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Ven Pongal is a classic dish from Tamilnadu where Rice and lentils are cooked to a pudding consistency. Offered to God at temples or made for a quick breakfast too

How to make Ven Pongal | வெண் பொங்கல் | Khara Pongal recipe

Kalyani
Ven Pongal is a classic dish from Tamilnadu where Rice and lentils are cooked to a pudding consistency. Offered to God at temples or made for a quick breakfast too
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dinner Ideas, Tiffins
Cuisine South Indian, Tambrahm, Tamilnadu Cusine
Servings 3
Calories 391 kcal

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker Sub with Instant Pot
  • Ladle
  • pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Raw Rice short grain rice
  • 1/3 cup Split Yellow Gram Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu
  • 4 tsp Ghee if vegan, sub with vegan ghee
  • 2 tsp Cashew broken into bits
  • 1/2 TBSP Minced Ginger
  • 1.5 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida simply skip for GF
  • 1 TBSP Cumin jeera
  • 1/2 TBSP Black Pepper Milagu
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 1/16 tsp Turmeric opt.

Instructions
 

  • Wash Dal and Rice separately in several changes of water. Drain.
  • In a pan, fry the dal in 1 tbsp of ghee till fragrant.
  • Soak the dal and rice for 10 mins in hot water. This quickens the process and also makes the Pongal mushy even cooked without a pressure cooker
  • Cook this mixture with 5 cups of water and a pinch of turmeric for 5 whistles.
  • If cooking on open pot, cook till dal is 95% done and rice is mushy. Keep stirring in beterrn
  • Cool. Mash this up with a wooden ladle till mushy.
  • In a pan, heat ghee.Prepare tempering of crushed jeera, black pepper, ginger, asafoetida, curry leaves one by one.
  • Add the cooked dal mixture and adjust salt. Garnish with fried cashew.
  • Serve hot with a dollop of ghee along with Coconut Chutney / Gothsu (Tamarind spicy gravy)/ Avial

Nutrition

Calories: 391kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 11gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 2339mgPotassium: 136mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 95IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Arisi Pongal, Brown RIce Pongal, Chakkara Pongal, Gluten Free, Khara Pongal, Margazhi Pongal, Tiffins, Ven Pongal
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