Pongal (lit. 'to boil over') is an Indian subcontinent dish of rice cooked in boiling milk. [1] A part of Tamil cuisine, varieties include venn (hot) pongal, sakkarai pongal made with jaggery, kozhi pongal made with chicken, and sanyasi pongal made with vegetables. [2]

Pongal is a four-day long harvest festival celebrated mostly in the states of South India, especially in Tamil Nadu. It's celebrated in the winters when the sun reaches at the extremes of the southern hemisphere and starts returning to the northern hemisphere (as per Hindu calendar). Pongal will begin on the 14th of January.

Pongal (பொங்கல், / ˈθaɪˈpoʊŋʌl /), also referred to as Thai Pongal (தைப்பொங்கல்), is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka. [7] [8] [9] It is observed at the start of the month Thai according to Tamil solar calendar, [8] and this festival is celebrated usually on ...

The term 'Pongal' is derived from Tamil literature which means 'to boil'. It is an ancient festival of South India, particularly among the Tamils. It is basically a harvest festival that is celebrated for four-day-long in Tamil Nadu in the month of January-February (Thai) during the solar equinox after harvesting crops like ...

Pongal, three-day Hindu festival held throughout South India. It is celebrated on the winter solstice, when, according to the traditional Hindu system of reckoning, the Sun, having reached its southernmost point, turns to the north again and reenters the sign of makara (Capricorn), usually on January 14. The month ...