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A soft, comforting breakfast of rice and moong dal.
- The story
- Venn (white) pongal is the savoury pongal. It shares its name with the Pongal harvest festival.
- In the pot
- Rice and moong dal cooked soft with ghee, black pepper, cumin, ginger, cashews and curry leaves.
- How it's eaten
- For breakfast, with coconut chutney and coffee.
About the dish: Wikipedia: Pongal (dish)
Where to find it
Our tipPongal is a breakfast staple at most vegetarian hotels in Kovai.