Ven pongal aka hot rice pongal

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Ven pongal aka hot rice pongal recipe

Serves – 4
Preparation time – 20 minutes

Ingredients:
Raw rice – 2 cups, wash and soak the rice for 45 minutes
Green-gram dal – 1 cup, fry it lightly in a hot frying pan till lightly browned
Onions – 2, medium size, finely chopped
Green chillies – 4, medium size, medium hot, slightly slit at the stem end
Cloves – 4
Cinnamon – 4 one-inch long sticks
Garlic – 6 beads, finely sliced
Ginger – ½-inch piece, finely chopped
Ghee – 2 tablespoon
Salt – 1-1/4 teaspoon or adjusted to taste
Turmeric powder – 1/8 teaspoon

Method: Put the fried dal in 3 big cupfuls of boiling water along with turmeric powder and half teaspoon ghee. Remove from the heat when three-fourth cooked and keep aside. Heat a roomy flat-bottomed vessel over moderate heat and pour in the ghee. When smoking hot, add the cinnamon and cloves together followed by slit green chillies, garlic beads, ginger, and onions all together. When the onion edges turn brown here and there, pour the boiled dal with its water over the onions. Pour also another 2 cups of water. When the water boils, add the wet and soaked rice. Cover with a lid and allow to boil and then simmer till the rice is cooked and the water contents are all absorbed. This ven pongal is tastier when eaten with mint chutney or any other chutney. Enjoy!

Traditional Indian Home Cooking Recipe: Ven pongal aka Hot rice pongal