Easy Tips To Make Temple-Style Ven Pongal Recipe At Home
Nitisha Sharma
12-01-2025, 17:30 IST
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Looking for a temple-style ven pongal recipe? We got you covered. Take a look at the South Indian ven pongal recipe that you can easily make at home. Tap to check!
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Ingredients
To make ven pongal you need one cup raw rice, half cup moong dal, four cups water, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and salt as per your taste.
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Cook the ingredients
Wash the rice and moong dal together. In a pressure cooker, combine rice, dal, turmeric, salt, and water. Cook for 3 to 4 whistles. Once done, mash it lightly to get a creamy texture.
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Prepare the tempering
Heat ghee in a pan and add cashews until golden brown. In the same ghee, heat cumin seeds, crushed black pepper, chopped ginger and curry leaves
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Combine everything
Add the tempering over-cooked rice and dal mixture. Mix well and add hot water if the consistency is too thick.
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Serve hot
Add some ghee to ven pongal for a temple-style aroma. Also, garnish with roasted cashews. You can pair it with coconut chutney or sambar.
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Information credits
This recipe has been taken from the famous and trusted YouTube channel HomeCookingShow. The channel has more than three million subscribers.
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