Name: Vellai pongal recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 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)

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

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Author: Sharmilee J

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.

Ingredients

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

Instructions

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

Recipe Notes

Switch off when its slightly runny as it becomes thick when it cools down.
Add more ghee while serving.
Water quantity may vary according to the quality and freshness of rice so adjust accordingly.

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.