Rava Pongal Recipe | Semolina Pongal | Sooji Pongal Recipe with step by step pictures and instructions. Rava pongal is simple and healthy breakfast recipe made using semolina and moong dal. It is good alternative to khara pongal we make using rice. It is simple and easy to make too. Reserve some moong dal when you cook and make this Sooji pongal in 15 minutes. Serve piping hot pongal with Sambar or chutney. Method of preparation is similar to ven pongal.
Monday again and them for this week in FoodieMondaybloghop group is #251RavaRaga suggested by Aruna who blogs at vasusvegkitchen. She is a good friend and very talented blogger and has many traditional south Indian recipes. I wanted to try her flavorful Vangi Bath Powder for long time. She made the delicious Middle Eastern Dessert basbousa using rava. My contribution is this piping hot ghee rava pongal.
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Serves 2
Rava pongal is simple and healthy breakfast recipe made using semolina and moong dal.
5 minPrep Time
30 minCook Time
35 minTotal Time
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Ingredients
- Rava/Sooji 3/4 cup
- Moong dal 1/4 cup
- Ghee/Oil 3 tbsp
- Mustard 1/2 tsp
- Cumin 1 tsp
- Pepper 1/2 tsp
- Green chilli 1
- Ginger 1/2 tsp finely chopped
- Cashews 8-10
- Curry leaves handful
- Salt as required
- Water 2 1/4 cup
Instructions
- Dry roast rava till aromatic. You can skip this step if you use roasted rava.
- Cook moong dal adding 1 cup water in a pan.
- Mash the dal and keep it ready.
- Heat ghee in a kadai.
- Add mustard, cumin, pepper and cashews.
- Once it browns add finely chopped ginger, green chilli and curry leaves.
- Then add the cooked dal.
- Next add 2 1/4 cup of water and allow it to boil
- Once it boils, keep the flame in low and add roasted rava slowly.
- Keep mixing continuously to avoid forming lumps.
- Cook till it comes together and switch off the flame.
- Serve piping hot pongal with sambar or chutney .
Notes
Adjust the quantity of moong dal according to your choice. It can be upto 1:1/2 ratio of rava and moong dal.
You can cook the dal in pressure cooker for 2-3 whistles
You can use combination of ghee and oil but ghee gives nice flavor and texture to pongal. Can add some extra ghee in the end too.
Can use crushed pepper powder instead of whole ones.
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How to make Rava Pongal with step by step pictures
Dry roast rava till aromatic. You can skip this step if you use roasted rava. Cook moong dal adding 1 cup water in a pan.
Mash the dal and keep it ready.
Heat ghee in a kadai. Add mustard, cumin, pepper and cashews.
Once it browns add finely chopped ginger, green chilli and curry leaves.
Then add the cooked dal.
Next add 2 1/4 cup of water and allow it to boil
Once it boils, keep the flame in low and add roasted rava slowly.
Keep mixing continuously to avoid forming lumps.
Cook till it comes together and switch off the flame.
Serve piping hot pongal with sambar or chutney.
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