Ven pongal recipe/ south Indian breakfast recipe

Ven pongal recipe with step by step pictures 

              Ven pongal is a south Indian breakfast recipe and very healthy too.  Ven pongal and methu vadai is the ultimate combination.  It can be served with varieties of sambar.  I love it having with coconut fried gram chutney.  It is not spicy as you can feed this to babies.  

Enjoy the food !

Ingredients  :

.  Pacharisi/ raw rice - 1 cup
.  Moong dal - 1/2 cup
.  Salt to taste.

To temper :
.  ghee - 4-5 tblsp
.  Green chillies - 2(chopped)
.  ginger - 1 inch piece
.  Curry leaves - 1 sprig
.  Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
.  Black pepper cons - 1 tsp
.  Cashew nuts - 6-7 nos.

Method  :

       1 . soak rice for 1/2 an hour. Roast moong dal with 1 tsp of ghee. 

       2.  Strain rice and transfer to pressure cooker.Add roasted moong dal and  3 cups of water and required salt. Pressure cook for 4 whistles. 

      3.  In a tatka pan,  add ghee and ingredients given under to temper. 

      4.  Pour into cooked rice and dal.  Mix well . Pongal is ready.  Serve hot. 

Pictorial  :

           1)  soak rice for 1/2 an hour.  Put soaked rice and roasted moong dal into pressure cooker.  Add 4 cups of water and required salt. 

  

           2)  pressure cook for 4 whistles. 

           3) Gently mash it with a ladle 

           4) Heat ghee in a tatka pan. 

            5) add the ingredients given under to temper. 

            6) pour into the rice and dal mixture. 

            7) Mix it well. 

             8) serve hot.