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Ven Pongal
Photo: Pille R. Priske

Ven Pongal

11 ingredients 7 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

371
Calories
13g
Protein
9g
Fat
60g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 10 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Cashew Nut not in our table 0
Ghee not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup: Raw rice
  • ½ cup: Milk
  • 1/3 cup: Green gram dal
  • 11/2 tsp: Black pepper
  • 1 tsp: Cumin seeds
  • 1 tbs: Broken cashew nuts
  • 1 tbs: Finely cut ginger (optional)
  • A few: Curry leaves
  • 2 tbs: Ghee
  • 5 cup: Water
  • Salt to taste

Directions

1

Wash rice and dal and cook them together in five cups of water for 10 minutes.

2

Add salt, curry leaves and ginger with half a cup of milk. Simmer for a minute and remove from fire.

3

Fry cashew nuts, pepper and cumin seeds in ghee.

4

Pour this over the rice-dal mixture.

5

Mix well and serve steaming hot with ghee on top.

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Category:Indian Recipes

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Category:South Indian Recipes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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