Ven Pongal + Chutney
Creamy rice and moong dal with ghee, pepper, cumin and cashews. One pressure cooker and one quick tempering. Comes with chutney paste that you temper at home.
Needs a pressure cooker. Keep 3¼ cups (780 ml) of water ready.
Total time
25 min
Difficulty
Easy
Makes
serves 2 (2 full bowls)
How many packs?
₹169 per pack
Serves 2 — or 1 person, twice
Your choices
ChutneyPick one
What's in the box
In each pack · serves 2
- 01Coconut Chutney Paste100 g
- 02Ponni Rice90 g
- 02Moong Dal (roasted)90 g
- 03Salt4 g
- 04Oil for chutney10 ml
- 05Mustard (chutney)2 g
- 06Urad Dal (chutney)2 g
- 07Dry Red Chilli (chutney)1 g
- 08Curry Leaves (chutney)1 g
- 09Hing (chutney)0.5 g
- 10Ghee25 g
- 11Cashews12 g
- 12Cumin Seeds2 g
- 13Pepper (crushed)2 g
- 14Ginger (chopped)5 g
- 15Curry Leaves1 g
- 16Hing0.5 g
You'll need
Keep these ready at home before you cook
- Pressure cooker
- Frying pan
- Ladle
Make it yours
Optional add-ons, packed with your order
Meal add-ons
How you'll cook it
5 simple steps · about 25 min · everything comes prepped in numbered packs
- 1
Get ready · Pour the chutney into a bowl. Wash the rice and dal.
- 2
Pressure cook · Add 3¼ cups of water and the salt. Cook for 3 whistles.
- 3
Temper the chutney · While the cooker cools: oil, mustard, urad dal, then dry chilli and curry leaves. Pour over the chutney.
- 4
Ghee tempering · Ghee, cashews, then cumin and pepper, then ginger, curry leaves and hing.
- 5
Mix and serve · Mash the pongal, pour the tempering over, mix and heat for 1 minute.
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1 pack (serves 2) · Coconut chutney