Varaku arisi Pongal
Kodo Millet Pongal
வரகு அரிசி பொங்கல்
Pongal is
a south Indian traditional food. We can prepare varieties of pongal like Ven pongal,Sarkakrai pongal, Barle
sweet pongal ,Milk pongal, Fruit pongal, Akkara
vadisal. ………
Now I prepare here Kodo Millet ( varaku arisi) pongal.
Very simple and easy to cook this healthy
Breakfast.
Varakarisi – 200
gram
Moong dal – 75 gram
Asafetida
Turmeric
Salt
Ghee – 1 tspn
Water - 800 ml ( 4 glasses of water)
For seasoning:
Ghee + Oil – 2 tbspn
Chopped Almond and
pistachio – 2 tbpsn
Whole black pepper –
1 tspn
Cumin seeds – 1 tspn
Chopped ginger –
½ tspn
Chopped green chilli
– ½ tspn
Curry leaves –few
Method
Wash the yellow
moong dal and drain it well.
Dry roast the dal slightly brown, in a heavy bottomed pan.
Soak the roasted dal and varakarsi 10 minutes.
In a pressure cooker, add cooked rice, moong dal, asafoetida, little ghee , turmeric powder and water boil without closing the lid for about 10 minutes , Now close the lid and leave a 3 whistle.
Dry roast the dal slightly brown, in a heavy bottomed pan.
Soak the roasted dal and varakarsi 10 minutes.
In a pressure cooker, add cooked rice, moong dal, asafoetida, little ghee , turmeric powder and water boil without closing the lid for about 10 minutes , Now close the lid and leave a 3 whistle.
After pressure
releases
In a separate pan,
heat little ghee. Add the seasonings: pepper, cumin seeds, curry leaves,
chopped ginger, green chillies and almond and pistachio Pour it over the cooked Pongal and stir it to coat well.
Varakarisi/kodomillet/olden days recipe/healthy diet
South Indian Tradition Breakfast
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