Ven Pongal

Pongal is a festival of harvesting celebrated in South India. Celebrations include cooking of delicious ven pongal.

Ingredients - Serves 4

• Rice - 1 cup
• Moong dhal - 1/4 cup
• Grated ginger - 1 tbsp
• Pepper powder - 1 tsp (or whole black pepper)
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves few
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Broken cashew nuts - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method

• Wash rice & dhal together, add 3 cups of water and pressure cook it for 3 whistles
• Remove rice & dhal from the cooker and mash it well along with required salt
• Heat the pan with ghee to fry cashew nuts, cumin seeds, pepper powder, ginger and curry leaves
• Now add mashed rice & dhal to the seasoning and mix well
• Serve hot along with coconut chutney

Nutritional Information

• Moong dhal is an excellent source of fibre and protein
• Moong dhal lowers cholesterol as they are rich in fibre
• Moong dhal is also rich in Vitamin B1 and B6
• Rice is a good source of complex carbohydrates which gives us energy
• Per serving = 125 calories approximately