Sunday 22 August 2010

Khaara Pongal

Ingredients 
 
Cashewnuts

number

10-12

Chopped Green Chilli

number

3-4

Cumin Seeds, Pepper Powder each

tsp

1

Dry Coconut Flakes

tbsp

2

Moong Daal

cup

1

Rice

cup

1

Salt

to taste



Turmeric Powder

tsp

1/2

Water

cup

3-3 1/2

How to make Khara Pongal
 
1. Take a cooker and heat two tbsp of oil in it.
2. Wash moong daal and the rice and keep it separately.
3. Roast cashew in the oil and keep aside.
4. Now, add mustard seeds and cummin seeds.
5. When the mustard seeds start to crackle, add green chilli and fry for a few seconds.
6. Now, add the moong daal and fry for a minute.
7. Add water and the washed rice.
8. Also add coconut, salt and turmeric powder.
9. Close the cooker and allow it to whistle thrice.
10. After the cooker cools down, add the pepper powder, cashews and chopped cilantro leaves.

Ven Pongal

Ingredients 
 
cashewnuts

grams

30

cumin

grams

3

fat

grams

50

ginger

grams

10

green gram

grams

225

pepper

grams

10

Rice

grams

500

salt

to taste



water

ml

1000

How to make Ven Pongal
 
1. Heat fat. fry cashewnuts till golden brown and remove. fry whole pepper and cumin. Add gram and fry lightly.remove.
2. Boil the water add washed rice and fried gram.
3. When half cooked, add salt and chopped ginger.
4.When done, add cashewnuts and remaining fat. serve with coconut chutney.

Bathura by vahchef (You Tube)