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Thinai Pongal

Thinai Pongal

Ravi Chandran
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine Indian, Indian, Tamilnadu
Servings 0
Diet Vegetarian

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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