KS Pottery, a family business based in Kuala Selangor, makes up to 300 of these vessels daily to meet demand during the ...

Today, these humble ingredients are still used in clay pot rice, albeit with a modern twist, said Kathy Ng Yiu-fan, a senior nutritionist at Kat-Spirit Nutrition Centre in Hong Kong.

The celebration lasts three days, beginning with Thai Pongal, which focuses on preparing sweet rice in clay pots. The second day, Mattu Pongal, honours cows, while the third day, Kanni Pongal, is for ...

I love to watch the professionals make bo jai fan (clay pot rice) – they do it with such ease, moving the pots from one blazing hot burner (charcoal, please – it tastes better) to a slightly ...