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Rava/Semolina Pongal

Today morning prepared rava pongal for breakfast. Easy to make,require only few ingredients and a best alternate to our normal ‘Venn Pongal’ that is made using rice. The following measurement serves 2. Since it was a busy morning

Ingredients

1cup Rava Sooji Semolina/ / (200gms approx.)
1/2cup Moong Dal
2tbsps GingerGrated
10 Cashew nuts
2tbsps green chilliesChopped
3tbsps Ghee
2tbsps Jeera
2tbsps Black Pepper
1tbsp Mustard
Curry leavesfew
1tbsp Vegetable Oil
1/2tbsp Salt(add according to your taste)

Instructions

Pressure cook moong dal and keep aside
In a frying pan heat ghee 2 tbsp.Add semolina and just keep sautxe9ing until you get a nice aroma with color of semolina slightly turning brown
Now add a pinch of salt and 2 cups of water.
Rava will be cooked in few minutes. Just keep stirring to avoid formation of lumps.
Now mix the pressure cooked moong dal with this cooked rava.Transfer this mixture to a separate bowl
In non frying stick pan heat remaining ghee,vegetable oil and add cashew nuts 1 tbsp.
Once they are golden brown, add mustard seeds, jeera, pepper and let them splutter
Then add grated ginger, chillies and curry leaves
Now add rava pongal mixture to the pan and ensure all the spices are mixed evenly
Before serving add some ghee on top of pongal. Rava Pongal is ready to be serve to with chutney or sambar