Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Indian recipes category.

Millet Pongal Recipe.

Ingredients:

1/4 Cup moong dal / pesara pappu
1/4 cup hulled millets (foxtail or any other millet)
2 tbsp rice brown or white, (optional, if using use half cup more water)
1 1/2 cups water
2 to 4 pepper corn
3 to 4 cashews
1/4 tsp cumin
1 green chili slit
1 sprig curry leaves
3/4 tsp ginger grated
1 pinch hing
1 pinch turmeric
2 tsp ghee or oil
salt as needed

Recipe Instructions:

Wash millets, moong dal, rice if using in lot of water till they run clear.
Soak them for about 2 hours
pressure cook with 1 1/2 cups water for one whistle or cook it in a pot till the millets and brown rice are cooked al dente.
If using rice use 1/2 cup more water
when the pressure goes off, add warm water to adjust the consistency.
If desired mash it.
Heat a small pan with ghee or oil, fry cashews if using and set aside.
Add ginger, green chili and fry till you get a nice aroma.
Add cumin, pepper corn and curry leaves, fry till the curry leaves turn crisp, add hing.
Pour the cooked pongal to the seasoning and mix.
Garnish with cashews.
Serve hot with any chutney

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