Ven Pongal

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Ven Pongal

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :20 Min

Cook Time : 30 Min

Total Time : 50 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • Rice- 1cup


  • Moong dal- 1cup


  • Cashew nuts - 15


  • Ginger- 1 1/2inch


  • Curry leaves- 1spring


  • Zeera- 1bsp


  • Whole black pepper- 10 numbers.


  • Hing- 1/4tsp


  • Turmeric- 1/8tsp


  • Ghee- 2tbsp


  • Red chili- 2


  • Salt- 1/2tsp

Directions

  • Wash and clean rice and moong dal. Soak them for 20 mins.
  • Pressure cook these together by adding salt for 3 whistles. 1 in high and 2 in low. And let it release naturally
  • When cooker open, mash the rice and moong dal with the back of a label
  • Heat ghee in a pan add broken red chili and let it change its color. Then add hing to it and saute. Now add zeera, curry leaves and saute again.
  • Now add pepper corn and saute. At last add cashew and saute and switch off the gas.
  • Add this tempering ti the cooked rice and moong dal.
  • Taste the pongal add more salt if needed
  • If its felt very thick then 1/2cup of hit water can be added to adjust the consistency