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Manjal Pongal

aadi chevvai special
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Ingredients

Pressure cook

  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 toor dal
  • 1/4 cup rice
  • 1 + 1/4 water
  • 1/4 teaspoon ghee

to crush

  • Black Pepper 1/2 tsp
  • cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

Pongal

  • 1/4 cup water
  • Required salt

Temper

  • 1/2 tablespoon ghee
  • 5 cashews
  • few curry leaves
  • asafoetida
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger or ginger powder

Instructions

  • First, wash rice and toor dal
  • Transfer to the cooker
  • furthermore add water, turmeric powder, and sesame oil
  • pressure cook for 5 whistles and simmer for 1 minute; do natural pressure release
  • add required salt; mix well
  • furthermore, add water;  Mix and Mash well
  • crush pepper and cumin in mortar & pestle to your desired texture
  • Add ghee to a pan and heat
  • When ghee turns hot add cashews and curry leaves; mix well and roast
  • cashew starts to change color add crushed pepper cumin and ginger
  • Mix well and cook till cashews turn golden brown
  • Turn off the stove
  • Add asafoetida and mix well
  • Transfer to the Pongal

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