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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.

Types of pongal

Sakarai 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.

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

Ven pongal

Ven pongal is a popular dish in South Indian homes and is typically served as a breakfast.

External links

File:Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pongalpot.jpg

Pongal Pot from Pongal Recipe Jan 2006 Link

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	* [http://www.alaivani.com/Blog/tabid/56/EntryID/107/Default.aspx Pongal Recipe Jan. 2006]		* [http://www.alaivani.com/Blog/tabid/56/EntryID/107/Default.aspx Pongal Recipe Jan. 2006]