South Indian Pongal Recipes – Festival Special Collection

South Indian Pongal Recipes 

Festival Special Collection

1. Ven Pongal (Khara Pongal)

Ingredients:

• Raw rice – 1 cup
• Moong dal – ½ cup
• Black pepper – 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Ginger (chopped) – 1 tsp
• Ghee – 2 tbsp
• Cashews – 10
• Curry leaves – few
• Salt – to taste
• Water – 4 cups

Preparation:

1. Dry roast moongalli until fragrant.
2. Wash rice and dal together.
3. Boil in water and salt so that it is soft and mushy.
4. Fry cashews, pepper, cumin, ginger, and curry leaves in heat.
5. Garnish pongal and combine thoroughly.
6. Sauce with hot and chutney.

2. Sakkarai Pongal (Sweet Pongal)

Ingredients:

• Raw rice – 1 cup
• Moong dal – ½ cup
• Jaggery – 1 cup (powdered)
• Ghee – 3 tbsp
• Cashews & raisins – few
• Cardamom powder – ½ tsp
• Milk – ½ cup
• Water – 3 cups

Preparation:

1. Roast moong dal lightly.
2. Cook rice and dal using water and milk until tender.
3. including Jaggery Melt a small amount of water and strain.
4. Syrup jaggery Combine cooked rice-dal and mix.
5. Add cardamom and ghee fried cashews and raisins.
6. Bake and then serve warm (5 minutes).

3. Milagu Pongal (Pepper Pongal)

Ingredients:

• Raw rice – 1 cup
• Moong dal – ½ cup
• Crushed black pepper – 2 tsp
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Ghee – 2 tbsp
• Curry leaves – few
• Ginger – 1 tsp
• Salt – to taste

Preparation:

1. Cook rice and dal until mushy.
2. Heat ghee, cumin, pepper, ginger and curry leaves.
3. Mix seasoning into pongal.
4. Serve and with coconut chutney.

4. Puli Pongal (Tamarind Pongal)

Ingredients:

• Raw rice – 1 cup
• Tamarind extract – ½ cup
• Sambar powder – 1 tsp
• Turmeric – ¼ tsp
• Peanuts – 2 tbsp
• Ghee or oil – 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Curry leaves – few
• Salt – to taste

Preparation:

1. Boil rice until tender but do not stick.
2. Warm the oil/ghee, mustard, peanuts and curry leaves.
3. To it add turmeric, sambar, powder and tamarind extract and salt.
4. Cook until thick.
5. Combine rice and bring to a boil in 5 minutes.

5. Paal Pongal (Milk Pongal)

Ingredients:

• Raw rice – 1 cup
• Milk – 3 cups
• Water – 1 cup
• Sugar or salt – as needed

Preparation:

1. Boil milk and water together.
2. Add rice and cook until soft.
3. Add sugar to sweet or salt to savory one.
4. eate during Pongal ceremonies.

6. Kovil Pongal (Temple Style Pongal)

Ingredients:

• Raw rice – 1 cup
• Moong dal – ½ cup
• Pepper & cumin – 2 tsp
• Ghee – 3 tbsp
• Ginger – 1 tbsp
• Cashews – few
• Salt – to taste

Preparation:

1. Rice and dal are cooked until very soft.
2. Ghee, spices, ginger and cashews will be generously sprinkled over.
3. Mix well and serve hot.