Rawa Pongal

Prep Time:15 m      Cook Time:25 m

Serves:4

Ingredients

Rawa/Sooji/Semolina - 1 cup

Moong Dal                 - 1/2 cup(soaked for 15m)

Water                         - 5 cups

Turmeric Powder       - 1/8 th of tsp

Salt

To Temper

Ghee                  - 2 tsp

Cashew             - 6

Cumin Seeds     - 1/2 tsp

Curry Leaves     - 1 sprig

Pepper Powder  - 1/4 tsp

Peppercorn        - 1/2 tsp

Method

• Soak the moong dal for fifteen minutes.Dry roast rawa till aroma wafts out and set aside.Bring a large pan of salted water to boil and add the soaked moong dal.Add a very tiny pinch of turmeric powder to this and wait till the moong dal gets cooked enough that it gets powdery when pressed between fingers.
                              
                     
  
• Now add the roasted rawa little by little stirring continuously so that no lumps are formed.
  
• Heat ghee in a pan,roast the cashews and add it to the pongal.Temper the other items and mix with the pongal.Serve with chutney or sambhar.
                                                
                                      
     

Little Words

• Moong dal can be pressure cooked for one whistle and then added.
• Add little more water if all the water has been used up for cooking moong dal.
• Take the roasted rawa in a bowl and sprinkle with one hand stirring continuously with other hand so that no lumps are formed.
• Add pepper powder while preparing for kids.
• Ideal for toddlers as it is easily digested.
• Melts in the mouth and yummy too.