Ven Pongal is a typical tamilnadu breakfast. Less ingredients and easy to prepare and yummy to eat.
Ingredients
Raw rice / Pacharisi – 1 cup
Moong dal / Pasiparuppu – 1/2 cup
Ghee – 2 tbsps
Cumin – 1/2 tsp
Pepper – 1/2 tsp
Cashew nuts – few optional
Water – 4 1/2 cups
Method
1. In a pressure cooker fry the moong dal with little ghee until it becomes slightly brown and a nice aroma comes out from the dal.
2. Add the washed rice , water and rice and pressure cook it.
3. Heat the reamaining ghee in a pan add the cumin and pepper (slightly crush the cumin and the pepper) fry for 1 or 2 mins add the broken cahews and fry it together and pour it over the cooked rice and mix well. Serve with coconut chutney, pongal curry, vadai.
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May 7, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Hey! now another new design for the slide. How to do it Jas?
I liked this recipe for Ven Pongal,so simple yet healthy. Good post:)
May 7, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Good combo for many dishes. You are presenting it neatly. I like it. Viji
May 7, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Sorry jasu, the above comment is for the pongal curry, i clicked the wrong link i think.
Venpongal looks great. Viji