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
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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