Rava Pongal
Equipment
- Kadhai
- Heavy-based Frying Pan
- Skillet
- Spice Grinder
- Mortar and Pestle
- Pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons Ghee
- 100 g Moong dal (1/2 cup), rinsed and drained
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon Black peppercorns
- 200 g Semolina (Semolina flour) (1 cup), fine
- 10 Cashew nuts to garnish
- Salt
- Ginger 1 x 2.5-cm / 1-inch piece fresh, peeled and grated
- 1 Curry leaves sprig
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric ground
Instructions
- Heat a kadhai or heavy-based, deep frying pan (skillet) over medium heat.
- When hot, add 4 tablespoons ghee, then add the lentils and roast for about 4 minutes. Set the ghee aside in the pan.
- Put the cumin seeds and peppercorns into a spice grinder and process until coarsely ground. Alternatively, use a mortar and pestle. Set aside.
- Transfer the lentils to a pressure cooker, add 375ml / 13fl oz (1/2 cups) water and cook under pressure for 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Or Alternatively, put the lentils and water in a pan, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and cook for about 40 minutes, or until soft.
- Heat the reserved ghee in the pan, then add the semolina (farina) and fry for about 1 minute, or until golden. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Add a further 2 tablespoons ghee to the pan and heat through. Add the cashew nuts for the garnish and fry for 1-2 minutes, or until golden. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Pour 1 litre / 1 3/4 pints (4 1/4 cups) water into the pan. Add 1 teaspoon salt, the grated ginger and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and gradually add the fried semolina, about 2 tablespoons at a time, stirring vigorously after each addition to blend well and prevent any lumps.
- Continue to cook, stirring constantly, for 8-10 minutes, or until the water is almost absorbed and the semolina is cooked.
- Fold in the cooked lentils, then stir in the curry leaves, turmeric, the coarsely ground cumin seeds and peppercorns and a further 2 tablespoons ghee and remove from the heat.
- Garnish with the reserved cashew nuts and serve.
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Nutrition
Serving: 4gSodium: 10mgCalcium: 31mgVitamin C: 5mgVitamin A: 71IUSugar: 1gFiber: 5gPotassium: 148mgCholesterol: 77mgCalories: 557kcalSaturated Fat: 19gFat: 32gProtein: 14gCarbohydrates: 54gIron: 4mg
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