Sunday, November 23, 2008

Pongal



Ingredients
Raw Rice - 1 cup
Split Green Gram - 1/4 cup
(Moong Dal)
Ghee - 3 tsp
Cashew Nuts - 7
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 2
Ginger root - 1" piece
Whole Black Pepper - 1 tsp
Garlic pods - 2
Few Curry leaves
Salt
Method
  1. Mix rice and moong dal. Wash it and keep aside.
  2. Cut green chillies and ginger into fine pieces , smash garlic pods, crush black pepper and keep aside.
  3. Heat ghee in pressure cooker, add cashew nuts to it.
  4. Then add cumin seeds, green chillies, ginger, garlic, curry leaves and pepper to it.
  5. When all splutters add rice and moong dal and add 3 cups of water to it.
  6. Finally add salt to it. Mix well.
  7. Pressure cook for 5 whistles.
  8. Serve with coconut chutney, sambhar and vada.

12 comments :

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Valar, I cant forget the days when we had pongal and vada at our hostel... But look at the feast that you have served... mmm I wish I land there for breakfast...

Dori said...

Looks great, wish I could taste everything on that plate!

anudivya said...

Those vadais with the pongal is just an amazing combo!

Vibaas said...

Yummy combination.

First time here. You have a nice blog with nice recipe collection.

Unknown said...

wow.. will u pls pass that plate??? looks really tempting...

Deepthi Shankar said...

pongal & Vada, that makes a lovely breakfast

Usha said...

Vadai and pongal, what a fantastic combination...looks very tempting..

Sum Raj said...

now this is a perfect breakfast itme..

Unknown said...

wow..i llove this..delicious plate with the vadai too..

Sunshinemom said...

I want this now!! Yummy:)

Unknown said...

Vadai &pongal looks very tempting...

Saikripa said...

Vadai &pongal looks very tempting..