Ven Pongal Recipe | Pongal Recipe in Tamil | How to make Pongal in Tamil | Khara Pongal Recipe

• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients needed 

• Raw rice – 1/2 cup
• Pasi parupu/moong dal- 1/4 cup
• Hing / Asafoetida – 1/4 tsp
• Water – 5 cups of rice cup
• Salt as required

For the seasoning:

• Ghee – 2 tbsp
• Whole black pepper -1 tsp
• Cumin seeds/jeera -1 tsp
• Ginger – 1-inch piece finely chopped
• Curry leaves – a sprig
• Cashew nuts – 5-7

Method 

1. Dry roast moong dal and rice together until it is hot to touch and nice aroma comes. Do not over fry it.
2. Wash it in a cold water once or twice
3. Mix both rice and dal. Add 5 measures of water using the same rice cup and little salt; Pressure cook for 5 whistles. The rice must be cooked little mushy.
4. Open the cooker once the pressure subsides and mash the contents well when it is hot
5. Fry cashew nuts in a tsp of ghee and keep it aside.
6. Heat oil + ghee, add finely chopped ginger, saute for 2-3 seconds, then add pepper, jeera seeds, curry leaves and pour it over the rice + dal mix.
7. Add fried cashew nuts and mix everything well.

Serve hot with Sambar or coconut chutney.

Note –

• You can also lightly crush the pepper and jeera; it gives even more nice flavor
• Ghee can be added more because it is a Pongal J
• Rice and dal can be cooked directly in the pressure cooker or vessel inside the cooker or cook in an open pot.
• Dry roasting the rice and dal can be optional. This will give the best Pongal. So do not miss this.

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