How long does Paal Pongal take?

35 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 25 minutes of cooking.

How many people does Paal Pongal serve?

4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.

Is Paal Pongal vegetarian?

Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.

What do I need to make Paal Pongal?

1½ cup Milk, 1 cup Rice, 2 tbsp Moong Dal, 4 cup Water, 10 Cashew (full), 2 tbsp Ghee, and a few more listed on this page.

Do I need a pressure cooker for Paal Pongal?

Yes, this one is cooked under pressure.

How many calories are in Paal Pongal?

About 362 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

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Paal Pongal

Name: Paal Pongal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian, Tamil Nadu
Ingredients: 1 cup Rice; 2 tbsp Moong Dal; 1 tsp Salt; 4 cup Water; 10 Cashew (full); 2 tbsp Ghee; 1½ cup Milk

35 min
not spicy
Serves 4
75% liked
32 people cooked this

Prep 10 min · Cook 25 min

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8 steps, each one filmed. A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.

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Also known as Milk Pongal · Veg · Rice dishes, Tiffin

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Paal pongal, or milk pongal: rice and roasted moong dal pressure-cooked, loosened with milk, topped with ghee-fried cashews. Serves 4, 35 minutes, with video.

Low calorie

You’ll need: Pressure Cooker

Good for: Pongal, Navaratri & Ayudha Pooja

Ingredients

7 items

4 people

Rice1 cup
Moong Dal2 tbsp
Salt1 tsp
Water4 cup
Cashew (full)10
Ghee2 tbsp
Milk1½ cup

Contains: milk, cashew or other tree nuts.

Nutrition

Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

Nutrient	Per 1 person	All 4 people
Energy	362kcal	1448kcal
Protein	9.2g	37g
Carbohydrate	51g	206g
Fat	14g	54g
Fibre	2g	8g
Sugar	4.8g	19g

Cookd masalas for milk

Method

1
Rinse and soak the rice for 20 mins.
Rice
2
Dry roast the moong dal until aromatic and wash it well.
Moong Dal
3
Add the soaked rice and moong dal to a cooker with salt and water and pressure cook for 3 whistles, allow the steam to escape naturally.
SaltWater
4
Lightly mash the rice and dal mixture.
5
In a separate pan, fry cashew nuts in ghee until golden brown.
Cashew (full)Ghee
6
Place the mixture back on a low flame and add the milk in additions, mixing well in between.
Milk
7
Once all the milk has been blended in, switch off the flame.
8
Add the fried cashew nuts and the leftover ghee into the paal pongal, serve warm.

Before you start

How long does Paal Pongal take?: 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 25 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Paal Pongal serve?: 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Paal Pongal vegetarian?: Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
Is Paal Pongal spicy?: No, it is not spicy.
What do I need to make Paal Pongal?: 1½ cup Milk, 1 cup Rice, 2 tbsp Moong Dal, 4 cup Water, 10 Cashew (full), 2 tbsp Ghee, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Paal Pongal?: Yes, this one is cooked under pressure.
How many calories are in Paal Pongal?: About 362 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

Tips from other cooks

7 notes

S
Sakshika Ganesh KumarJanuary 2022
It doesn't need sugar?
H
Haneena FathimaApril 2024
I added 200 ml condensed milk into it
S
suganyaFebruary 2022
raw rice or boiled rice?
J
JyothiJune 2025
where is the sugar or jaggery.. does this taste good with only salt?
F
Fathima KamarJanuary 2025
what kind of rice is used?
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Naveen KumarJune 2024
pongal always with raw rice (பச்சஅரிசி)
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hemasriNovember 2021
It wz awsme... 😍😍😍