Samai arisi pongal/little millet Pongal
Little millet pongal
Servings: 2 Servings
Pin Recipe
Ingredients
To pressure cook
- 1/2 Cup Little millet
- 2 1/2 Tbsp Moong dal
- 1 Tsp turmeric powder
- Salt
Seasoning
- 1 Tsp Oil
- 1 Tsp Ghee
- 1 Tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 Tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 Tsp peppercorns
- 1 Large green chillies - Slit vertically
- 1 Spring curry leaves
- 2 Inch Ginger - Finely chopped
Instructions
- Wash and rinse the rice and moong dal. Cook it with salt, turmeric powder and 2.5 cups water. Cook to 3- 4 whistles and mash well. Keep it aside.
- Heat oil +ghee in a skillet, splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns, curry leaves, finely chopped ginger and a vertically slit green chilly. Saute well and add this tadka to mashed rice and mix well.
Notes
If the pongal is thick, add warm milk or warm water and mix well. If it is watery, give it a boil with lid open until its mushy and you have got required consostency.
You need not soak this rice as it gets cooked easily.