Til (Sesame) & Jaggery during Sankranti / Pongal
Each Indian festival is associated with unique food preparation that have medicinal and nutritional values, based on the timing of the festival. 14th January marks the transition of Sun into the Makar rashi (Capricorn) marked as Makar Sankranti all over India. It is a harvest festival celebrated as Pongal(Uzhavar Thirunal ) in Tamil nadu, Lohri