Monday, February 18, 2019

Ven Pongal

Yields: 6 cups ven pongal

1 cup yellow split mung beans

1 cup rice

Dry roast yellow split mung beans for 5 minutes in medium flame. Turn off the stove. Add rice, sauté for few more seconds.

Wash them at least 3 times.

4 and 1/2 cups water
2 tsp salt

Add salt, water, cook for 3 whistles on medium flame. When the pressure is down, remove the lid and mash the rice and dal.

2 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 cup cashews


Heat oil in a pan, add cashews, sauté cashews till golden. Set aside.

2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp whole black pepper, Crushed - Mush Crush the black peppercorns


1 tbsp ginger, finely chopped
asafetida


Add oil, cumin seeds, crushed peppercorns, allow them to splutter. Add ginger, asafetida, sauté. 

Add this to pongal, mix well.


Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME and SPICY. I was not happy with the consistency of the pongal.
Source: indianhealthyrecipes

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