Rava Khara Pongal

Rava Khara Pongal

Ingredients:

Rava / Sooji / Semolina - 1 cup
Split Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu - 1/4 cup
Water - 3.5 cup 
Ghee - 2 tsp
Salt to taste

For Tempering:
Ghee - 2 tblspn
Channa Dal / Kadalai Paruppu - 2 tsp
Urad Dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 2 tsp
Cashewnuts - 2 tblspn
Whole Black Pepper - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Green Chilli - 1 chopped finely

Method:

Heat 1 tsp of ghee in a kadai and fry moong dal for a min. Add in water to cover the dal, bring it to boil and simmer the flame. Cook for 15 mins till the dal is cooked.

In a separate pan add a tsp of ghee and fry the sooji for couple of mins.

Now add the roasted sooji to the cooked dal water and mix well. After it is mixed add in salt and mix. Simmer the flame and cook covered for 5 to 8 mins till the sooji is done.

Now heat ghee in a separate pan and fry all the tempering items. Fry them till golden. Pour this over the pongal and mix well.

Serve.

Pictorial:

Take all your ingredients

Heat a tsp of ghee in a kadai

Add sooji

Fry them on low heat..Set aside for a moment

Mean while heat a tsp of ghee in another kadai

Add in moong dal

Fry on a low heat for a min

Add in water and bring it to boil

Cook till dal is tender

Add in roasted sooji

Mix well

Add in salt

Cover and cook

Cook till the pongal is done

Add in ghee

Add in channa dal, urad dal, cashews

Add in pepper and cumin

Fry them for few mins

Add in curry leaves and chilli

Fry them till golden

Add it to pongal

Mix well

Serve