Ingredients :Semolina / Sooji : 1 cup
Split Moong Dal : ½ cup
Green Chillies : 4 or 5
Peppercorns : 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds : 1 tsp
A handful of cashews
Curry Leaves : 2 sprigs
A big pinch of hing
Ghee : 3 tbsp
Method :
Crush the peppercorns coarsely with a mortar and pestle and keep it aside. In a pressure cooker, add the moong dal and a cup of water. Cook for 3 whistles and set aside. Heat two teaspoons of oil in a wok and roast the semolina until aromatic. Add 3 cups of hot water and salt to the roasted semolina and mix very well. Cover with a lid and let it cook completely. Then add the moong dal and a teaspoon of ghee to the semolina and mix well. Turn off the flame and set aside. Heat the remaining ghee for seasoning. Add the cumin seeds and fry for a minute. Now add and fry the chopped green chillies and cashews. Then add the hing, curry leaves and freshly ground peppercorns to it and fry for a few seconds. Add the seasoning to the pongal and mix well. Serve the rava pongal with coconut chutney.
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Reva says
Pongal looks delicious indeed:) Simple heart warming dish..
Reva
Vimitha Anand says
Simple and yummy meal
kitchen queen says
droolworthy and simple rava pongal.
Prathima Rao says
Healthy & simply delicious...!!! Im drooling as i type this 🙂
Prathima Rao
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Nithya says
Chillies in pongal is new 🙂 Guess this is a blend of pongal and upma 🙂 loving the idea 🙂
Hamaree Rasoi says
Delicious and tempting pongal. Excellent meal.
Deepa
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sowmya says
Healthy Breakfast to serve!!
Spoon and Chopsticks says
That looks pretty nice. Looks like it's not too hard to make. I might replace ghee with low-fat butter or margarine though. 🙂
Thanks for sharing.
http://spoon-and-chopsticks.blogspot.com/
ANU says
yummy....and spicy....very simple and tasty......
http://anuzhealthykitchen.blogspot.com/2011/07/event-berries-strawberry-desserts.html
Kalpana Sareesh says
very yummy..