Rava Pongal
Pongal (Tamil: பொங்கல்) (Telugu: పొంగలి) is a popular rice dish in South Indian cuisine, and the Tamil cuisine of Sri Lanka. In Dravidian languages, the root pong or pongu means to " boil over" or "spill over". -Source: Wikipedia
Ingredients
- 2 cup Wheat Rava
- 1 cup Chana Dhal / கடலைப் பருப்பு
- 1 tsp Black Pepper / மிளகு
- 1 tsp Cumin seed / சீரகம்
- 10 – 15 nos Cashew nut / முந்திரிப் பருப்பு
- 4 – 5 nos Green Chili, Fresh / பச்சை மிளகாய்
- 10 gm Ginger / இஞ்சி
- 1 tsp Salt / உப்பு - adjust to your taste
- 3 tbsp Ghee / நெய்
- 1 pinch Asafoetida / பெருங்காயம்
- 1 bunch Curry leaves, Fresh / கருவேப்பிலை
Instructions
- Heat 2tbsp of ghee in a pan
- Add rava, dhal and fry it [do not burn/roast it]
- When hot transfer to a cooker [preferably a pressure cooker] and cook well
- Once rice and dhal are cooked, heat rest 1tbsp of ghee in a pan
- Add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter
- Add pepper [be careful it might pop]
- Add cashew nuts and fry till light brown
- Add cut green chilli and ginger and fry for a minute
- Add curry leaves and asafoetida
- Switch off the flame and the cooked rava and dhal into the pan
- Add salt and mix well
Notes
Note:
* Serve hot with coconut chutney
* If you are not calorie conscious then you could double/triple the ghee quantity which will give near to Tirupati pongal taste
* Serve hot with coconut chutney
* If you are not calorie conscious then you could double/triple the ghee quantity which will give near to Tirupati pongal taste
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