Showing posts with label Ven Pongal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ven Pongal. Show all posts

Monday, January 10, 2011

Ven Pongal ( Kichadi)

January 15 th is Pongal./Makara Sankranthi. We make venpongal, chutney and Sarkarai pongal for this festival.
Ven Pongal

Ingredients

Raw Rice...................1 cup
Split Moong Dhal.........1 cup
Pepper.....................1 tsp
Cashew Nuts..............10.
Chopped Ginger.........1 tsp
Curry Leaves..............few
Ghee...........................2 tbsp
Pepper Powder...........2 tsp
Salt to taste

Method

Heat pan and roast the moong dhal until roasted aroma released.
Wash the rice ,add the dhal with four cups of water in pressure cooker.
Heat a pan with ghee ,add cumin seed. pepper corns, ginger and curry leaves. 
Add the cooked rice salt and pepper powder.
Roast the cashew nuts add to the pongal. Mix well. 
Add little more ghee.