Ven Pongal Recipe

Ven Pongal Recipe

Ingredients :

Raw Rice -1 cup

Pasi Paruppu / Splited yellow moong dal - 1/2 cup
Water - 4 cup
Salt - as required

For the Seasoning : 

Ghee - 2 tsp

Ginger - 1/2 tsp (finely chopped)

Black Pepper - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1 tsp

Curry Leaves - few

Hing - a pinch

Cashew nuts - 6

Preparation :

• Roast the splited yellow moong dal until it becomes slightly brown color.
• In a pressure cooker, add raw rice, roasted moong dal, water and required salt then cook it with 5- 6 whistle. (1 whistle in high flame and another 4-5 whistles in low flame)
• Once the pressure releases then open the cooker and mash it well.
• Heat ghee in kadai, add chopped ginger, black pepper, jeera, hing, curry leaves and saute it for two seconds.
• Pour it over the cooked rice and mix it well.
• Add fried cashew nuts and mix it well.
• Now ven pongal is ready to serve with coconut chutney, sambar etc...