Cornmeal pongal | Corn rava pongal-How to make-Stepwise pictures

Cuisine Style: South India | Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 3 | Type: Breakfast, dinner

Ingredients

• Cornmeal [Corn rava] – 1 cup
• Moong dal – ¼ cup
• Ghee [melted butter] – 2 tbsp
• Peppercorns – ½ tbsp [Crushed]
• Salt to taste
• Water – 3 cups

For Seasoning [Ingredients]

• Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
• Pepper corns - 7
• Ginger – 1 tbsp [finely chopped]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Cashew nuts - 10
• Ghee – 2 tbsp

Method

• Dry roast cornmeal & green moong dal then wash.
  
• In a pressure cooker, add dry roasted cornmeal, moong dal & water. Add ghee, cover it & cook 3 to 4 whistles.
• Heat pan then add ghee & seasoning with cumin seeds, peppercorns, cashew nut, ginger, & curry leaves.
• Add these seasoned ingredients, & salt to cornmeal mixture mix well.
• Sprinkle ghee [melted butter] & serve hot with coconut chutney or sambar.

Tip

• For extra spicy flavor add green chilli when seasoning.

How to make Cornmeal pongal-Stepwise procedure with pictures[Easy, simple]

Dry roasted cornmeal & green moong dal

Add dry roasted moong dal, cornmeal, water & ghee in a pressure cooker, cover, cook for 3 whistles.

After 3 whistles-perfectly textured cornmeal mixture

Add salt mix well

For Seasoning:- Heat ghee in a pan add cumin, peppercorns, cashew, ginger & curry leaves

Add seasoned ingredients mix well

Cornmeal pongal is ready-sprinkle ghee & serve hot with chutney