RAVA / SOOJI PONGAL

My mom used to make this pongal, and read in a leading Tamil magazine too. It is a good twist instead of preparing uppma all the time.



Ingredients

Rava / Sooji – 1 cup
Moongdhall – ½ cup
Milk – 1 cup
Turmeric powder – one generous pinch ( Optional)
Hing – one pinch
Black pepper – 1 tsp
Cummin seeds – 1 tsp
Grated ginger – 2 tsp
Cashew – 10 to 12
Curry leaves – few
Oil, ghee, salt as required


How to make Rava Pongal:



Combine moongdhall, salt and turmeric powder and pressure cook.

Heat oil, ghee in a pan and add pepper and cumin seeds.

When it splutters add ginger, curry leaves and cashew.Add the rava.

Saute well, when the rava is fried add milk and 3 cups of boiling water.

Add the cooked moongdhall , hing, salt (already we have added to dhall so watch out) .

Add the ghee and keep the flame in low and cook for ten minutes and then serve with
coconut chutney.


Note: This pongal needs 3 cups of water and 1 cup of milk. When I made it for the first time I thought it wil be so.. much and used 2 cups of water , that was not good.


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