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    Home » Recipes » breakfast » Ven Pongal Recipe | White Pongal | Khara Pongal

    Ven Pongal Recipe | White Pongal | Khara Pongal

    Posted on Apr 26, 2016 · Last Updated on Feb 1, 2022 by sharmila kingsly

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    Ven Pongal or Ghee Pongal is a famous and traditional South Indian Dish. Breakfast menu in all the hotels contains this amazing dish

    Ven Pongal Recipe

    Ven Pongal | Ghee Pongal Recipe with step by step photos. Ven Pongal | White Pongal | Khara Pongal is a famous and traditional South Indian Dish. The breakfast menu in all the hotels contains this amazing dish. I have shared my mother's recipe below. Try this easy, yummy, and healthy recipe.

    Ven Pongal Recipe

    How to prepare Ven Pongal

    1. Clean and Rinse rice and moong dhal in a vessel.

     

    2. Add 2 ¾ cups of water and ¼ cup of milk to the rinsed rice and moong dal. Add salt to it.

     

    3. Keep it in a pressure cooker in medium flame. Wait for 4 whistles and then keep it in low flame for 5 minutes.
    4. Wait for the pressure to release. In the mean time the masala can be prepared. Take the pepper and cumin seeds and crush them coarsely.  Chop the ginger to fine pieces and cut the chilli into two pieces.

     

    5. Heat kadai in low flame and add ghee to it. Add the cashews, ginger, curry  leaves, chilli and the coarsely crushed pepper and cumin seeds to it and roast them slightly.
    6. Once the pressure releases take the rice and moong dhal from the pressure cooker. It should be of the below consistency.
    7. Mix the roasted cashews and masala with the rice and moong dal. Hot, tasty Ven Pongal is ready. Serve hot with coconut chutney.
     
    Ven Pongal Recipe

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    Ven Pongal | White Pongal | Khara Pongal

    Ven Pongal or Ghee Pongal is a famous and traditional South Indian Dish. Breakfast menu in all the hotels contains this amazing dish
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time30 mins
    Total Time50 mins
    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: Indian
    Servings: 4
    Calories:
    Author: sharmila kingsly
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    Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Rice
    • ½ cup Moong Dal
    • 4 tbsp Ghee
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
    • 2 tsp Pepper
    • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
    • 4 tsp Moong Dal
    • 2 Chilli
    • ¼ cup Milk
    • 1 inch piece Ginger
    • 10 Cashew
    • Salt as needed
    • 2¾ cup Water

    Instructions 

    • Clean and Rinse rice and moong dhal in a vessel.
    • Add 2 ¾ cups of water and ¼ cup of milk to the rinsed rice and moong dal. Add salt to it.
    • Keep it in a pressure cooker in medium flame. Wait for 4 whistles and then keep it in low flame for 5 minutes.
    • Wait for the pressure to release. In the mean time the masala can be prepared. Take the pepper and cumin seeds and crush them coarsely. Chop the ginger to fine pieces and cut the chilli into two pieces
    • Heat kadai in low flame and add ghee to it. Add the cashews, ginger, curry leaves, chilli and the coarsely crushed pepper and cumin seeds to it and roast them slightly.
    • Once the pressure releases take the rice and moong dhal from the pressure cooker. It should be of the below consistency.
    • Mix the roasted cashews and masala with the rice and moong dal. Hot, tasty Ven Pongal is ready

    Notes

    Serve hot with coconut chutney.
    Keyword Khara Pongal, Ven Pongal, White Pongal
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    Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist , the nutrition value provided here is an estimate. It will vary based on the quantity and brands of the products used.

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