Name: Rava Pongal recipe by Moumita Malla at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Rava/ semolina – 1/2 cup; Moong dal – 4 tablespoons; Curry leaves-1sprig; Black pepper-5 to 6(crushed); Cumin seeds-1teaspoon; Cashew nuts-10; Salt to taste; Turmeric powder-1/2teaspoon(optional); Ghee-1tablespoon; Water-3/4cup+ 1 1/2 cup

ABOUT Rava Pongal RECIPE

Rava pongal is made with sooji (Semolina) and moong dal, cooked with pepper, jeera, ginger and green chilli. It is a very healthy and nutricious food

Ingredients Serving: 2

Rava/ semolina – 1/2 cup
Moong dal – 4 tablespoons
Curry leaves-1sprig
Black pepper-5 to 6(crushed)
Cumin seeds-1teaspoon
Cashew nuts-10
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/2teaspoon(optional)
Ghee-1tablespoon
Water-3/4cup+ 1 1/2 cup

Instructions

Wash moong dal and soak into 3/4cup for 15 minutes,then boil it with this water in a pressure cooker until 5 whistles
Let the vapour of cooked release as it own
Dry roast sooji or rava in a pan,renive from heat and keep them aside
Add ghee in that pan
Add cashews,fry until light brown and remove from pan
Add cumin seeds,curry leaf,crushed black pepper
Add 1.5 cup water,let the water bring to boil,when the water will start boiling,simmer the gas
Add rava or sooji in batches
Add cooked moong dal
Add salt and turmeric powder
Mix rava or sooji with moong dal
Cover with lid and cook until sooji or rava ia cooked or 3/4th water dried up
Switch off the gas and serve with hot sambar and coconut chutney

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