Pongal recipe

1. Pongal recipe Pongal recipe

2. SPICY PONGAL/ KHARA PONGAL Ingredients 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Rice - 1 cups Moong dal - ½ cups Cumin powder - 1 tsp of cumin seeds - ½ tsp Black pepper powder - 1 tsp or black peppercorns - ½ tsp Green chilli - 3-4 (according to taste) Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp Ginger - 1 tsp Ghee - 2 tbsp Oil - 3 tsp Salt to taste 10.

3. Directions to follow 1. 2. Wash and soak rice and moong dal in water for 15 minutes. Drain off the water and add 6 cups of water in a pressure cooker. Then add salt according to your taste. Pressure cook it until it is cooked well and mashed. Heat a tbsp of desi cow ghee and oil in a vessel over medium flame. Add finely chopped ginger, cumin seeds, finely chopped chillies, black pepper powder or black peppercorns, turmeric powder, and finally curry leaves. Take another pan and pour a tbsp of ghee and add some cashew nuts. Fry them until the colour gets changed to golden brown. Add all these spices and cashews into the cooked pongal and mix well. Don't over mix the mixture as it may form lumps. Your khara pongal (spicy pongal) is ready to serve! 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

4. SWEET PONGAL/ SHAKKRE PONGAL Ingredients 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Rice - 1 cup Moong dal - ½ cup Ghee - ¼ cup Cashew nuts and raisins - ¼ cup Jaggery - 1 ½ cup Cardamom pods - 4 Milk - 3 cups Water - 3 cups

5. Directions to follow 1. Take a pan and heat one tsp of ghee and add moong dal to it. Slow roast the moong dal until the colour changes to pinkish. Do not over roast it, that it turns brown. Take them to a plate and keep it aside. 2. To the same pan add two tsps of ghee and fry the cashew nuts and raisins until it it turns golden brown. Keep it aside. 3. Take rice and moong dal in a vessel or a pressure cooker and add water and milk to it. Give it a nice mix. If you are using pressure cooker, cook it until the rice and dal gets mashed (5-6 whistles). 4. Take another vessel and add jaggery with a cup of water. Stir it well until the jaggery melts. Get the solution to a rolling boil and simmer it for about 5 minutes on a low flame. Let the syrup cool. (do not add jaggery to uncooked rice and milk as it does not let the rice to cook and also causes splitting of milk.) 5. Add the cooked rice and dal to the jaggery syrup. Remember to cook it on a medium flame. Add ghee, cashews, raisins and cardamom pods; give it a nice stir. 6. Cover the vessel and let it cook well and absorb the richness of sweetness for about 10 minutes. 7. Drizzle some ghee on top of the sweet pongal and here it is ready to serve!!

6. RICE, MOONG DAL AND GHEE SAGA Rice and dal are a good example of the complete protein required for an individual. Rice is a good source of energy as it has carbohydrates. It is also loaded with starch content, vitamins such as vit D, thiamine, riboflavin and fibre, iron, calcium as well. Moong dal has essential amino acids which your body fails to produce on its own. It is also a good source of antioxidants. It is loaded with potassium, soluble fibre called pelvin, and magnesium. These combinations were not just made to increase the taste of the dish but also with the thought of enhancing the nutritional value of the food consumed according to the varying seasons. Rice, dal and ghee are the three main ingredients which has high amount of health benefits and also the spices/ jaggery which enriches the dish with its own nutritional benefits and taste as well. Try these amazing PONGALs at home and have it together with your family this weekend. Send your valuable comments. We will surely be happy to hear from you. I hope the information was useful to you!

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