Venn Pongal

Venn Pongal

This pongal is very easy to make. Some people call this pongal kaara pongal or venn pongal usually in India they eat this as a breakfast. This is the same pongal that they also make it on Pongal festival.

Ingredients:

Rice – 1 cup

Moong dal – ½ cup

Salt – to taste

For seasoning:

Peppercorns – 1 tsp

Cumin – 1 tsp

Cashews – 2 tsps

Green chilies – 2

Oil – 2 tbsps

Butter – 2 tbsps

Curry leaves – 1 sprig

Method:

1. Soak both rice and moong dal together for 30 mins.

2. Pressure cook them together with salt. Until 3 to4 whistles.

3. Coarsely grind the pepper.

4. In a pan add oil and butter; once the butter melted add the entire seasoning ingredient one by one.

5. Wait until the pressure slows down from the cooker and add the seasoning to it.

6. Now mix well and serve hot with Saambar and chutney.

MINT CHUTNEY

Mint chutney(Thovayal)

Ingredients:

Mint - 1 cup

Coriander – ½ cup

Coconut – 2 tbsps

Salt – to taste

Seasoning:

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Asafoedita(hing) – a pinch

Red chilies – 4

Oil – 1 tsp

Method:

1. Heat a pan, add oil and add all the other seasoning ingredients.

2. Let that splatter.

3. Now add mint, coriander and coconut.

4. Sauté for 5 mins and let it cool.

5. Grind well, and add salt mix well.

6. Serve with idli,dosai,vadai,bonda,pakoda etc.,