Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Rava Pongal Recipe | Sooji Ka Pongal is a vegetarian tamil breakfast made with moong dal, turmeric, and ghee in about 25 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
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
- Firstly, in a cooker take ½ cup moong dal, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp ghee and 1½ cup water.
- Cover and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
- Once the pressure is released, mash the dal into a smooth paste. Keep aside.
- In a large kadai, heat ¼ cup ghee. Add 2 tsp of pepper, 1 tsp of cumin, and splutter.
- Also add 1 inch ginger, 2 chilli, 2 tbsp cashew, pinch thing and few curry leaves. Roast till the cashew turn golden brown.
- Add in 1 cup rava and roast for 3 minutes.
- Now add the cooked moong dal, ¼ tsp of turmeric, and 1½ tsp of salt. Mix well.
- Add 3 cups of water and mix well, making sure there are no lumps.
- Cover and simmer on a low flame for 3-5 minutes or till rava is cooked well.
- 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.
