Thinai Pongal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Foxtail Millet
- ½ cup Moong Dhal / பயத்தம் பருப்பு
- ½ tsp Black Pepper / மிளகு
- 10 nos Cashew nut / முந்திரிப் பருப்பு
- 1 bunch Curry leaves, Fresh / கருவேப்பிலை
- 2 nos Green Chili, Fresh / பச்சை மிளகாய் - chopped
- 1 tsp Cumin seed / சீரகம்
- 1 pinch Asafoetida / பெருங்காயம்
- 2 tbsp Ghee / நெய்
- 1 tsp Salt / உப்பு - adjust to your taste
Instructions
- Dry roast foxtail millet and moong dhal separately until fragrant
- Transfer them into pressure cooker
- Pour water when they are super hot
- Close the lid and pressure cook it for 5~6whistles
- Heat ghee in a pan
- Add cumin, black pepper, green chili, asafoetida, curry leaves, fry them until fragrant
- Pour it over the pongal
- In the remaining ghee fry cashew nut until golden brown and pour along with ghee into pongal
- Add salt, mix the pongal well
- Serve hot with coconut chutney and/or gotsu
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