Khara Pongal /ven pongal 😋😋

Name: Khara Pongal /ven pongal 😋😋
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: for pressure cooking:; 1 tsp ghee / clarified butter; 1/2 cup rice (rinsed); 1/2 cup moong dal (rinsed); 4 cup water; 1/2 tsp salt; for tempering:; 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter; 1 tsp cumin / jeera; 1/2 tsp pepper (crushed); 1 inch ginger (finely chopped); 2 chilli (slit); 10 cashew / kaju (halves); pinch hing / asafoetida; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (optional)

Jyoti Prakash Assudani @cook_24726422

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Chakkara pongal 😋 sweet pongal or khara/ ven pongal is especially prepared during the celebration of sankranti festival and served as prasadam in many south indian temples.

Jyoti Prakash Assudani @cook_24726422

#jan
#week2
#venpongal
Chakkara pongal 😋 sweet pongal or khara/ ven pongal is especially prepared during the celebration of sankranti festival and served as prasadam in many south indian temples.

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Ingredients

20-25 minutes

4 servings

for pressure cooking:
1 tspghee / clarified butter
1/2 cuprice (rinsed)
1/2 cupmoong dal (rinsed)
4 cupwater
1/2 tspsalt
for tempering:
2 tbspghee / clarified butter
1 tspcumin / jeera
1/2 tsppepper (crushed)
1 inchginger (finely chopped)
2chilli (slit)
10cashew / kaju (halves)
pinchhing / asafoetida
1/4 tspturmeric powder (optional)

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Steps

20-25 minutes

1

Firstly, in a pressure cooker heat 1 tsp ghee.
add ½ cup rice, ½ cup moong dal and saute for a minute or until it turns aromatic.
2

Further, add 4 cup water and ½ tsp salt, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder mix well.
cover and pressure cook for 5 whistles on medium flame.
once the pressure settles down, open the cooker and give a good mix.
3

Furthermore, in a pan heat 2 tbsp ghee.
also add 1 tsp cumin, ½ tsp pepper, 1 inch ginger, 2 chilli, 10 cashew and pinch hing.
4

Saute on low flame until cashew turns golden brown.
pour the tempering over cooked rice and dal mixture.
5

Give a good mix, add more ghee if required.
6

Finally, serve ven pongal/khara pongal with coconut chutney and sambar.