Pongal is a south Indian traditional food. We can prepare varieties of pongal like Ven pongal,Sarkakrai pongal, Barley Sweet Pongal , Milk Pongal, Fruit Pongal, Akkara vadisal. ………. .I have given here a recipe, to prepare pongal with the left-over cooked rice. Very simple and easy.
Left Over Cooked Rice Pongal
Ingredients
Left overcooked rice – one cup
Moong dhal – 2 soup spoon full
Cumim seed – ½ tspn
Asafoetida - 2 pinch
Turmeric powder – ¼ tspn
Water – 400ml
For seasoning:
Cashew nut – 5 Nos
Black whole pepper – 8 Nos
Cumim seed – ½ tspn
Green chilli – 1
Ginger – 1 inch size
Curry leaves – few
Ghee – 2 tbspn
Method
In a pan dry roast wash yellow moong slightly brown. Then soak dhal for 10 min
In a pressure cooker, add cooked rice, moong dal, asafoetida, cumin seeds and turmeric powder.
Cook it over the medium flame for about 3 whistles.
Once the pressure cooker cools down, add ghee to the rice and dal pongal and mix it well.
You don't have to mash it.chop the ginger , green chillies and cashew nuts.
In a separate pan, heat little ghee. Add the seasonings: pepper, cumin seeds, curry leaves, chopped ginger, green chillies and cashew nuts .Pour it over the cooked pongal and stir it to coat well.
Serve it hot with sambar, vadai and chutney.
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I am sending this recipe to tickling plate radhika's let's cook rice event ,and simplysensatioanlfood let's cook with left overs.and veena's vej junction cooking with leftovers
for let's cook with rice
9.10.12 -
Linking to Nithu's Healthy Combo Meal for Kids hosted by Nivedhanan
