Ven Pongal | Ghee Pongal | Khara Pongal

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Today’s recipe is the very tasty & filling breakfast recipe Ven Pongal. Its absolutely easy to prepare at home with just 2 steps. Cook rice and dal mixture to perfect consistency and then do the aromatic ghee seasoning. It’s a mainstream breakfast option of South India and we used to prepare atleast once a week. My hubby is a big fan of pongal and it tastes very soft, flavorful & melt in mouth with a combo of chutney & sambar. Here is the easy recipe to get a perfect pongal.

Ingredients

For Pongal:

Raw rice - ½ cup

Moong dal (yellow) - ¼ cup

Water - 4 cups

Ghee - 1 tsp

For Tempering:

Broken cashewnuts - 2 tbsp

Black pepper - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 2 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Grated ginger - 1 tsp

Green chilly - 1

Hing - a generous pinch

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Oil - 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Instructions

1.

Wash and soak raw rice in water for 10 mins

2.

Heat a frypan in low medium heat

3.

Dry roast split moong dal ( yellow moong dal) for few minutes or until it lets out rich aroma

4.

Now add the dal and soaked rice together in a bowl and place it in pressure cooker

5.

Add 4 cups of water and a tsp of ghee to it

6.

Cook for 5 to 6 whistles and keep in simmer for 10 mins

7.

The dal and rice should be cooked mushy

8.

Meanwhile keep ready the broken cashewnuts, pepper, cumin, curry leaves, grated ginger, finely sliced green chilly and ghee

9.

Heat oil & ghee in a small frypan

10.

Add in the broken cashewnuts, pepper,cumin, curry leaves, grated ginger, green chilly and hing

11.

Roast briefly until the cashews turn golden

12.

Turn off the flame and keep it aside

13.

Mash and rice and dal mixture by adding salt

14.

Add the roasted ingredients

15.

Mix everything to combine

16.

That’s it lipsmacking delicious Ghee pongal is ready

17.

Serve hot with chutney, sambar, vadai and any side dish of your choice

18.

Here is the recipe for Chutney and Sambar

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