Ven Pongal Recipe is a popular rice dish in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh , Telangana and Sri Lanka. In Tamil the root “pong” or in Telugu “pongu” means to ” boil over” or “spill over”.

There are two varieties of pongal, Chakkara Pongal which is a sweet, and Venn Pongal, made from clarified butter. The unqualified word pongal usually refers to spicy pongal, and is a common breakfast food in Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The rice boiled with milk and jaggery during the Pongal festival is called Chakkara pongal - this is sweet pongal made specially in earthenware pots with a wood fire.

Ingredients

Rice 1/2 cups

Moong dhal 1/2 cup

Hing a small pinch

Curry leaves

Cashews

Pepper 1/2 t.spoon

Cumin seeds 1/2 t.spoon

Ginger a small piece finely chopped

Ghee 1/2 t.spoon

Salt 1 t.spoon

Ven Pongal Recipe, Method

Take a bowl with a mixture of rice and water. Now add moong dal and turmeric powder to it and keep it aside and let it boil for some time

Now fry cashews pepper, cumin seeds and add hing, curry leaves, and ginger leave the mixture for some time and add this mixture to rice which is boiling. finally add ghee to it. Add salt and mix everything well. Serve this delicious venn pongal with chutney or sambar.