Venpongal Quick Breakfast
Soft rice and moong dal seasoned with pepper, cumin and ghee. This comforting ven pongal is a breakfast favourite, especially with coconut chutney and sambar.
Let’s make it
- 01
Take 1 cup rawrice and 1/4 cup of moong dal in a bowl and wash it in clean water 2 to 3 times.
- 02
Soak it for 30 minutes.
- 03
Take pressure cooker and add 4 cups of water using same cup used to measure rawrice.
- 04
Add soaked rawrice + moong dal without water in the cooker.
- 05
Add salt as per requirement and turn on the stove, close lid and pressure cook it for 3 to 4 whistles.
- 06
Turn off stove. Wait till pressure releases. Open lid and mix it well and keep is aside.
- 07
On a separate pan add 2 tablespoon of oil and heat it for 1 minute.
- 08
Add pepper + cumin seeds + grated ginger + asafoetida powder + curry leaves and mix well till it fries.
- 09
Add the above in venpongal kept in cooker.
- 10
In the same pan add 3 tablespoon of ghee, heat it for 1 minute and then add cashew.
- 11
Mix well it turns golden brown colour. Add it in venpongal kept in cooker.
- 12
Mix well till oil and ghee spreads evenly.
- 13
Your venpongal is ready!
A note from our kitchen
Serve with Coconut Chutney / Groundnut Chutney / Sambar. Chutney recipes available in our blog.
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