Ven Pongal | Ghee Pongal
January 14, 2017
Eventually, I'm posting this recipe, though the day is going to end. I sat down in the morning to post this recipe. But, I have been busy receiving two guests one after the other. I prepared Pongal, sambar and vada for breakfast. Anyway, coming back to today's recipe.
Ven Pongal / Ghee Pongal is the main dish prepared during the popular festival of Hindus in South India called Pongal. A harvest and thanksgiving festival marking the start of spring.
Ven Pongal is a rice based dish prepared mainly with newly harvested rice, which brings out the mashed consistency of the dish. But, if you don't have a new batch of raw new rice, old rice (which we usually use for daily cooking) will also work well with little more water needed to get the right consistency.
How to make Veg Pongal or ghee pongal with step-by-step photos:
1. Dry roast the yellow split moong dal till you smell a nice aroma. Wash it 2-3 times along with 1 cup of rice.
3. In the meantime the pressure releases from the cooker, we will prepare the seasoning.
4. Heat a small pan. Pour ghee, then cashew. Fry for a minute.
5. Add ginger, stir for 2-3 minutes. Then add pepper, jeera and lastly curry leaves.
6. Open the lid of the cooker. Add the seasoning to the cooked rice and mix well.
Ven Pongal | Ghee Pongal
|
INSTRUCTIONS
- Dry roast the yellow split moong dal till you smell a nice aroma. Wash it 2-3 times along with 1 cup of rice.
- Add all the ingredients mentioned under 'Into the cooker'. Let it come to boil. Close the lid with the whistle on. Cook for 4 whistles.
- In the meantime the pressure releases from the cooker, we will prepare the seasoning.
- Heat a small pan. Pour ghee, then cashew. Fry for a minute.
- Add ginger, stir for 2-3 minutes. Then add pepper, jeera and lastly curry leaves.
- Open the lid of the cooker. Add the seasoning to the cooked rice and mix well
0 comments