Pongal (dish)
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Pongal Pot from Pongal
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| Course | Breakfast |
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| Place of origin | India |
| Serving temperature | Sweet: rice, milk, jaggery, coconut pieces or mung bean Spicy: rice, pepper or tamarind |
| Main ingredients | Rice |
| Variations | Chakkara pongal, venn pongal, melagu pongal, puli pongal |
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Pongal is a popular rice dish in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Sri Lanka. In Tamil the root "pong" or in Telugu "pongu" means to " boil over" or "spill over".
There are two varieties of pongal, Chakkara Pongal which is a sweet, and Venn Pongal, made from clarified butter. The unqualified word pongal usually refers to spicy pongal, and is a common breakfast food in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. The rice boiled with milk and jaggery during the Pongal festival is called Chakkara pongal - this is sweet pongal made specially in earthenware pots with a wood fire.
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Types of pongal[edit]
Chakkara pongal[edit]
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Chakkara pongal (literally sweet pongal) is generally prepared in temples as a prasadam, (an offering made to a deity). This type of pongal is also made during Pongal / Sankranti in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, India.
Ingredients can include rice, coconut and mung bean. Sakarai pongal is traditionally sweetened with jaggery, which gives the pongal a brown colour, though it can be sweetened with white sugar instead.
Venn pongal[edit]
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Venn (Old Tamil word for white) pongal is a popular dish in South Indian homes and is typically served as a special breakfast in parts of South India, especially Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Melagu pongal[edit]
Melagu pongal is a spicy variant made with pepper, rice and moong daal.
Puli pongal[edit]
Puli pongal is a variant that is made with tamarind and boiled rice. It is not specifically associated with the Pongal festival and is often eaten for dinner.
Festive importance[edit]
Every January, Tamils and Telugus celebrate the harvest festival Pongal / Sankranti during which Pongal is made.
External links[edit]
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- Quick Ven pongal Recipe
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