Ven Pongal Recipe / Pappu pongali / Khara Pongali / Katte Pongali

Ingredients

• 1 cup Rice
• 1/2 cup Moong Dal/Pesara Pappu
• 1 sp Pepper powder
• 1/4 sp Whole Pepper Corns
• 1/2 sp Cumin Seeds
• 1 pinch Hing
• few Cashew Nuts
• Curry leaves
• Salt to taste
• 5 sp Oil + Ghee

Instructions

1. Dry roast moong dal on low to medium flame until you feel the aroma, transfer to rice bowl and wash well. Then pressure cook with 5 cups of water up to 3 whistles. Let the cooker cool remove the lid add salt to the pongal and mix well.

2. Fry oil + ghee in a pan add cumin seeds, pepper powder, pepper corns, inguva and fry for a while. Then add cashew nuts, curry leaves and fry. Turn of the heat and pour the fried cashew mix to the pongal and mix well.

3. Now pappu pongal/ven pongal is ready to serve, serve with coconut chutney.