Recipe: Perfect Ghee Pongal

Swaadisht Nuskha


Ghee Pongal. Ven pongal or khara pongal is the name given to the savory version. Ven pongal is a very easy and comfort food. Learn how to make Mostly in weekend mornings I make ven pongal it to laze around.

Ghee Pongal Ghee or clarified butter is MUST for any pongal recipe. Ven Pongal (Khara Pongal) or Ghee Pongal is one of the regular breakfast in south indian households. I am not a big fan of pongal but when served hot with ghee I cant say no to it 🙂. You can cook Ghee Pongal using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Ghee Pongal

  1. It's 150 gms of raw rice.
  2. It's 50 gms of green gram Dhall.
  3. It's 100 gms of Ghee.
  4. It's 25 ml of cooking oil.
  5. Prepare 1/2 tablespoon of pepper corns.
  6. It's 1 tablespoon of cumin seeds.
  7. It's 1/2 inches of ginger (finely chopped).
  8. Prepare lillte of Asafoetida to sprinkle while seasoning.
  9. You need 10 of cashews for seasoning.
  10. Prepare as required of Curry and coriander leaves.
  11. You need 3 glasses of water( 150 +50=200ml which measures one big glass).
  12. You need to taste of Salt.

But Ven Pongal from a small little restaurant in San Jose called Komala Vilas. Heat some ghee and oil in a pan. Venn Pongal is a traditional SouthIndian breakfast dish. I love to do VenPongal as it is very easy and quick.

Ghee Pongal step by step

  1. Take a pressure cooker add washed rice and green gram dhall together with 3 glasses of water and required salt.
  2. Close the lid and put whistle on it, then keep it in a small burner.
  3. Once the first whistle sounds keep the flame to sim for 7 minutes and switch off the stove.
  4. After the pressure released stir it well..
  5. Put a pan,add oil, once it boils add peppercorn, cumin seeds, cashews, ginger, sprinkle asafoetida for seasoning, then put it into a cooker..
  6. Stir well, finally add 100 gms ghee, garnish it with curry and coriander leaves, we will get a nice and tasty Pongal for breakfast.

We should be generous in using ghee for Pongal. Today I'm posting the recipe of a traditional South Indian breakfast delicacy Ven Pongal or Ghee Pongal, which is. Ghee pongal is the most simplest and easiest tradtional recipe in south india. I make this quite often atleast twice a month or thrice a month. If you plan to make pongal, it has to be served with coconut.