Varagu Arisi Pongal

#VaraguPongal #VaragarisiPongal : #Varagarisi is known as #Kodomillet in English. #Millet are rich sources of minerals and vitamins. The grains are very small and usually have small stones and sand particles. It has to be cleaned thoroughly before cooking. The method of preparation is just like rice #pongal but the taste is better than rice pongal.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup	Varagarisi [ Kodo millet ]
1/4 cup	Green gram split
1 1/2 Tsp	Cumin seeds
1 Tsp	Black Pepper
1/2 Tsp	Black Pepper powder
1/4 Tsp	Turmeric powder
1 or 2	Green chilly, split lengthwise [ optional ]
10 - 15	Curry leaves
3 cloves	Garlic, nicely chop
1 Tsp	Ginger nicely chopped
To Temper:
4 to 5	Cashew nuts
1 Tsp	Cumin seeds
1 Tsp	Black Pepper
8 - 10	Curry leaves
3 Tsp	Ghee

Method :
Take cleaned varagu arisi, washed green gram and all other given ingredients in a pressure cooker.
Add 3 1/2 cup of water.
Mix well with a ladle and close the lid with weight on.
I cooked over an induction stove.
Set temperature at 800 and allow to cook for 3 whistles.
Then reduce the temperature setting to 120 and cook for 5 minutes.

Open the cooker after it runs out of steam.
Now heat a kadai with ghee.
First fry broken pieces of cashew nut till it turns golden color and then transfer into prepared pongal.
Splutter cumin and then add pepper corns and curry leaves.


Transfer into the cooker with hot pongal and mix well with a ladle.

Take hot hot pongal in a plate and add 1 or 2 Tsp full of ghee.

Relish with coconut chutney


or pongal thuvaiyal


or onion sambar.

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