Ven Pongal

A staple, healthy and nutritious breakfast from South India which is usually served with coconut chutney and sambar. It is my mom’s favourite breakfast alongwith with a cup of South Indian filter coffee.

Wash rice well and add it to the pressure cooker. Add salt, water and the moong dal, mix well and pressure cook for 4 to 5 whistles.

Heat a pan with ghee and oil. Add jeera and pepper corns followed by other seasonings.

Open the cooker lid and check the consistency of the rice between your fingers whether its soft and easily mashable.

Pour the seasoning to the pressure cooker and using a spatula mix vigorously distributing the seasoning evenly.

Serve this ven pongal very hot along with coconut chutney, sambar and filter coffee for a sumptuous breakfast.

You can drizzle more ghee on top of ven pongal before serving, in case you like it.