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Rava Pongal

Rava Pongal

Ravi Chandran
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
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Course Breakfasts
Cuisine Indian, Indian, Tamilnadu
Servings 4 people
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Diet Vegetarian

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
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