Ven Pongal | Kaara Pongal | Easy Pongal Recipe
Learn how to make easy and delicious Ven Pongal recipe with detailed step by step pictures. Pressure Cooker Ven Pongal recipe, Easy Pongal recipe in pressure cooker - perfect for a filling breakfast!
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
MEASUREMENT
1 cup = 250ml, 1 tablespoon = 15ml, 1 teaspoon = 5ml
Ingredients
- ½ cup Raw Rice I used Sona Masoori
- ¼ cup Moong Dal
- 2 teaspoon Jeera/Cumin Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Whole Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Ginger Finely Chopped
- ½ teaspoon Asafoetida
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- 3 cups Water
- 1-2 teaspoon Ghee/Clarified Butter optional
- Salt as required
- A Few Curry leaves
Instructions
- In a pressure cooker, heat oil. Add jeera and whole black pepper. Once jeera is golden brown, add asafoetida. After a few secs, add washed curry leaves along with finely chopped ginger.
- In a bowl, add the rice and moong dal, wash and set aside. Add the rice-dal mixture to the cooker. Stir fry for 3-4 mins on low flame. This helps in cooking the rice and moong dal to a mush. Add 3 cups of water and add salt required. Mix well.
- Bring the water to boil. Set the flame on medium and pressure cook it for atleast 4-5 whistles on medium flame. Wait until the pressure is released from the cooker before opening the lid of the cooker. Mix well and make sure its mushy.
- Serve hot with chutney/sambar of your choice. Add a teaspoon of ghee on top to enhance the taste.
Notes
- Optionally, adding green chilli helps enhance the spiciness of the Pongal.
- To make it spicier without using green chillies and ginger, slightly crush the black pepper.
- I use very limited amount of oil for making this pongal, as it’s cooked in pressure cooker. Adding a teaspoon of oil/ghee on top enhances the taste.
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