Thinai Pongal Recipe | Foxtail Millet Pongal Recipe | Millet Ven Pongal
Thinai Pongal is healthy variation of normal Ven/Kara Pongal made with foxtail millet instead of rice.
Servings 0
Ingredients
- Thinai/Foxtail Millet ¼ cup
- Moong dal ¼ cup
- Water 2 cups
- Hing ¼ tsp
- Salt as required
- Cashews 5-6 optional
- Ghee 2 tsp
- Cumin ¼ tsp
- Pepper ¼ tsp
- Green chilli 1 optional
- Ginger ½ tsp chopped
- Curry leaves handful
Instructions
- Wash and take thinai and moong dal in pressure cooker.
- Add water and salt to it.
- Pressure cook for 1 whistle and 10 minutes in low flame or 4 whistles whichever is faster.
- Once pressure releases open the cooker and mash them .
- Now heat ghee and temper with cumin seeds, pepper, hing, ginger, green chilli, cashews and curry leaves.
- Add it to pongal and mix it. Check the seasoning and adjust it.
- Serve hot Pongal with sambar and chutney.
Notes
If the mixture is too thick you can add some hot water and adjust the consistency.
You can use pepper powder instead of whole pepper for kids
Drizzle extra ghee on the top when serving for guests.
If you have time you can soak the thinai and dal for 20 minutes to cook faster