Ven Pongal

VEN PONGAL

Pongal is a south Indian traditional food. We can prepare varieties of pongal like Ven pongal, varakarisi pongal, kodo millet pongal, Oats Pongal, Sarkakrai pongal, Barle sweet pongal ,Milk pongal, Fruit pongal, Akkara vadisal & mix millet pongal...... 

Basmati rice  – 150  gram

Moong dal – 50 gram

 Asafoetida -2 pinches

 Salt - to taste

Ghee – 1 tspn

Water -  800 ml ( 4 glasses of water)

For seasoning:

Ghee + Oil – 2 tbspn

Cashew nuts – 2 tbpsn

Whole black pepper – 1 tspn

Cumin seeds – 1 tspn

Chopped ginger – ½  tspn

Chopped green chilli – ½ tspn

Curry leaves –few

Method

Wash the yellow moong dal and drain it well.
Dry roast the dal slightly brown, in a heavy bottomed pan.
Soak the roasted dal and rice 10 minutes.
In a pressure cooker,  add soaked rice, moong dal,  salt,asafoetida, little ghee and water ..boil without closing the lid for  about 10 minutes , Now  close the lid and leave for 3 whistles.

Best side sidh  for  pongal ( samabar,urad dal vada, chana dal vada and mutter dal vada)