Ven Pongal Recipe

Ven Pongal

  • Prep Time
    2 Minutes
  • Cook Time
    10 Minutes
  • Difficulty Level
    Intermediate

Ven Pongal is a traditional dish.

Ven Pongal is a delicious, filling and hearty meal. This is also a part of many South Indian festivals. This is a savory dish, and you can make with rice and moong dal as main ingredients along with tempering, cashew nuts, raisins and ghee. You can serve it with coconut chutney, sambar, and everyone will love its melt in the mouth texture, even kids love it. Not just festivals, you can enjoy these at home on regular days as well. Do share your feedback in the comment section.

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This recipe was made by a lovely mom – Chitra Krishnan From Jamshedpur

Tips and Suggestions by Mom Chef:-

  • You can use any type of rice.
  • Ratio of rice: moong dal: water should be 2:1:6

For more such exciting recipes like Ven Pongal, please click on the following links:

  1. Rava Pongal
  2. Curd Rice | Traditional Style | Temple Recipe | Daddojanam
  3. Instant Tamarind Puliogre

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Ingredients

  • Rice / Chawal - 1 Cup
  • Moong Dal / Yellow Lentil - 1/2 Cup
  • Ginger / Adrak - 1/2 Inch Finely chopped
  • Green Chili / Hari Mirch - 1 Slited
  • Cashew Nuts - 8 to 9 Chopped
  • Black peppercorns / Sabut Kali Mirch- 1 tsp Crushed
  • Cumin Seeds / Jeera - 1/2 tsp Crushed
  • Raisins / Kishmish - 8 to 9
  • Clarified Butter / Ghee - 3 tbsp
  • Oil / Tel - 2 tbsp
  • Curry Leaves / Curry Patta - A few
  • Water - As required
  • tsp = teaspoon
  • tbsp = tablespoon

Instructions

  1. Heat a pan and dry roast moong dal for a few seconds. Keep it aside and let it cool.
  2. Heat a pressure cooker. Add washed rice and moong dal. Mix properly. Add salt, water, and mix it. Allow it to boil. Cook it till it turns soft and mushy. Once cook turn off the flame. If you need it softer, add some hot water. Mix well.
  3. Now take a pan. Add ghee and oil. Add green chilli, ginger, curry leaves, cashew nuts and raisins. Roast a while. Add cumin seeds and black pepper corns. Mix well.
  4. Then, pour the tadka over the cooked rice and moong dal. Mix well. Transfer it in a serving bowl.
  5. 'Ven Pongal' is ready to be served.

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