Ven Pongal is also known as Khara Pongal is a healthy breakfast recipe made with rice and moong dal tempered with cumin, pepper, curry leaves, and ghee.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 8people
Author Puja
Ingredients
1cupRaw rice
1cupMoong Dal
6cupsWater
Saltto taste
2tspGingergrated
For tempering
6tbspGhee
2tspCumin Seeds
1/2tspAsafoetida
Curry leavesfew
3-4Green Chillieschopped or slit into halves
20-24Cashew nuts
22-24Black Peppercornscoarsely ground
Instructions
Dry roast the dal in a pressure cooker until it is slightly brown and fragrant.
Now add rice to it and wash them togeather.
Add water, ginger and salt and pressure cook until done. You can cook for one whistle on high heat and then for 2 whistles on low heat.
Once done remove the pressure cooker from heat and let the pressure release on it's own.
Slightly mash the pongal, so that it is slightly mushy and creamy.
Add more water if needed.
Now heat ghee in a pan.
Once the ghee is hot, add cumin seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, green chilli and peppercorns. Let them crackle for a few seconds.
Now it's time to add cashew nuts and fry until they are slightly browned.