Rava Pongal | Rava Huggi | Pongal Recipes
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2-3 people
 
Pongal of a different kind, Sankranti special, tasty rava pongal
Ingredients
  • 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
Method
  1. Heat a pan, roast mung dal for 2-3 minutes on low heat till lightly golden
  2. Add this to a small vessel or pressure cooker container
  3. Pour 1 Cup water
  4. Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles
  5. Meanwhile when the dal is cooking, let's make the tadka, heat ghee in a pan
  6. Add jeera and let them splutter
  7. Next add whole black peppercorn and saute
  8. Throw in the cashews and fry till golden
  9. Add chopped green chilli and some curry leaves, fry for a few seconds
  10. Add the rava and mix well
  11. Season with salt and also add some turmeric at this stage
  12. Mix everything very well
  13. Once the pressure of the cooker has released on its own, mash the moong dal
  14. Pour 1 more Cup of warm water into the dal and mix well
  15. Now slowly pour this mung dal mixture into the fried rava and mix well
  16. Add some ghee on top
  17. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes on low heat
  18. Rava pongal is now ready to serve
  19. Serve with coconut chutney or a gojju of your choice
Notes
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/