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Pongal (dish)
Indian rice dish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pongal (lit. 'to boil over') is a South Indian and Sri Lankan dish of rice cooked in boiling milk.[1][2] Its preparation is the main custom associated with the Pongal festival. It is also eaten as a breakfast food.[3] A part of Tamil cuisine, varieties include venn (hot) pongal, sakkarai (sweet) pongal, kozhi (chicken) pongal, and sanyasi pongal. It has been described as "very dear to (the) Tamil people."[2]
For the festival, see Pongal (festival).
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![]() Pongal cooking in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India | |
Place of origin | India, Sri Lanka |
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Region or state | South India |
Associated cuisine | Tamil cuisine |
Main ingredients | Rice, milk |
Variations | Venn pongal, sakkarai pongal, kozhi pongal, sanyasi pongal |
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