Ven Pongal

Ven pongal is spicy version of pongal, the popular dish from South Indian cuisine. Prepared with rice, milk, green gram dal as main ingredients Ven Pongal is an ideal breakfast. Easy to cook and ready to serve, the recipe of Ven pongal is here.

Ingredients


2 cups rice
½ cup moong dal
a small pinch hing
curry leaves
cashews
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp cumin seeds
a small piece ginger, finely chopped
½ tsp ghee


Preparation Method



Cook rice, moong dal and haldi powder with extra water and keep it aside.
Sauté pepper, cumin seeds, hing, curry leaves, and ginger in 2 tsp ghee, and add this to the above pongal.
Fry cashews in 1 tsp ghee and add to the above.
Add salt and remaining ghee and mix all the ingredients properly.

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TamilNadu Food


Tamil Nadu has a wide range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies to offer. The food here gets its flavor from a host of spices and condiments used in Tamil Nadu. Coconut, tamarind and asafoetida are a must for almost all vegetarian recipes. Garam masala is avoided in Tamil cuisine. In Tamil Nadu Coconut oil is normally used as the medium of cooking. Chutneys and mixed spice are served in the lunch and enhance the taste of the meal.