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Ven Pongal Recipe | Khara Pongal Recipe

Posted on January 3, 2017 Category: Indian Breakfast Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes, Pongal Recipes, Tiffin Items

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Pongal is a common and traditional breakfast in South India. This ven Pongal recipe / Khara Pongal recipe is made with raw rice, moong dal, jeera, pepper and generously topped with ghee. It is usually paired with vada and served with sambar and chutney. This Pongal can also be named as ghee Pongal and comes to rescue when we don’t have idli batter in hands during busy mornings. As the Pongal festival / Makar Sankranthi is nearing I thought of sharing this recipe which will be helpful to beginners. Ok let’s go to the recipe.

Khara Pongal Recipe

Khara Pongal Recipe

Ven Pongal Recipe

Ven Pongal Recipe | Khara Pongal Recipe

Priya Santhamohan
Ven Pongal recipe / Khara Pongal recipe is made with raw rice, moong dal, jeera, pepper and generously topped with ghee, paired with vada and sambar.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Breakfast, Festival Recipes, Pongal Recipes
Cuisine South Indian
Servings 3 People
Calories

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Raw Rice
  • 1/2 Cup Moong dal
  • 4 Cup Water
  • Salt As Required

To Temper

  • 1" Piece Ginger
  • 1 Green Chilli
  • 2 tsp Whole Pepper
  • 2.5 tsp Jeera
  • 2 Pinch Hing
  • 2 Sprig Curry Leaves
  • 10 to 12 Cashew nuts
  • 2 to 3 tbsp Ghee Link for Homemade ghee

Instructions
 

  • In a pan roast moong dal with 1 tsp of ghee, until golden brown and nice aroma arises. Wash rice and soak dal and rice in water for 30 minutes. This step is optional but it helps in easy cooking.
  • Add salt, pressure cook rice and dal with 4 cups of water for 5 to 6 whistles. Once the pressure releases by itself, mash the rice slightly.
  • Slit green chilli, chop ginger finely and crush half the quantity of jeera and pepper. Heat ghee in a pan add ginger, green chilli, curry leaves and saute for a while. Then add jeera, pepper, hing and give a quick stir, don't burn it. Finally, add cashew and fry till golden brown. Lastly, add all the tempered ingredients to the Pongal and mix well.
    Serve it hot with tiffin sambar and coconut chutney.

Notes

Tips for Khara Pongal Recipe

  1. Roasting moong dal is optional, but it lends nice aroma to the Ven Pongal recipe.
  2. Quantity of moong dal can be altered as per your taste, maybe 2 tbsp,1/4 cup or 1/2 cup for 1 cup of rice.
  3. If moong dal is added less, Pongal will be pure white in colour, I used 1/2 cup so it was slightly yellowish.
  4. If the Pongal is watery after cooking, then pressure cook for another 2 whistles.
  5. If the Pongal turns dry, then add 1 tbsp of ghee or 2 tbsp of milk.
  6. If preferred, add 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder, which gives the yellow colour to the Khara Pongal recipe.
  7. Half the quantity of jeera and pepper can be crushed and used which adds more flavour and spiciness.
  8. Do the tempering in low flame, be sure not to burn jeera and ginger. Otherwise, the whole Pongal taste bitter.
  9. Dalda can be used instead of ghee, which gives a hotel taste to the Pongal. But due to its adverse health effects skip using it.
  10. Use good quality ghee and add it generously which gives softness and flavour to the dish.
Keyword Khara Pongal Recipe, Ven Pongal Recipe

 

Khara Pongal Recipe 1

Khara Pongal Recipe

Method for Ven Pongal Recipe

1. In a pan roast moong dal with 1 tsp of ghee, until golden brown and nice aroma arises. Wash rice and soak dal and rice in water for 30 minutes. This step is optional but it helps in easy cooking.
Ven Pongal Recipe Steps1
2. Add salt, pressure cook rice and dal with 4 cups of water for 5 to 6 whistles. Once the pressure releases by itself, mash the rice slightly.
Khara Pongal Recipe Steps2
3. Slit green chilli, chop ginger finely and crush half the quantity of jeera and pepper. Heat ghee in a pan add ginger, green chilli, curry leaves and saute for a while. Then add jeera, pepper, hing, and give a quick stir, don’t burn it. Finally, add cashew and fry till golden brown. Lastly, add all the tempered ingredients to the Pongal and mix well.
Ven Pongal Recipe Steps3
Serve it hot with tiffin sambar and coconut chutney.

 

Ven Pongal Recipe

Ven Pongal Recipe

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    January 14, 2022 at 9:53 am

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