Pani varagu pongal | Proso millet moong dal kara pongal

Cuisine Style: Ancient Tamil Nadu, South India | Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Type: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, Weight loss & Easy diabetic recipes

Ingredients

• Pani Varagu [Proso millet] – 1 cup
• Moong dal- ¼ cup
• Cashew nuts - 5
• Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
• Peppercorn – 1 tbsp
• Crushed peppercorns -1 tbsp [freshly ground]
• Ginger – 1 inch [chopped, mashed]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Ghee – 3 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Water – 2 ½ cups

Preparation Method

• Wash and soak Pani varagu rice for 15 min.
• Dry roast moong dal.
• Heat wide pan, add 4 cups of water and 1 tbsp ghee. Then add dry roasted moong dal and Pani varagu rice cover lid and cook till soft.
• For pressure cooker method:- Pressure cook moong dal and Pani varagu rice with 2 ½ cups of water and 1 tbsp ghee for 3 whistles.
• For seasoning:- Heat ghee in a pan, add cumin seeds, pepper corns, ginger, cashew nuts and curry leaves sauté gently then cut off heat.
• Add seasoned ingredients to the cooked Pani varagu mixture then add salt mix well.
• Finally add crushed peppercorns & ghee mix well.
• Serve hot with coconut chutney or sambar.

Panivaragu or Proso millet in english

Panivaragu ven pongal

Proso millet moong dal kara pongal