Sweet Pongal

Cooks in: 15 Minutes Serves: 2 People

The name Chakkarai Pongal or Sweet Pongal suggests that the dish is made with some sweetner. This dish is prepared in all Tamil houses for Pongal festival. Pongal is a four days long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu. This festival of thanksgiving to nature takes its name from the Tamil word ''pongudhal'' meaning ''to boil'' and is held in the month of Thai (January-February) during the season when rice and other cereals, sugarcane, and turmeric are harvested.

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