THE MAGICAL HANDS: Ven Pongal Recipe / Pongal Recipe

Pongal is a superhealthy light meal made with rice and yellow moong lentils. This porridge like savory dish is laced with cumin, asafoetida and black pepper. Not to forget the lovely aroma of ghee, which is used for tempering these spices. The simplest version of ven Pongal will have these spices as well curry leaves and ginger.The extra amount of ghee added in the Pongal made a lot of difference, also add grated coconut in the Pongal it enhance the flavour and aroma, you can also make Pongal for lunch or dinner, especially if you are short of time or very busy. Then serve khara Pongal with some pickle or a side of curd or chutney or salad or buttermilk. 💕

It is typically served for morning breakfast with side dished like sambhar and coconut based chutneys.It is easy, simple and quick to prepare, and most importantly a healthy alternative too. 😊👩‍🍳💐

Ingredients :

1 tsp ghee

½ cup rice, rinsed

½ cup moong dal, rinsed

4 cup water

½ tsp salt

For tempering :

2 tbsp ghee
1 tsp cumin / jeera
½ tsp pepper, crushed
1 inch ginger, finely chopped
2 chilli, slit
10 cashew / kaju, halves
pinch hing / asafoetida
Fresh curry leaves handfull

Procedure :

firstly, in a pressure cooker heat 1 tsp ghee.
add ½ cup rice, ½ cup moong dal and saute for a minute or until it turns aromatic.
further, add 4 cup water and ½ tsp salt. mix well.
cover and pressure cook for 5 whistles on medium flame.
once the pressure settles down, open the cooker and give a good mix.
furthermore, in a pan heat 2 tbsp ghee.
also add 1 tsp cumin, ½ tsp pepper, 1 inch ginger, 2 chilli, 10 cashew and pinch hing , curry leaves.
saute on low flame until cashew turns golden brown.
pour the tempering over cooked rice and dal mixture.
give a good mix, add more ghee if required.
finally, serve ven pongal/khara pongal with coconut chutney and sambar.

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