Learn How to Make Ven Pongal At Home with Chef Varun on Rajshri Food.<br /><br />Pongal festival also known as Tai Pongal is a Hindu harvest festival in South India Tamil Nadu. Tai Pongal is celebrated to thank Sun God for agricultural abundance. <br /><br />Ven Pongal recipe is cooked during Pongal festival in the South Indian States such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. This recipe is a south Indian ghee khichdi made from clarified butter, which consists of tempering. It is also a common breakfast recipe.<br /><br />Try this tasty and spicy Ven Pongal or Pongal recipe at home this Pongal festival.<br /><br />Ingredients:<br />- 1 cup Split Moong Dal<br />- 1 cup Rice<br />- Water<br />- 4 cups Water<br />- 1 tsp Ginger (chopped)<br />- 2 Green Chillies<br />- Salt<br />- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder<br />- 2 tbsp Ghee<br />- 20-25 Cashew Nuts<br />- 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds<br />- 1 tbsp Black Pepper Corns<br />- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida<br />- Curry Leaves
