Ven Pongal

Ven Pongal/Kara pongal

Ven pongal or kara pongal is made out of pasi parupu (moong dal) and raw rice is one of the regular breakfast in all southIndian family.It is very easy to make, So in weekends we will choose ven pongal as our Breakfast,so that it will not take much time and need not to wake up soon to Prepare the breakfast.

Iam not a big fan of Ven pongal but my little one will enjoy the breakfast if it is hot ghee ven pongal with coconut chutney and so we will prepare ven pongal regularly.

Let us see how to make ven pongal tasty and simple,

Ven Pongal/Kara pongal

Prep Time: 10 mins / cooking time: 20 minutes

Cuisine: south Indian / Category: Breakfast recipe

Serves: 2

Needed:

Raw rice: 1 cup

Split yellow Moong dal: ½ cup

Salt: to taste

To temper:

Cashew nuts: 10 to 12 numbers (cut in two and keep it aside)

Ginger: small piece finely chopped

Cumin seeds: 2 spoons

Pepper corns: 2 spoons

Curry leaves: some

Coriander leaves: some

Green chilli: 1 finely chopped

Ghee: ¼ cup

Method:

Step 1: Dry roast moong dal until the raw smell goes or it’s very hot to touch (do not roast it until the color changes)

Step 2: take a bowl that fit in to your pressure cooker and add those dry roasted moong dal and 1 cup of raw rice. Wash and add required water, salt (add 3 ½ cups of water for 1 cup of rice and ¼ cup of water to ½ cup of moong dal) and pressure cook the same .The rice has to be cooked that it should be mushy.

 

Step 3: remove from heat and keep it aside the cooked rice and dal.

Step 4: Now heat 3 spoons of ghee and add cumin seeds, pepper corns ,sauté until pepper corns sputter, then add ginger ,chopped green chilli, curry leaves and sauté it for 10 seconds . Now pour it over the dal and rice.

Step 5: sauté cashew nut separately in balance ghee and pour it over the rice and dal mixture and mix it well. Also add some chopped coriander leaves; it will add more aroma to your ven pongal

Step 6: serve hot with medhu vadai and coconut chutney.