Ven Pongal




Ingredients:

  • Raw rice / pacharisi - 1 cup
  • Paasi paruppu / moong dhal - 1/2 cup
  • Salt to taste
  • Water - 4 cups
  • Cilantro - 1 tbsp finely chopped

To temper:

  • Mustard - 1 tsp
  • Urad dhal - 1 tsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
  • Cashew nuts - 2 tsp
  • Black Pepper - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaf - 1 sprig
  • Ghee - 1 tbsp
  • Oil - 2 tsp (if required)

Procedure:

  1. Mix and clean raw rice and moong dhal
  2. Add water and salt
  3. Allow it to cook until its mushy. I cooked it for 5 whistles.
  4. Heat oil and ghee in a pan, add the ingredients given in "to temper" one by one and roast well
  5. Add it to cooked pongal
  6. Garnish with cilantro
  7. Very traditional ven pongal can be served with ulundu vadai, sambhar and coconut chutney