"during the pongal festival food is cooked in pots until it boils and spills over" what is the context clue the bold word is boils

cooked and spills over

According to the context clues, boils means that something is cooked so much that it spills over the pot. The most important context clues are cooked and spills over because they show that a high heat is involved and the food is so hot it is expanding and spilling over. A context clue is something that helps the reader determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word or phrase.

i’m pretty sure it is the second