Legumes & Beans
Pongal
पोंगल
Jaffna, India
A South Indian rice and lentil dish tempered with black pepper, cumin, ginger, and ghee. It is eaten for breakfast, especially during the harvest festival.
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What it is
A closer look at Pongal.
A South Indian rice and lentil dish tempered with black pepper, cumin, ginger, and ghee. It is eaten for breakfast, especially during the harvest festival.
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Soft rice-lentil mash, aromatic ghee, pepper, curry leaves, served with sambar.
Where it belongs
Origins and
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