Oats Pongal - Healthier Choice

                            

Oats Pongal

 

Ingredients

2 cups Oats
1 cup Moong dal
2.5 cups Water
1/2 cup Milk
1/2 tsp. Turmeric
1 tsp. Ghee
1 tsp. Oil
Few Curry leaves
1 and 1/2 tsp. Pepper
1  and 1/2 tsp. Cumin seeds
Asafoetida a pinch
1 tsp. Ginger Chopped
1 or 2 Green Chili
Salt - As needed
Handful of Cashew nuts (optional)

  

Initial Preparation

1.Heat a pan and dry roast Moong dal for 5 minutes. Take this out and in the same pan, add oats and fry them for 3 minutes and then remove the fried oats and keep it aside

2.Crush the pepper corns and cumin seeds, slit the green chili
3.Wash the dal and Pressure cook until mushy
                                   

Method

1.Heat oil and ghee in a pan, temper with curry leaves, chopped ginger, a pinch of Asafoetida, crushed pepper, cumin seeds, green chili (don't burn it)

2.Add water, milk, turmeric and salt and bring to boil.

3.Add oats, mix gently and cook for 2 mins

4.Add the cooked dhal, mix well, cover and cook for another 2 mins, turn off the stove

5.In another pan, heat 1 or 2 tsp. of ghee, fry the cashews add it to the Oats Pongal (Optional if you are health conscious)

 

 
**Serve hot with coconut chutney!

**Step 5 is optional, but ghee and cashews give rich taste and aroma!
** If you don't want to use milk, replace with water.