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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|South Indian rice preparation}}<br />
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{{Infobox food<br />
| name = Pongal<br />
| image = Pongalpot.jpg<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| caption = A bowl of pongal<br />
| alternate_name = Pongali<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| region = [[South India]]<br />
| national_cuisine = [[Indian cuisine]], [[Sri Lankan Tamil cuisine|Sri Lanka]]<br />
| creator =<br />
| course = [[Breakfast]]<br />
| served = <br />
| main_ingredient = Sweet: [[rice]], [[milk]], [[jaggery]], coconut pieces, or [[mung bean]]<br />Spicy: [[rice]], [[Black pepper|pepper]] or [[tamarind]] [[rice]]<br />
| variations = chakkara pongali/chakarai pongal, venn pongal, milagu pongal, puli pongal<br />
| calories =<br />
| other =<br />
}}<br />
'''Pongal or Huggi''' is a popular South Indian [[rice]] dish. In Tamil "pongal" means "bubbling up". In Telugu and Kannada, {{transl|kn|italic=no|pongali}} is a dish of rice mixed with boiled milk and sugar.<ref name=andhra2>{{cite book|title=Essays and Lectures Chiefly on the Religion of the Hindus, Volume 2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cgJEAAAAYAAJ&q=pongali+dish&pg=PA170|access-date=3 October 2019|last1 = Wilson|first1 = Horace Hayman|year = 1862}}</ref> Huggi is derived from the [[Old Kannada]] word ''Puggi'' meaning "bubbled up, ballooned".{{cn|date=January 2020}}<br />
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The two varieties of ''pongal'' are ''chakarai'' ''pongal'', which is sweet, and ''venn pongal'', which is made from clarified butter. The word ''pongal'' generally refers to spicy ''venn pongal'' and is a common breakfast food. ''Chakarai pongal'' is made during the [[Pongal (festival)|''Pongal'']] festival.<br />
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== Types ==<br />
[[File:Pongal or Pongali being cooked in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.jpg|thumb|left|Pongal or pongali being cooked in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India for the Pongal Festival]]<br />
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=== Chakkara Pongali/Chakarai Pongal ===<br />
{{Cookbook|Sweet Pongal}}<br />
Chakarai pongal or {{transl|kn|italic=no|chakkara pongali}} ({{trans|sweet pongal}}) is generally prepared in temples as a [[prasadam]], (an offering made to a deity). This type of pongal is made during the [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal festival]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] and during [[Makar Sankranti|Sankranthi]] festival in [[Andhra Pradesh]].<br />
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Ingredients can include rice, coconut, and [[mung bean]]. Chakarai Pongal is often sweetened with [[jaggery]], which gives pongal a brown color, though it can be sweetened with white sugar instead.<br />
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===Venn Pongal===<br />
{{Cookbook|Khara pongal}}<br />
Venn (Tamil word for white) Pongal is a popular savory dish in [[Sri Lanka|Tamil, Sri Lanka]]n and [[South India|other South India]]n homes and is typically served as a special [[breakfast]] especially in Tamil Nadu and Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka. It is usually served with [[Sambar (dish)|sambar]] and coconut [[chutney]].<br />
[[File:Nagercoil breakfast.jpg|thumbnail|Pongal in Nagercoil, India]]<br />
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===Melagu Pongal===<br />
Melagu (Tamil word for pepper) Pongal is a spicy variant of the same dish made with pepper, rice, and ''moong daal''.<br />
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===Puli Pongal===<br />
Puli (Tamil word for Tamarind) Pongal is a variant made with [[tamarind]] and boiled rice. It is not specifically associated with the Pongal festival and is often eaten for dinner.<br />
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==Festive importance==<br />
Pongal is prepared as an important dish during Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Kerala and Sankranthi festival in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.<ref name=andhra1>{{cite book|title=Medieval Andhra: A Socio-Historical Perspective|isbn = 9781482850178|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qtxlCgAAQBAJ&q=pongali+dish&pg=PT97|access-date=3 October 2019|last1 = Pandey|first1 = Alpana|date = 11 August 2015}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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