COOKING HOUR: Vellai pongal recipe, Paal pongal in pot

Monday, January 13, 2020

Vellai pongal recipe, Paal pongal in pot

Vellai pongal recipe with stepwise pictures and video.Vellai pongal is nothing but milk pongal cooked in milk and garnished with ghee.This pongal has just the milk flavour and a slight hint of ghee, tastes so good with pongal kuzhambu.

We usually make paal pongal this way, but wanted to post the traditional making in brass pot as we do every year.I love sakkarai pongal more but this paal pongal with pongal kuzhambu tastes so good.I learnt this method of vellai pongal with variations from my friend so thought to post it with video.

Vellai pongal recipe

Vellai pongal is milk pongal cooked in milk and garnished with ghee.THis pongal has just the milk flavour and a slight hint of ghee, tastes so good with puli curry.

1 cup raw rice
2 tbsp moong dal ((optional))
6 cups water
1 + 1.2 cup milk
salt to taste
2 tbsp ghee (plus 2 tbsp for serving)

First rinse rice,dal and keep it ready.To a brass pot add milk and water.
Let it boil, keep in medium high.Let it overflow.Now add rice,dal mixture.
Mix well and cook in medium flame,keep stirring.When rice is 3/4 th cooked add milk and required salt.
Cook until its thick and creamy.Keep stirring to avoid burning at the bottom.Finally add ghee mix well and switch off.
While serving make a dent in the center add ghee in it and Serve

Switch off when its slightly runny as it becomes thick when it cools down.
Add more ghee while serving.

Vellai pongal recipe video

How to make vellai pongal recipe:

First rinse rice,dal and keep it ready.To a brass pot add milk and water.
Let it boil, keep in medium high.Let it overflow.Now add rice,dal mixture.Mix well and cook in medium flame,keep stirring.When rice is 3/4 th cooked add milk and required salt.
Cook until its thick and creamy.Keep stirring to avoid burning at the bottom.Finally add ghee mix well and switch off.While serving make a dent in the center add ghee in it and Serve.