Ven Pongal

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Ven Pongal - A healthy recipe which is a perfect combination of carbohydrate and protein with rich aroma of ghee that makes your meal delicious simple treat.

Ingredients -
1/2 cup split moong dal
1 and 1/4 cup rice
5-6 black pepper corns
1 spoon grated ginger.
6-7 spoons clarified butter (ghee)
A bunch of Curry leaves
1/2 spoon urad dal
1/2 spoon cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 spoon turmeric powder (haldi)
10 - 12 cashew nuts
1/2 spoon sugar
Salt.

Method -

1. Dry roast moong dal for just 3-4 mins (See to it that moong dal turns aromatic but the colour should not change)

2. Next wash the rice and the roasted moong dal and keep it aside.

3. Take a pressure cooker and add 2 spoon of ghee, once the ghee is hot add cumin seeds, pepper corns, turmeric powder, asafoetida and curry leaves and saute it for a minute.

4. Add 3 and 1/2 cups of water and allow the water to boil.

5. Once the water boils add the washed rice, moong dal and salt.

6. Close the cooker lid and allow it to cook for 4-5 whistles.

7. Open the lid, now add 4 spoons of ghee to a tadka pan, add broken cashews and once the cashews turn slight brown in colour, pour it into the ven pongal and give it a good mix.


Note : Ven Pongal can be served hot for breakfast or lunch along with coconut chutney or sambhar.

Link for the coconut chutney and sambhar is given below -
1. Coconut chutney

2. Sambhar

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