Ven Pongal | வெண்-பொங்கல் - Pressure Cooker Method

Ingredients :

Raw Rice / Pachai Rice / Ponni Rice - 3/4 cup (washed, soaked for 1/2 an hour) Green Gram / Moong Dal / Paasi Paruppu - 1/4 cup Ginger - 1 tsp (finely chopped) Cashew-nuts - 20 no (ghee roasted) Water - 2 and 1/2 cup Salt to taste. To Temper : Black Pepper - 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp Curry Leaves - 2 stk Ghee - 2 tsp.

Method :

Steps To Make Ven Pongal : In a pressure cooker pan, boil water, add raw rice and moong dal, cook for 1 whistle and 3 to 5min in simmer. Meantime temper cumin Seeds, black Pepper, ginger, asafoetida and curry Leaves in hot ghee, add one by one, stir well and keep aside.

When all the steam has escaped, open pressure cooker pan. Add ghee-roasted cashew-nuts and tempered ingredients, mix well and ready to serve.

Serving Suggestion : Serve hot with Vadai, Coconut Chutney and Sambar.