INSTANT VEN PONGAL - WITHOUT DAL

Hi friends, here come up with Instant ven pongal without moong dal. Its really very tasty and filling. Temper with ghee and spice will give good aromatic flavor. I prepared sweet pongal (Coming soon), I put more rice so I took some amount cooked rice and did the instant pongal. Good combo with coconut chutney and sambhar.

Category	Stir fries
Regional	Indian
Preparation Time	20 Minutes
Cooking Time	20-30 Minutes
Servings	3

Source - My mom

INGREDIENTS

Cooked raw rice – 2 Cups (I used Ponni raw rice)

Ghee – 1 Tbsp

Cumin seeds – 2 Tsp

Black Peppercorns – 1 ½ Tsp

Hing – ½ Tsp

Curry leaves – Few  

Ginger – 2 Tsp, finely chopped

Salt – To taste

METHOD

• Heat ghee in pan; add cumin seeds, pepper corns then add hing, wait for sputter.
• Add curry leaves and ginger sauté it, then add salt and cooked raw rice.
• Mix it well, till combine everything.

• Stir it for a minute and switch off the flame.
• Serve it hot with Coconut Chutney and Sambhar.

NOTE

• You can add ghee roasted cashew nuts at final.
• Ginger is optional, but it gives flavor and helps for easy digestion.
• If your kids won’t like peppercorns, just make coarse powder of the pepper and add it. 

Very Delicious Instant Ven Pongal!!!