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    Yellow Pongal Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi


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    Yellow Pongal Recipe with step by step pictures. This manjal pongal is simple and easy classic South Indian breakfast recipe which has rice and yellow moong dal cooked together to an almost mushy state and seasoned with cumin and black pepper.

    Yellow Pongal

    This is another traditional and festive recipe. Amma makes this for navrathri or any vratham days. I love it so much. It is so simple and has a simple and clean taste. It is good for babies too.
     
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    Ingredients for Yellow Pongal Recipe (Manjal Pongal Recipe)

    • Rice - 1 cup (You can use Raw Rice / Pacharisi too)
    • Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu - ½ cup
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 2 tsp
    • Black Pepper - 2 tsp Crushed
    • Salt to taste
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi -1 tsp
    • Water - 5 cup
    • Ghee - 1 tbsp
     
     
    This taste best with sambar or chutney..I hope you will try this out and let me know how it turned out for you..

    How to Make Yellow Pongal Recipe (Manjal Pongal Recipe)

    1. Take rice and dal in a bowl and wash well.
    2. Take everything in a pressure cooker, except ghee. Mix well and pressure cook for 4 whistle.
    3. Simmer the flame and cook for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam escape all by itself.
    4. Now open the cooker and add ghee. Mix well.
    5. Serve.
     

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    Yellow Pongal Recipe (Manjal Pongal Recipe)

    Yellow Pongal Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a simple and easy classic South Indian breakfast recipe which has rice and yellow moong dal cooked together to an almost mushy state and seasoned with cumin and black pepper.
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 295kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Rice You can use Raw Rice / Pacharisi too
    • ½ cup Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu
    • 2 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
    • 2 tsp Crushed Black Pepper
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
    • 5 cups Water
    • 1 tbsp Ghee

    Instructions

    • Take rice and dal in a bowl and wash well.
    • Take everything in a pressure cooker, except ghee. Mix well and pressure cook for 4 whistle.
    • Simmer the flame and cook for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam escape all by itself.
    • Now open the cooker and add ghee. Mix well.
    • Serve.

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 63IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 2mg
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    Yellow Pongal Recipe Step by Step

     
    I used normal cooking rice, but traditionally
    raw rice (pacharisi) is used
    Add in moong dal
    Wash it well
    add in to a pressure cooker
    cover with fresh water
    Now you got to add crushed pepper, cumin seeds,
    turmeric powder and salt
    give a good mix
    cover and pressure cook
    Now it is done
    add in a tblspn of ghee
    mix well
    Serve
     

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