Pongal emojis

You know Pongal is working when the rice boils over the pot on purpose — that overflow is the blessing, not a mistake to clean up. The pot and the cooked rice carry that moment exactly; the cow is for Mattu Pongal, the day after, when the cattle that did the actual harvest work get thanked properly. All of it a thank-you to the sun, said in food.

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