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Ven Pongal Recipe, How To Make Ven Pongal Recipe

Name: VEN PONGAL
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4

Hot mild Rice and dhal combination with glazing ghee .... Try with Sambhar and Vada

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How to make VEN PONGAL

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Prep time
5 mins

Cook time
20 mins

Total time
25 mins

Author : Vahchef
Main Ingredient : Moong dal

Servings : 4 persons
Published date : June 18, 2018

Ingredients used in VEN PONGAL
• Water - 6 cups.
• Ghee - 2 tablespoons.
• Curry leaves - 6 or 7 leaf.
• Pepper corns - 1 tablespoon.
• Cuminseeds - 1 (1/2) tablespoons.
• Ginger - 1 tablespoon.
• Moong dal - half cup.
• Rice - 1 (1/2) cups.
• Cashew - 4-8 pieces.
• Salt - to taste.
• Oil - as required.
Method:
Clean and wash the moongdal and rice. In a pressure cooker, add 2-3teaspoon of oil, cumin, pepper corns, cashews and saute them for a minute. Now add the ginger, curry leaves and sauteacute; them altogether. Add the rice, moongdal, water and salt to the cooker. In a medium heat, cook until 1 whistle comes up. Remove from the heat after 1 whistle. Wait until release of the pressure of the cooker. Open the pressure cooker, add the ghee and mix them together. Serve hot with sambhar and chutney.