chillies, Regeneratively-farmed Turmeric, Organic Mustard Seeds, Organic Chickpeas, Organic Black Pepper, Organic Fenugreek Seeds

What's NOT in these One Pot Meals

No Preservatives

No Gluten

No Ultra-processed Nasties!

No Artificial Flavors & Dyes

Don't take our word for it

★★★★★
A quick easy dinner (I forgot the veggies but added shrimp at the end) that was so flavorful and felt like it took hours to cook. Would love this as a quick weeknight meal after a long day at work.
Tazeen Ahmed

★★★★★
The convenience is unbeatable, honestly. The ingredients feel nice quality - normally, with a 30 min prepped dish, the ingredients can feel dodgey, so this is a definite pro.
Erica Reese-Punia

★★★★★
I was recovering from COVID and this was really soothing and delicious. My favorite aunty often makes Pongal for me & I’d love to make it for her!
Ruchi

★★★★★
Super tasty, love the ingredients, incredibly easy to make making it very convenient!
Rini Ramnarain

★★★★★
I love the convenience of the base being already mixed and measured, but I still felt like I was cooking a meal by choosing my veggies.
Alyse Stokes

★★★★★
I loved it, I have never had anything like it before, it was so good
Carmen Schweitzer

★★★★★
The flavor was AMAZING! I have intense IBS and this meal was so soothing and not irritating at all. I couldn’t stop eating it honestly lol it was so good!
Chelsea