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Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: tamil

Ingredients

For pressure cooking:

  • ½ cup moong dal
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp ghee
  • 1½ cup water

For tempering:

  • ¼ cup ghee
  • 2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 inch ginger (chopped)
  • 2 chilli (slit)
  • 2 tbsp cashew
  • pinch hing
  • few curry leaves
  • 1 cup rava (coarse)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • 3 cup water

Method

  1. Firstly, in a cooker take ½ cup moong dal, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp ghee and 1½ cup water.
  2. Cover and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
  3. Once the pressure is released, mash the dal into a smooth paste. Keep aside.
  4. In a large kadai, heat ¼ cup ghee. Add 2 tsp of pepper, 1 tsp of cumin, and splutter.
  5. Also add 1 inch ginger, 2 chilli, 2 tbsp cashew, pinch thing and few curry leaves. Roast till the cashew turn golden brown.
  6. Add in 1 cup rava and roast for 3 minutes.
  7. Now add the cooked moong dal, ¼ tsp of turmeric, and 1½ tsp of salt. Mix well.
  8. Add 3 cups of water and mix well, making sure there are no lumps.
  9. Cover and simmer on a low flame for 3-5 minutes or till rava is cooked well.
  10. Finally, serve Rava Pongal with coconut chutney topped with ghee.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.