Pongal with Jowar Millet

Name: Pongal with Jowar Millet
Yield: 3 to 4servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Jowar millet; 1 cup Moong dal; 4 cups (for watery consistency) or 3 cups (for thicker consistency) Water; 1 tsp Black pepper; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 inch Ginger; to taste Salt; 4 tsp Oil; 2 tsp+ 1 tsp (for seasoning) Ghee; Cashews (optional)

Ananthi @ Crazy Cookie @crazycookie

Coimbatore,Tamilnadu

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Ananthi @ Crazy Cookie @crazycookie

Coimbatore,Tamilnadu

#CA2025
#pongal
#jowar

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Ingredients

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3 to 4servings

1 cupJowar millet
1 cupMoong dal
4 cups(for watery consistency) or 3 cups (for thicker consistency) Water
1 tspBlack pepper
1 tspCumin seeds
1 inchGinger
to taste Salt
4 tspOil
2 tsp+ 1 tsp (for seasoning) Ghee
Cashews (optional)

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Steps

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1

Take all the needed ingredients. Coarsely grind jowar millet in a mixer. Dont use it as whole grain. It wont cook completely.
2

Wash millet and soak for 3hrs. Dry roast moong dal, and combine jowar rince it well.
3

In a heavy-bottomed pan, add rinced millet, dal, 6cups of water, salt, half the amount of ginger, cumin, and black pepper to get nice aroma. Add oil and ghee.
4

Cover and cook until soft pressure cook for 4 whistle, then let pressure release naturally.
5

For seasoning, heat oil and 1 tsp ghee in a pan. Add remaining ginger, cumin, black pepper, and cashews,asafoetida. Sauté until aromatic.
6

Pour seasoning over cooked Pongal and mix well.
7

Serve hot. Adjust water for desired consistency. Though its watery the consistency would be thick aftersometime.