Black Pongal

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  Instead Of Pongal Cheer, Protests Engulf Rural Madurai Over Jallikattu Ban

  At least seven people have been detained in rural Madurai in Tamil Nadu for organising the bull-taming festival, Jallikattu, in defiance of the Supreme Court ban.

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  'Wish There Was No Morning': Karnataka Farmers, in Debt and Despair

  The harvest festival of Sankranti and Pongal, less than a month away, may turn out to be an irony for farmers in Karnataka. Delayed sowing due to a delayed monsoon this year has caused a dip in production for oil seeds like groundnuts and pulses such as green gram by nearly 23 percent.

• Ven Pongal

  This traditional South Indian breakfast is simply amazing! It's light, delicious and goes beautifully with both sambhar and chutney.

• Pongal: Restaurants offer a variety of this traditional dish

  A pongal dish that is in red, black, yellow and brown! Pumpkin, beetroot and wheat pongals!Well, it certainly is interesting as for Tamilians the world over, the pongal dish normally means two types - cream-coloured ven pongal which is light on the stomach...

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  Dalia Pongal

  Pongal is a famous tiffin item in South India. This Dalia Pongal recipe uses wheat rava and green gram (dal) pressure cooked with appropriate seasonings.

• Melagu (rice) Pongal

  Rice pongal is a popular dish of Tamil Nadu. This spicy version with rice, moong dal and peppercorns is traditionally known as Melagu Pongal.