Ghee Pongal
Also known as Ghee Pongal, Khara Pongal · Veg · Rice dishes, Tiffin
You’ll need: Pressure Cooker
Good for: Pongal, Lunchbox
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8 steps, each one filmed
A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Ghee pongal, or khara pongal: raw rice and moong dal pressure-cooked soft, with a ghee, pepper and cashew tempering. Mild, serves 4, 30 minutes, with video.
96% would make this again24 cooks
Ingredients
11 itemsCashew (half)15
Moong Dal½ cup
SaltTo Taste
Ghee4 tbsp
Black Peppercorns2 tsp
Curry leaves10
Asafoetida3 pinch
Cumin2 tsp
Raw Rice1 cup
Water4 cup
Ginger, Finely Chopped½ inch
Contains: milk, cashew or other tree nuts, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 458kcal | 1832kcal |
| Protein | 11g | 46g |
| Carbohydrate | 63g | 252g |
| Fat | 18g | 72g |
| Fibre | 5.9g | 24g |
| Sugar | 0.2g | 0.8g |
Cookd masalas for raw rice
Method
- 1
Dry Roast the Moong Dal in a pan until aromatic.
Moong Dal
- 2
Wash the Rice and Moong dal, drain and keep aside.
SaltRaw Rice
- 3
Heat a pan, add 2 tbsp of Ghee, add the peppercorns and allow it to splutter. Then add the Asafoetida, curry leaves, and cashews. Once the cashews turn golden brown, add the cumin seeds and remove them from the heat. Set this aside.
Cashew (half)GheeBlack PeppercornsCurry leavesCuminAsafoetida
- 4
In a pressure cooker, add 1 tsp of ghee and saute the ginger and asafoetida.
GheeAsafoetidaGinger
- 5
Add 4 cups of water, bring water to a boil. Add salt to taste.
Water
- 6
Add the drained rice and dal.
- 7
Pressure Cook for 4 whistles.
- 8
Once the pressure settles, open the pressure cooker, add the tempering ingredients, 2 tbsp of ghee and mix well. The rice and dal have to be in a mashed consistency. Keep mixing until the rice and dal are mashed.
Before you start
- How long does Ghee Pongal take?
- 30 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Ghee Pongal serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Ghee Pongal vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Ghee Pongal spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Ghee Pongal?
- 1 cup Raw Rice, 3 tbsp Ghee, ½ cup Moong Dal, 15 Cashew (half), 10 Curry leaves, 2 tsp Black Peppercorns, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Ghee Pongal?
- Yes, this one is cooked under pressure.
- How many calories are in Ghee Pongal?
- About 458 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
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VikramNovember 2024
Reply to Atithi Raman: You are in the wrong place. This is an excellent pongal recipe. And there is no where it is mentioned that this is a date night app. Also food is food, please don't discriminate on food as a date night meal, rich people snacks, etc
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Archana JDecember 2021
BEST RECIPE ❣️
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LatchiyaDecember 2022
such an easy amazing recipe, made pongal for the first time in my life today
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KamalakannanNovember 2021
Thanks for the Easy recipes
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priyaNovember 2021
best app ever !!!!!!
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CharanithaAugust 2026
Always there like a guide for beginners who have doubts on how much and how many!! thanks Aadhi na hats off to u n your incredible team for putting this together!
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A Cookd cookJuly 2024
turned out awesome except for the water level..can be reduced to 3 glasses of water
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A Cookd cookJune 2024
came out so well thanks cookd for the delicious recipe 😋
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A Cookd cookJune 2024
thanks
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A Cookd cookMarch 2024
awesome app.. awesome recipe..
