Name: Barley Pongal | How to make savory pongal with barley
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: ⅓ cup barley; ¼ cup moong dal; ½ cup milk; 1 cup water; ¾ tsp salt or to taste; 2 tbsp ghee; ½ tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp shredded ginger; ¾ tsp cumin seeds; 3 tbsp chopped cashewnuts; 1 tsp freshly pounded black peppercorns; a sprig of curry leaf

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Barley pongal, a savory dish made with barley and moongdal. Pongal, a popular breakfast dish, served with sambar and chutney.

What is Venpongal

Venpongal is a popular south-indian breakfast dish. A savory dish made with rice and lentils, tempered with curry leaves, ginger and loads of black pepper and cumin. Pongal is served with sambar and white chutney.

It is the most popular dish served in marriage functions for breafkast. Since pongal is a no onion and no garlic dish, it is prefered as offerings during pooja days.

Barely Venpongal

Barley venpongal, the same venpongal made with barley instead of rice. Some people don't prefer eating rice for various reasons. Barley has lesser calories than rice and rich in fiber and calcium.

Tastewise barley venpongal tastes similar to rice pongal. It also needs no special cooking, except for soaking it for 30 minutes prior cooking, which cooks it easy.

How to make Barley Venpongal

Wash and soak barley and moong dal for 30 minutes. After the said time, drain the water, add milk and water to the barley-moong dal, pressure cook it for 4-5 whistles.

Once the pressure releases, Heat oil in a wide pan, splutter mustard seeds, curry leaves, cumin and cashewnuts, add cumin seeds. Finally add the cooked barley and moong to this and mix well. Add salt and mix well. Let this sit on the stove for 5-8 minutes. Take it off the stove. Serve hot with chutney and sambar.

Pongal usually thickens as it rests, so do take it off when it is a bit saucy not watery, a bit saucy. Serve it warm, even if you have made it ahead, just add 2-3 tablespoon water or milk mixed with water , mix and heat it to become warm and enjoy.

Barley Pongal | How to make savory pongal with barley

Barley pongal, a savory dish made with barley and moongdal. Pongal, a popular breakfast dish, served with sambar and chutney.

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Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: Indian, South-Indian

Keyword: Barley pongal recipe, How to make pongal, Pongal recipe, Savory pongal, Ven pongal recipe, Venpongal recipe

Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 30

Total Time: 1

Servings:

Calories:

Equipment

Pressure cooker

Ingredients

⅓ cup barley
¼ cup moong dal
½ cup milk
1 cup water
¾ teaspoon salt or to taste

Tempering

2 tablespoon ghee
½ teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon shredded ginger
¾ teaspoon cumin seeds
3 tablespoon chopped cashewnuts
1 teaspoon freshly pounded black peppercorns
a sprig of curry leaf

Instructions

Wash moong and barley twice in plain water and soak in a cup of water for a minium of 30 minutes.
In a pressure cooker take barley and moong along with water and milk. Mix well and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles.
In a heavy bottom pan, add 2 tablespoon ghee, when hot splutter mustard seeds, add curry leaves, ginger, cashewnuts and saute until nuts turn golden brown. Finally add cumin seeds this tempering.
Tip all the cooked barley and moong to this tempering, add ¼ cup water to vessel and add it to this. Add salt and pounded pepper to this and mix well.
Let this sit on the stove for 10 minutes, for the liquid to be absorbed. Once done, remove from the stove. Serve it warm with chutney and sambar.

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Notes

Pongal usually thickens as it rests, so do take it off when it is a bit saucy not watery, a bit saucy.
Serve it warm, even if you have made it ahead, just add 2-3 tablespoon water or milk mixed with water , mix and heat it to become warm and enjoy.

Disclaimer

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