Rava Pongal
Rava Pongal is a tasty, mild spicy breakfast made by cooking rava with moong dal, tempered spices, ghee and cashews. Rava Pongal is a good choice when you are tired of making regular pongal and is a good choice of menu for functions. How to make Rava Pongal is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
Servings2
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup fine rava / sooji
- 1 and 1/4 cups water (for cooking rava)
- 1/4 cup split moong dal
- 1 cup water (for cooking moong dal)
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 3 tablespoon cooking oil
- 8 nos cashews broken
- 2 teaspoon pepper corns
- a small sprig of curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon jeera
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 1 small green chilli sliced
- a tiny pinch of hing
Instructions
- Measure rava and moong dal and keep aside.First in a pressure cooker, roast moong dal until slightly golden.Then add water.
- Pressure cook for 5 whistles.Mash it well and set aside.
- Get ready with all the ingredients.First heat oil in a pan - first add jeera, pepper corns then add all other ingredients.Fry till cashews turn golden.
- Add rava, fry for a minute.Then add mashed moong dal.
- Mix well.Measure and add water.
- It will be goey at this stage.Let it cook for for 2mins.Keep stirring without allowing any lumps to form.
- Cook covered for a minute.Mix well and cook until it comes together as a mass.
- Add ghee and bring together.It should come together without sticking.Switch off.
Notes
- Do not compromise on the quantity of oil and ghee, then the mixture will turn pastey.
- Cook covered for few mins so that it turns nonsticky.Make sure to use a thick bottomed pan so that it doesn't stick to the bottom.
Nutrition Facts
Rava Pongal
Amount Per Serving (125 g)
Calories 417
Calories from Fat 279
% Daily Value*
Fat 31g48%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g
Monounsaturated Fat 17g
Cholesterol 19mg6%
Sodium 99mg4%
Potassium 281mg8%
Carbohydrates 31g10%
Fiber 11g46%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 88IU2%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 59mg6%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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