Indian · Vegetarian

Ven Pongal

Name: Ven Pongal
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200g rice; 100g split mung dal; 1 l water; 40g ghee; 30g cashews; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp black pepper; 10g ginger; 8 curry leaves; 1 tsp salt

Servings

Ingredients

rice200g
split mung dal100g
water1 l
ghee40g
cashews30g
cumin1 tsp
black pepper1 tsp
ginger10g
curry leaves8
salt1 tsp

Original recipe serves about 4.

Method

1
Toast dal briefly, rinse with rice and simmer in water 30 minutes until very soft.
2
Fry cashews, cumin, crushed pepper, ginger and curry leaves in ghee.
3
Stir tempering and salt into the rice and dal; add hot water if needed for a soft porridge texture.

House recipe