Ven Pongal Recipe/Ven Pongal Recipe/Kara Pongal Recipe/How to make Ven Pongal with step by step photos

Ven Pongal is a simple and popular South Indian dish served as breakfast in all most all the homes especially in Tamil Nadu. Ven Pongal and Sakkarai pongal are two special pongals made on Pongal festival (Harvest festival) as neivedhyam to Sun god. It is very simple and easiest break fast to make. Meanwhile do check out other interesting and healthy Breakfast Recipes here.

Here’s how to make ven pongal with step by step photos…

Ingredients

Raw rice	1 cup
Moong Dhal/Pacchaparuppu	½ cup
Cashew nuts	6
Black pepper	2 tsp
Cumin seeds	2 tsp
Green chillies	2 slit length wise
Ginger	½ inch finely chopped
Ghee	2 tbsp
Oil	2 tsp
Curry leaves	6

Preparation Time: 10 minutes                              Recipe Category: Breakfast
Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes                               Recipe Cuisine: TamilNadu
Author: Priya Anandakumar

Types of Pongal

Sakkarai Pongal/Sweet Pongal

Akkaravadisal/Akkara Adisal-Sweet Pongal with Milk & Jaggery

Sakkarai Pongal In a Brass Pot

Karupatti Pongal/Palm Jaggery Pongal

Varagu Arisi Sakkarai Pongal/Millet Sweet Pongal
Kalkandu Pongal

Ven Pongal

Varagu Arisi VenPongal/Kodo Millet Pongal
Vegetable Pongal/Vegetable Kaara Pongal [with Video]

Paal Pongal

Rava Pongal/Sooji Pongal

Vadai Varieties

Ullundhu Vadai/Urad Dal Vadai [with onions]

Ullundhu Vadai/Urad Dal Vadai [without onions]

Masala Vadai/Paruppu Vadai

Keerai Masala Vadai/Masala Vadai with Keerai

Thayir Vadai/Curd Vadai

Thavala Vadai

Keerai Vadai with Urad Dal/Spinach Vadai

Check out different types of traditional Payasam Varieties here

Method

Wash both rice and dhal together. Add 4 ½ cups of water and pressure cook it for 3 whistles. [If you are using old rice use more water].

After the steam releases, add about 1 cup of water and mash the rice and dhal really well.

In a kadai heat oil and ghee together, add green chillies and ginger and sauté until the raw smell goes off. Now add cashews and fry them until golden brown. Add the black pepper, cumin seeds, curry leaves and sauté for 20 sec. Now add the cooked pongal and mix them really well. Make sure the stove is in low flame and keep it for about 2 min and switch it off.

Yummy and healthy ven pongal is ready, serve it with hot sambar or chutney. Check out the links below for sambar's.

Murungakkai Sambar

Arachu Vitta Sambar

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