Ven Pongal Recipe – Ingredients, Method of Cooking
Ven Pongal is one of the type of pongal. It is very simple and easy breakfast prepared on ‘Pongal’. This pongal, i made is a tamil style pongal.
Ingredients for making Ven Pongal / Venn Pongal
- 1 cup Rice
- 1/4 cup Split Yellow Moong Dal
- 3 tablespoon Ghee
- 1 teaspoon Asafoetida (Hing)
- 1 tablespoon Cumin seed Powder (Jeera)
- 1 teaspoon Ginger Paste (Adhrakh)
- 1 tablespoon Dry Ginger Powder
- Black Pepper Powder as per taste
- Salt as per taste
- 6 cups Water
For Garnishing
- 6-7 Cashewnuts (Kaju)
Method for making Ven Pongal / Venn Pongal
- Take a pan. Fry the cashewnuts in a little ghee and keep aside.
- Take a bowl. Add both the rice and dal. Wash thoroughly.
- Now in a pressure cooker, heat 1 tablespoon ghee and add rice and dal to it.
- Saute for some time and then add asafoetida, cumin seed powder and ginger paste.
- Also add dry ginger powder, black pepper powder, salt and water.
- Pressure cook till it is well done.
- Garnish with cashewnuts.
- Ven Pongal / Venn Pongal is ready to serve.
How to serve
Ven Pongal is served with sambhar or Coconut chutney.