Foxtail Millet Pongal Recipe | Thinai Arisi Pongal Recipe

Foxtail Millet Pongal Recipe | Thinai Arisi Pongal Recipe

Pongal is one of the south Indian traditional food. You can prepare pongal using with Oats, Millets and Rava by replacing rice. Thinai arisi pongal is the healthiest and tastiest breakfast. serve Thinai arisi pongal with sambar, chutney and vada


Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Soaking time: 20 minutes
Total times: 35 minutes
Serving: 3
Course: Breakfast | Dinner
Cuisine: south Indian recipe

Ingredients:
(1 Cup=100 ml)
1 ½  Cup Thinai Arisi
½  Cup Moong Dal
1 Pinch Hing or Asafoetida (Perungayam)
1 tblsp Ghee
6 cup water
Salt to taste

For Tempering:
2 tblsp Ghee
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tblsp ginger chopped
1 tblsp cumin seeds
1 tblsp pepper(crushed)

Pre Preparation:
Rinse the Thinai arisi and moong dal 2 to 3 times and soak it in water 20 minutes. After 20 minutes drain the water and keep aside until cook

Method:
1.      Heat a presser cooker, add 1 tblsp ghee and soaked Thinai arisi and moong dal, sauté for a minutes on low heat
2.     Add 6 cup water, required salt and 1 pinch hing (perungayam). Close the lid and let it cook for 6 whistles on medium heat. Once the pressure cooker settle down open the lid and do the mix
3.     Meanwhile heat a pan add 2 tblsp ghee and add crushed pepper, cumin seeds and chopped ginger
4.     When cumin seeds start crackle add curry leaves and pour the tempering over the Thinai arisi pongal, then mix well
5.     Serve the Thinai arisi pongal with sambar, chutney and vada

Pictorial
 In a pot add 1 1/2 cup Thinai Arisi
Add 1/2 cup Moong dal
Rinse 2 or 3 times and soak it for 20 minutes
After 20 minutes drain the water completely and keep aside
Heat a presser cooker, add 1 tblsp ghee
Add Thinai arisi and moong dal
Saute for a minutes
Add 6 cup water and 1 pinch hing
Close the lid and let it cook for 5 whistles
Once the pressure cooker settle down open the cooker
In a pan add 2 tblsp ghee, pepper, cumin seeds and ginger
Once the cumin seeds start crackle add curry leaves
Pour tempering over the pongal
Mix well
Serve the Thinai arisi pongal with sambar, chutney and vada

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