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Ven Pongal with Eggplant Gotsu

Ven Pongal /Eggplant Gotsu
  
   Ven Pongal is a rice porridge breakfast dish in many South Indian houses and served as a prasadam in most of the temples in South India. Mainly offered  to God in month of Margazhi ( Tamil month btween December mid to January mid).  Taste heavenly with Eggplant Gotsu. Here goes both the recipes.

Ingredients:

Raw Rice - 1 cup
Moong dhal - ½ cup
Turmeric powder - A pinch
Water - 3 ½ cups ~ 4 cups
Salt - To Taste

For Crushing:

Grated Ginger - 1 tsp
Green chili - 1

For Seasoning:

Oil + Ghee = 3 tbsp ~ 4 tbsp(2:1)
Black pepper corns ( crushed or whole) = 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Asafoetida  - ¼ tsp
Broken Cashew - As required
Curry leaves - As required.

Method:

Ven Pongal /Eggplant Gotsu

  • Wash Rice and Dhal & crush Ginger and Chilies.
  • Pressure cook Rice, Dhal, Turmeric powder, crushed Chilies & Ginger along with Salt with 4 cups of water in medium heat for 4whistle.
  • When pressure drops in the cooker, remove the lid.
  • Heat a kadai or skillet with oil and ghee, roast cashew & keep it aside.
  • In the same oil, add seasoning ingredients as listed, let it splutter.
  • Add seasoning and cashew to pongal.
  • Mix well to mash the rice and dhal to get a creamy texture. 
  • If need add ½ cup of hot water. Adjust salt to taste.

 Note:  Water amount which I have given will get you pongal as shown in picture here. If you want grainy pongal then reduce water amount to 31/2 cups.  For long grain rice consume only 3 ½ cups water to get creamy texture as shown in picture here. You can avoid crushed ginger & chillies. Shredded ginger can be used along with seasoning instead of cooking with rice & dhal mixture. Crushed pepper corns & cumin seeds are used for spicy pongal... Depend upon the age of rice, it may consume less or more water.
Brinjal/ Eggplant Gotsu

          Gotsu & Ven pongal are made for each other recipes, Will have its appearance in most of  South Indian wedding menus.   Eggplant cooked with tomatoes in a tangy tamarind sauce along with few spices  makes a delicious Gotsu..  Goes will with Idly & Dosai also..
Ven Pongal /Eggplant Gotsu

Ingredients:
Medium size egg plant - 4 ~ 5( chopped)
Moong dhal - 3 tbsp
Onions - 1 (big- chopped)
Tomatoes - 3 (chopped)
Green chilies - 2 or to taste
Curry powder - ½ tsp
Turmeric powder - 1
Salt - To taste
Cilantro - As required

For Seasoning:
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds - ½ tsp
Urad dhal - 1 tsp
Red chilies - 1
Garlic - 2 pods (crushed)
Curry Leaves - As required

Method:

  • In a pressure pan  add finely chopped Eggplant, Onions, Tomatoes, Green chilies, Curry powder, Turmeric powder, minced cilantro, moong dhal with 1 cup of water & pressure cook it for 2 ~ 3 whistle.
  • After 10 minutes, Open the pan & drain the water completely from the cooked mixture and keep it aside.
  • Using hand blender or potato masher, mash the pulp.  Now pour drained water to this pulp & mix it.
  • Add & adjust salt to taste.
  • Season as given & add to gotsu.
  • Serve hot with pongal.

Note: Curry powder is optional, you can avoid it by adding extra green chilies.  1tsp of  Tamarind juice can be used if tomato is not sore. Small eggplant will be good for this gotsu. If gotsu is watery then boil till it reaches correct consistency. I love to add curry powder & moong dhal in my gotsu it will stands for it taste.

Sending this to Any one can cook  & Signature Recipes

 

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  1. Wow wat perfect combo...pongal n gosthu looking so good n truly inviting...your pongal version is interesting n thanx for the tips too...I too prefer gosthu with moongdal 🙂 yummy ..

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  2. I love pongal...so yummy..nice pics.

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  3. Looks yum...nice combo..

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  4. Delicious combo, wish I have egg plants ,should hv done it rt away..I add lil bit of tamarind to my gothsu and just smash using the back of the spoon..Rest is the same for me..Enakum to-go venum ..

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  5. Nice combo...looks delicious....

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  6. delicious combination of flavours looks wonderful

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  7. Nice combo! You know waht..i never had this combination yet! 😉

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  8. Pongal and eggplant gotsu looks awesome.......

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  9. this is one combo that rocks our hearth too -locely pic saras; just lip smacking stuff !

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  10. Perfect combo....very interesting and tempting.

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  12. yummy i love pongal and sambhar comba 🙂
    shd try this gothsu

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  13. Perfect in my moms place this is the sunday breakfast.. i love it..

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  14. I make Pongal only with Coconut Chutney and Sambar.. But heard abt this gosthu.. Would love to try..
    Nice clicks..

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  15. We always have pongal with sambhar but this combo looks really delicious, next time instead of sambhar I'll make gotsu. Thank you for linking with Any One Can Cook 🙂

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  16. Mmmmm...ven pongal looks very inviting...

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  17. nice combination egplant recipe is new to me but sounds tasty

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  18. Delicious pongal 🙂 I can totally relate to what you have said. I used to have it on all 30 days of margazhi from the temple nearby 🙂 yummm you have made me drool for it now 🙂

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  19. Wounderful combo,very delicious...

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  20. Pongal looks super delicious..love it

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  21. New to this combo.....looks inviting!!! Will try this out!!1

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  22. perfect dish .all time fav.

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  23. Looks yummy..lovely combination..:)

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  25. wow. looks so delicious.try it soon.

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  26. Delicious combination and looks very very tempting!

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