Ven Pongal - a popular Indian breakfast

Name: Ven Pongal - a popular Indian breakfast
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup rice; 1/2 cup moong dal; 5 cups water; 1 Tbsp ghee; 1 tsp salt; 3-4 Tbsp ghee; 1 tsp mustard seed; 1 tsp cumin seed; 5-6 whole black peppercorns; 1 Whole red chilli; 1 ” ginger chopped; 4-5 green chillies chopped; 6 cashew nuts; 2 sprig curry leaves

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA2025
Ven Pongal is quite a popular Indian breakfast and has originated from Southern Part of India. Every state in South India has its own style to cook and one has a savoury version and a sweet version too. It can be paired with Sambhar, Medu Vada & Sambhar & Chutney or can be enjoyed on its own. It’s a healthy dish as its main ingredient is rice and Moong Dal and a tempering of cashew nuts, whole red chilli, curry leaves, mustard seed, cumin seed, ginger and green chiliies. Of course every home in South India has its own recipe and that’s the best part. One cooks as per its own liking. The basic part is rice and Moong Dal and a tempering. It’s filling and nutritious. It has carb and starch but protein and nutrition too.

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

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Ingredients

Prep time -10 mins, Cooking time -20 mins

2 servings

1 cuprice
1/2 cupmoong dal
5 cupswater
1 Tbspghee
1 tspsalt
Tempering
3-4 Tbspghee
1 tspmustard seed
1 tspcumin seed
5-6whole black peppercorns
1Whole red chilli
1” ginger chopped
4-5green chillies chopped
6cashew nuts
2 sprigcurry leaves

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Steps

Prep time -10 mins, Cooking time -20 mins

1

Wash rice and dal together and add to a pressure cooker, add water, ghee and salt and pressure cook on medium flame for 5 whistles, depressurise and set aside, stir once.
2

For Tempering - in a pan heat ghee, add mustard seed, cumin seed, chopped ginger and chopped green chiliies, whole red chilli and whole black peppercorns, stir for 1-2 mins
3

Add cashew nuts, curry leaves and stir until cashew nuts is little fried, set aside
4

Add to Pongal and mix well
5

Plate and enjoy 😊

Tips

Ratio of rice and moong dal should be exact.
Heat should be medium to cook rice and dal
Use ghee generously

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Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

on September 23, 2025 19:12

Kolkata

I’m a Home Chef and love cooking different recipes from all across the world. I enjoy sharing and learning from foodies like me. Follow me on my blog madhubish27.com and IG @madhubishskitchen, @madhubish. Thank you