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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
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Breakfast Recipes
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 295 kcal

Ingredients
  

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

Nutrition Facts
Yellow Pongal Recipe (Manjal Pongal Recipe)
Serving Size
 
1 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
295
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
 
2
g
13
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
0.3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Cholesterol
 
10
mg
3
%
Sodium
 
26
mg
1
%
Potassium
 
71
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
 
53
g
18
%
Fiber
 
3
g
13
%
Sugar
 
1
g
1
%
Protein
 
10
g
20
%
Vitamin A
 
63
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
 
0.1
mg
0
%
Calcium
 
41
mg
4
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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