Description
Ven Pongal is one of the breakfast item from South India, mainly popular in Tamil Nadu, prepared during Pongal Festival and also served as a special dish on auspicious occasions like wedding ceremonies. Fresh curry leaves and Ghee is a must for this dish.
| Ingredients-1 | |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | Raw rice (pachai arisi) |
| ¾ cup | Green gram |
| ¼ tsp | |
| ¾ tsp | Salt (or to taste) |
| ¼ cup | Ghee |
| 5 cup | Water |
| Ingredients-2 | |
|---|---|
| 1½ tsp | |
| 1 tsp | |
| 1 tsp | Ginger(minced) |
| 15 nos | Cashews |
| 10 nos | Curry leaves |
| 2 tbsp | Ghee |
Instructions
Wash and soak, rice and green gram (Moong dal) for at least 1/2 hour. Pressure cook rice, moong dal with little salt and 5 cups of water for up to 4 whistles. Meanwhile keep a big bowl ready for mixing the spices with the cooked rice and dal. When steam releases from the cooker, open and transfer the content to the bowl. Heat ghee (2tbsp) in a small pan, splutter cumin seeds, black peppercorns, curry leaves and ginger. While its still hot add the cashews and fry till golden. Add this to the cooked rice dal mixture along with salt, asafoetida and 1/4 cup ghee. Mix well to blend and serve pipping hot with vada, chutney and sambar.
Notes
You can use Ponni raw rice or Sona masoori.
If using an electric cooker, use the same proportion and cook rice and dhal with little salt and then do the tempering.
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I tried the Pongal. It came
I tried the Pongal. It came out very well. Thanks for the receipe.