Wheat rava Pongal

Healthy broken wheat pongal recipe...

Ingredients:-

Wheat rava- 3/4 cup

Moong Dal - 1/4 Cup

Black Pepper - 1/2 teaspoon

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Ginger (grated) 1 Tsp

Onion- 1

Tomato -1

Green chilies -2

Chili powder -1/4 teaspoon

Turmeric powder - one pinch

Curry leaves- 2 stalks

Oil- 3 teaspoons

Cashew- 5 Nos

Water -2 Cups

Salt to taste

Method:-

Heat oil in a pressure cooker.

Add pepper, cumin and cashew nuts , and fry for a minute.

Then add ginger, onion, green chillies and curry leaves one by one.

Add chili and turmeric powders.

Sauté for 2 minutes, and add 2 cups of water.

Allow it to boil and add the washed wheat rava, dal mix and adjust salt.

Close the lid and pressure cook up to 5 to 8 minutes. (2 Whistles)

Tasty, spicy rava pongal ready.

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Sarkarai Pongal | Sweet Pongal Recipe

This is a famous festival sweet recipe in Tamil Nadu.

Ingredients:-

Raw Rice (White rice) - 1 cup

Moong dal - 1/4 cup

Jaggery - 1 3/4 cup

Cardamom (crushed) - 5 Nos

Cashew nuts - 10 Nos

Raisins- 15 Nos

Coconut pieces - 2 tablespoon (optional)

Grated ginger - 1/2 teaspoon

Ghee - 3 tablespoons

Water - 2 1/2 cups

Method:-

Clean the rice and dry roast moong dal. Wash it twice and pressure cook with 3 cups of water.

Melt the jaggery in a cup of water and strain the syrup.

Mash the cooked rice, dal mixture together and pour the jaggery syrup.

Add ginger, crushed cardamom to the rice jaggery mixture. 

Mix well and cook for 8 to 10 minutes in low flame.

Fry cashews, coconut pieces, and raisins in a teaspoon of ghee and add to the pongal.

Add the remaining ghee and turn off the flame.

Traditional Sweet Pongal is ready!