RAWA PONGAL

This is my variation recipie which i made for ven pongal. It is a spicy pongal dish which i made using rava  instead of rice and moong dal.  I should sadmit that it taste so yummy. You have to try it for sure..

INGREDIENTS:

• Fine rawa                               - 1 cup
• Green gramdhal                   - ½ cup
• Water                                     - 4.5 cups
• Salt                                          - to taste
• Broken cashews                   - 1 tbsp
• Oil and ghee                         - 4 tbsps
• Curry leaves                          - 1 sprig
• Finely cut ginger                  - ½ tsp

CRUSH COARSELY

• Black pepper                        - 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds                         - ½ tsp

METHOD:

1. Cook dhal in 1.5cups of water till three fourth cooked .
2. Pour rest of the water in that and allow to boil .
3. Heat oil separately and season with cashewnuts , curry leaves, finely chopped ginger, crushed pepper and cumin seeds .
4. Pour in the dhal mixture with rawa , salt. Stir till it is mixed well.
5. Cover and cook in medium flame till moisture is absorbed, and rawa is cooked well .
6. Stir in between to prevent charring .
7. Serve hot with melted ghee on top accompanied with coconut chutney .
8. This can be pressure cookeddirectly, which minimizes time .
9. Cook dhal with water till 3/4^th cooked .pour boiling water with salt, rawa and seasoned ingredients .
10. Pressure cook above .
11. When using thicker rawa increase volume of water little more .