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Barley Pongal |How to make Pongal with Barley

Dec 15, 2020 · Modified: Apr 26, 2025 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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

barley pongal

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.

Barley savory pongal

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 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour
Servings: 2
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. 

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Serve this delicious barley pongal with sambar and chutney for a filling and comforting breakfast. This pongal can also be enjoyed as brunch or dinner.

More pongal recipes

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  • Venpongal
  • Varagu arisi venpongal

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  1. Satya

    January 05, 2014 at 4:39 pm

    wow what a healthy pongal...best way to start our day .....gr8 idea

    Reply
  2. AparnaRajeshkumar

    January 05, 2014 at 4:54 pm

    love to try .. since hubby is a pongalholic.

    Reply
  3. Pavani

    January 06, 2014 at 9:29 pm

    Live your version of pongal with barley. Sounds healthy and nutritious.

    Reply
  4. Srivalli

    January 07, 2014 at 10:01 am

    Oh never thought of a pongal with barley, sounds good and even so that your lil one took this!

    Reply
  5. Saras

    January 07, 2014 at 11:04 pm

    Never tried pongal with barley!! Sound new and interesting..

    Reply
  6. Chef Mireille

    January 08, 2014 at 7:26 am

    healthy way to start the day

    Reply
  7. cookingwithsapana

    January 09, 2014 at 11:46 am

    Barley pongal looks so delicious and healthy too...

    Reply
  8. Suma Gandlur

    January 10, 2014 at 8:32 pm

    Healthy one. That's cute that your little one loves pongal .
    I know what you mean by kids messing up your schedule on vacation days though I love holidays more owing to the cold weather we have here. This week we had around - 25 deg C and I wanted more sleep time. 🙂

    Reply
    • Priya_Srinivasan

      January 11, 2014 at 9:53 am

      aww -25 that is tooo low!!! we shiver for the 15 here. !!! stay warm!!! 😉

      Reply
  9. Varada's Kitchen

    January 11, 2014 at 2:30 am

    What a nice healthy alternative!

    Reply
  10. Kalyani

    January 10, 2022 at 7:55 am

    5 stars
    Can’t wait to try this, priya ! Is there a way to skip milk as hubby doesn’t like milk in the pongal (he can taste even a trace of it if added )

    Reply

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