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Encyclopedia > Pongal (dish)

Pongal is a popular South Indian dish. There are two varieties of pongal, namely, sakarai pongal (sweet pongal), kara pongal (spicy pongal), also called ven pongal in Tamil Nadu and Huggi in Karnataka. The rice boiled with milk and jaggery during the Pongal festival is also called Pongal. South India is a linguistic-cultural region of India that comprises the four Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pondicherry, whose inhabitants are collectively referred to as South Indians. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice is two species of grass (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) native to tropical and subtropical southern & southeastern Asia and in Africa. ... A glass of cows milk A goat kid feeding on its mothers milk Milk is the nutrient fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals (including monotremes). ... Preparation of Jaggery Jaggery is the traditional unrefined sugar of India. ... This article is about the Pongal festival. ...


Sakarai pongal

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Sweet pongal

Sakarai pongal is generally prepared in temples as a prasad (offering to God). This type of pongal is also prepared during the pongal festival in Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh. Image File history File links Wikibooks-logo-en. ... This article is about the Pongal festival. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Andhra Pradesh  : (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, Urdu: آندھرا پردیش, IPA: ), is a state in South India. ...


Sakarai means sugar in tamil language. It tastes sweet and contains ingredients like rice, sugar/jaggery, coconut pieces, moong daal.


Ven pongal

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Khara pongal

Ven pongal is a popular dish in South Indian homes and is typically served as a breakfast. Image File history File links Wikibooks-logo-en. ... South India is a linguistic-cultural region of India that comprises the four Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pondicherry, whose inhabitants are collectively referred to as South Indians. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


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