Friday 4 March 2016

Kuthiraivali ( Barnyard Millet ) Pongal





Ingredients:

  • Kuthiraivali rice or barnyard millet - 1 cup
  • Moong dal - 1/4 cup
  • Ginger chopped or paste - 1/2 tspn
  • Jeera - 1 tspn
  • Pepper powder - 1 tspn or more
  • Curry leaves - few nos
  • Broken cashew - as required
  • Salt - to taste
  • Ghee - 1/2 tblspn
  • Oil - 11/2 tblspn

Method:

  • Wash rice and dal
  • In a pressure cooker take 5 cups of water, rice, dal, 1/2 tblspn oil, salt and cook for 6 to 7 whistle. Heat ramaining oil and ghee in a kadai, add jeera, cashew , after it turns light brown colour add curry leaves, pepper , asafoetida powder and switch off the stove
  • Open the cooker lid after pressure subsides and pour the tempering and mix well
  • Keep hot water ready incase if require means we can add to the pongal because millets have the property to absorb water.
  • Serve hot the tasty and healthy kuthiraivali pongal along with raw onion, tomato chutney or coconut chutney





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