ven pongal recipe

 

ven pongal recipe:

 ven pongal recipe is very famous and traditional in tamilnadu as well as andhra states in a common  recipe for break fast and festivals

ven pongal recipe is also a healthy dish for any one commonly ven pongal recipe taken with chatney or pickles or with lime

INGREDIENTS TO PREPARE VEN PONGAL RECIPE:

   * Raw rice – 1 cup
   * Moong dal –1/4 cup
   * Water – 4 - 4.5 cups (depends on rice)
   * Cooking oil – 3 tbsp
   * Ghee – 1 tbsp
   * Pepper corns(MERIYALU) – 1.5 tsp
   * Jeera – 2 tsp
   * Green chilli – 1 no (slit into two)
   * Ginger (ALLAM)– 1 inch piece ( finely chopped)
   * Hing/Asafetida -  2 pinches
   *Curry leaves – few
   * Cashew – 5 nos (break into half)

METHOD FOR PREPARING VEN PONGAL RECIPE:

    I did not roast the moong dal. If u want to roast , dry roast moong dal without changing its color till u get a nice smell..
    In a pressure cooker base , take the rice & dal. Wash & drain the water completely ..Add 4 – 4.5 cups of water, salt & hing.Pressure cook till rice turns mushy.After the steam is released completely , remove the lid and mash it well with a ladle. Set aside.
    In a kadai , heat oil and add the pepper corns.. Let it start to splutter. Reduce the flame and then add the jeera , green chilli , ginger bits , curry leaves and little hing. Mix well and switch off the flame. They will be sautéed in the heat of the oil.. that it your ven pongal recipe is ready to serve hotly