Pongal (dish)

Pongal

Cooking pongal in a traditional pot (left); Venn pongal (center); Sakkarai pongal
Place of origin	India, Sri Lanka
Region or state	South India
Associated cuisine	Tamil cuisine
Main ingredients	Rice, milk
Variations	Venn pongal Sakkarai pongal Kozhi pongal Sanyasi pongal
Media: Pongal

Pongal (lit. 'to boil over') is a dish of rice cooked in boiling milk. It is a popular dish cooked by the Tamil people in South India and Sri Lanka. Its preparation is the main custom associated with the namesake Pongal festival. Several varieties such as the Venn pongal and Sakkarai pongal are part of the Tamil cuisine.