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  2. Pongal (dish) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. South Indian cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Map of South India. According to culinary historians K. T. Achaya and Ammini Ramachandran, the ancient Sangam literature dated from 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE offers early references to food and recipes during Sangam era, whether it's a feast at king's palace, meals in towns and countryside, at hamlets in forests, pilgrimage and the rest-houses during travels.

  4. List of Indian dishes - Wikipedia

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    A spicy and sour soup usually made with tamarind, tomatoes, pepper and other south Indian spices. Usually eaten with rice. Vegetarian: Part of lunch Sajjige: a sweet dish: Vegetarian: Dessert Sakkara pongal: a sweet rice dish: Vegetarian: Festival Sweet dish Sambar: Lentil soup cooked with vegetables and a blend of south Indian spices (masala).

  5. Pongal (festival) - Wikipedia

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    Pongal (IPA: / ˈ θ aɪ ˈ p oʊ ŋ ʌ l /) is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils.The festival is celebrated over three or four days with Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal and Kaanum Pongal, beginning on the last day of the Tamil calendar month of Margazhi, and observed on consecutive days.

  6. Tamil cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Pongal is a traditional cuisine where rice is cooked in a paaṉai with water and milk. The word (pongal) directly translates to the action of boiling over the container due to the starch. Upma or Uppumavu is a dish of thick porridge from dry-roasted semolina or coarse rice flour. The different names for the dish derive from the combinations of ...

  7. List of rice dishes - Wikipedia

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    Ven / Katte pongal: rice, moong dhal, milk, salt, pepper corns, ginger, cummin seeds and curry leaves. Poule au riz: France: Consists of a poached or braised chicken served with rice cooked in the chicken's cooking liquid. Puffed rice cakes Indian subcontinent: Commonly used in breakfast cereal or snack foods, and served as a popular street ...

  8. Pongala - Wikipedia

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    Pongala group stage. Pongala is a harvest festival of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The name 'Pongala' means 'to boil over' and refers to the ritualistic offering of porridge made of rice, sweet brown molasses, coconut gratings, nuts and raisins.

  9. Mattu Pongal - Wikipedia

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    Kolam drawing on Mattu Pongal day. Observance of Mattu Pongal is part of the Pongal festival. Pongal is generally a four-day festival of fervent celebrations (during 2010, it will be held from 13 to 16 January) marking the officially declared Tamil New Year day, the beginning of the month of Thai starting with 14 January every year, as per Tamil Calendar.