Name: Rava Pongal
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Semolina (Sooji/Rava); 1/4 cup Green gram (Cheruparippu); 2 cups Water; 1 tsp Black pepper; Ginger (A small piece); Curry leaves (A few); 3/4 cup Ghee; 15 nos Cashewnuts; Salt (As reqd)

Rava Pongal

Pongal made with Sooji(Rava)

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

1 cup Semolina Sooji/Rava
1/4 cup Green gram Cheruparippu
2 cups Water
1 tsp Black pepper
Ginger A small piece
Curry leaves A few
3/4 cup Ghee
15 nos Cashewnuts
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Cook the green gram dal separately but take care not to overcook.
:- If using pressure cooker, cook for abt 2 - 3 whistles.
Roast the sooji till a nice aroma appears.
Heat ghee in a pan.
Add the curry leaves, black pepper and ginger to it.
Add the 2 cups of water to it.
Bring the water to boil.
Add salt at this step.
Add the sooji to it and mix well so that there are no lumps.
Close and leave it for a few mins.
Add the cooked green gram(mashed a little) to it and mix well thoroughly.
Add some ghee with roasted cashewnuts.
:- Adjust salt to your taste.
:- Serve hot/warm with coconut chutney or with pongal sambar.
:- To see if the sooji is cooked, wet your hands and touch it. It should not stick to your hand.

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Response (3)

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Srilakshmidevi November 18, 2008

HI,
I tried rava pongal, it came very well with excellent taste. My husband price me.

Thanks for your recipe

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kalai September 30, 2009

Hi ,i tried it was toooo..good.thanks for recipe.

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Divya December 1, 2006

Tried ur recipe and it came out wonderful…..My husband loved it a lot….Have heard abt it but never tried b4….Simply superb.Good job.