- Pongal (dish)
Pongal is a popular rice based
South India n 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" inKarnataka . Therice boiled withmilk andjaggery during thePongal festival is also called Pongal.Types of pongal
akarai 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 inTamil Nadu &Andhra Pradesh .Sakarai means sugar in the Tamil language. It tastes sweet and contains ingredients like rice, sugar/jaggery, coconut pieces or
moong daal . The sweetening agent in sakarai is traditionallyjaggery , but sometimes candy sugar can be added. This makes a white looking pongal, but addingjaggery makes a darker brown coloured pongal.Ven pongal
Ven pongal is a popular dish in
South India n homes and is typically served as abreakfast .External links
* [http://www.indusladies.com/forums/ask-chitvish/6042-links-various-categories-chitvish-recipes-9.html#post225644 Pongal - sweet & savoury ]
* [http://www.numkitchen.com/sw21_sakari%20pongal.htm Sweet Pongal Recipe]
* [http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/06/29/pongal-pongali/ Venn Pongal Recipe]
* [http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2006/01/16/sweet-pongal-the-sankranthi-sweet/ Sweet Pongal With Jaggery for Sankranthi]
* [http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/2007/01/30/vegetable-pongal-a-pleasing-meal/ Vegetable Pongal - A Healthy Pongal Recipe]
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