page_title: Pongal (dish)
hierarchical_section_title: Pongal (dish)
caption_attribution_description: English: Pongal placed on grains kolum.
context_page_description: Pongal or Huggi is a popular South Indian rice dish. In Tamil "pongal" means "bubbling up". In Telugu and Kannada Pongali is a dish of rice mixed with boiled milk and sugar. Huggi is derived from the Old Kannada word Puggi meaning "bubbled up, ballooned"
  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.
context_section_description: Pongal or Huggi is a popular South Indian rice dish. In Tamil "pongal" means "bubbling up". In Telugu and Kannada Pongali is a dish of rice mixed with boiled milk and sugar. Huggi is derived from the Old Kannada word Puggi meaning "bubbled up, ballooned"
  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.
caption: A bowl of Pongal
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