RAVA PONGAL I SEMOLINA VEN PONGAL I PONGAL RECIPES

Pongal is my top most favorite whether it is a sakkarai Pongal or ven Pongal. I never seek other foods if Pongal available on my plate. I tried the Rava Pongal for the first time and never tasted the Pongal before I attempted. Yes! I just followed the recipe of rice ven Pongal and prepared it. It was coming out really delicious, creamy and heavily heavenly too… (The Pongal was tasted like restaurant servings, so happy about the result and everyone loved it much.

My dad used to call the pongal as “thooka mathirai” (sleeping pills). Haha! Yes… whenever he had it, he goes to sleep whether its morning or night. Rava Pongal is very easy to prepare within 30 minutes. If you add the given amount of ghee to the Pongal, it will be rich and filling breakfast and you don’t feel hungry for the lunch too. 

Category	Breakfast
Cuisine	South Indian
Preparation Time	5 Minutes
Cooking Time	30 Minutes
Servings	2

Source – My Own

INGREDIENTS

Semolina/Rava – ½  Cup

Moong dal – ¼  Cup

Turmeric powder – 1/8 Tsp (Optional)

Ghee – 3 Tbsp

Cumin seeds – 1 ½  Tsp

Black peppercorns – 1 Tsp

Curry leaves – Few

Ginger, chopped – 1 Tbsp

Hing – ¼ Tsp

Salt – To Taste

Water – 4 Cups

METHOD

• Wash and drain the moong dal and add to the pan.
• Add 2 cups of water to the dal with turmeric powder cook till the dal cooks well. 

• Now the dal will be ready, if the water evaporates add 1 cup of water to the dal with salt and let it boil. 

• Meanwhile heat ghee in pan add cumin seeds wait till golden brown and then add pepper corns wait for sputter.

• Add cashewnuts and sauté it till golden brown and add curry leaves, ginger sauté it for 30-40 seconds and switch off the flame. 
• Add hing to the oil and keep it aside. 

• Add rava to the dal mixture and stir it constantly till the rava cooks well.
• The mixture will start thicken and then pour ghee tempering to the rava. 

• Mix it well and switch off the flame. 

• Serve it hot with coconut chutney and sambhar. 

NOTE

• Adjust water according to the dal cooking time.
• Don’t compromise ghee amount for the rava pongal, else it will be dry.
• If you wish add oil and ghee to get less light version.