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Avalakki khara pongal recipe

AVALAKKI KHARA PONGAL

Smitha Kalluraya
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine south indian
Servings 4 serving

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup Poha / Beaten Rice / Avalakki, Thick variety must
  • 1/2 cup Moong Dal / split green gram

For Seasoning :

  • 3 tbsp Ghee / oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • Few Cashews, broken
  • 3-4 Green Chillies, Slit (according to your spice level)
  • 1 tbsp Ginger, (grated /finely chopped)
  • Few Curry Leaves
  • 1 - 2 Red Chilli
  • 8 - 10 Pepper corns, slightly crushed
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder /Haldi
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Roast the moongdal on medium flame till it turns slightly red. Cook it along with the water and turmeric powder in a pressure cooker till you hear 4-5 whistles. Alternatively, if you are running out of time, skip the roasting part and directly pressure cook moong dal and keep aside.Moong dal should be mushy.
  • Mean while, wash the poha,drain all the water and keep aside . No need to soak .. it will get cooked later .
  • In a heavy bottom vessel / kadai do the seasoning.Heat ghee + oil mix. Splutter mustard . Later add cashew , jeera, Curry leaves , green chilli slit , ginger , red chilli , crushed pepper corns, hing and turmeric. Saute till raw smell from ginger goes and cashews are golden brown .
  • Now add cooked moong dal ,salt and water to the seasoning. Mix well . Bring it to boil. This mixture should be little watery , also spicy and salty . When we add poha .. it will absorb water and spices and will be perfect .
  • Once the dal mixture starts boiling, add poha and mix well. You will observe that poha absorbs water quickly .If required add little more water.
  • Simmer the stove and allow it boil for 4-5 mins so that poha is cooked and absorbs the flavors of the spices added. You can see , pongal has got nice semi solid texture now .
  • Lastly top it with little ghee , grated dry coconut ( optional ) . MIx and switch off.
  • Aromatic,Mouth Watering Poha Pongal is ready . Enjoy it hot only as such or with huli gojju / coconut chutney / sambar .
    Avalakki khara pongal recipe

Notes

 Note :
  • Serve the pongal when it is hot. Else,poha will absorb the liquid and turn it into mass.
  • You can adjust the consistency of pongal as per your choice .Some like it soupy and some as semisolid type.
  • Instead of fully moong dal, you can use moong and tuvar dal in 60:40 ratio.
 
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