Rava Pongal | Rava Huggi | Pongal Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2-3 people
- ¼ Cup hesaru bele/mung dal
- ¾ Cup roasted medium rava/upma sooji
- 1" ginger
- 1 finely chopped green chilli
- Few curry leaves
- 1 Tsp jeera
- 8-10 whole black peppercorn
- 1-2 laung/clove
- 2 Tbsp + 1 Tbsp desi ghee
- 8-10 broken cashews
- ¼ Tsp turmeric
- Heat a pan, roast mung dal for 2-3 minutes on low heat till lightly golden
- Add this to a small vessel or pressure cooker container
- Pour 1 Cup water
- Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles
- Meanwhile when the dal is cooking, let's make the tadka, heat ghee in a pan
- Add jeera and let them splutter
- Next add whole black peppercorn and saute
- Throw in the cashews and fry till golden
- Add chopped green chilli and some curry leaves, fry for a few seconds
- Add the rava and mix well
- Season with salt and also add some turmeric at this stage
- Mix everything very well
- Once the pressure of the cooker has released on its own, mash the moong dal
- Pour 1 more Cup of warm water into the dal and mix well
- Now slowly pour this mung dal mixture into the fried rava and mix well
- Add some ghee on top
- Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes on low heat
- Rava pongal is now ready to serve
- Serve with coconut chutney or a gojju of your choice
Make sure the rava to water ratio is 1:2
Adjust spice as per your choice, add 1 more green chilli if your prefer a bit of heat
Cook the pongal on low heat or you will end up with lumps
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/rava-pongal/
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