Barnyard Millet Pongal

Name: Barnyard Millet Pongal
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup Barnyard Millet; 1/4 cup Moong lentil; 1 tablespoon ghee; 6-7 black peppercorns; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/3 tsp Himalayan salt; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 cup cashews; 1/2 tsp grated ginger

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Ancient Indian kitchen recipe made only in South Indian villages called as “Kuthiraivaali Pongal” in Tamil language

Potri Adiyan @cook_7455496

Ancient Indian kitchen recipe made only in South Indian villages called as “Kuthiraivaali Pongal” in Tamil language

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Ingredients

3/4 cupBarnyard Millet
1/4 cupMoong lentil
1 tablespoonghee
6-7black peppercorns
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1/3 tspHimalayan salt
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/4 cupcashews
1/2 tspgrated ginger

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Steps

1

Peel the skin of ginger and grate it into small pieces
2

Roast the cashews in ghee until just light brown color
3

Take barnyard Millet and moong lentils and soak it in water
4

Take all other ingredients in a small bowl
5

Add Millet and lentils in an instant pot and and add 1.5 cups of water and add cumin, pepper and ginger to it
6

Close the lid of Instant pot and set it in “Pressure Cook” mode for 6 mins and switch it “On”
7

After the cooking is done, open the lid and add salt and turmeric to it. At this point add roasted cashews to it as well.Mix it well with a wooden spoon. Serve it hot with your favorite chutney. Or eat by itself.