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PONGAL Special
TAMIL NEW Year begins with Pongal. Pongal is celebrated over the south as Makar Sankranti. On Pongal Day you can try out these recipes.
PONGAL RICE
Ingredients
Rice-1cup
Green gram dal-1/2cup
Onion minced-1cup
Green chilly minced-5
Ginger minced-1tbsp
Garlic minced-1tbsp
Cinnamon 1 inch piece-3
Cardamom-5
Cloves-5
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Ghee-1/4cup
Salt-to taste
Method
Clean, wash and dry dal and heat it. Then cook it with turmeric powder, half tsp ghee and 3 cups of water. When it is cooked, keep aside. In the remaining ghee first fry the cinnamon, cloves and cardamom and then garlic, ginger, green chillies and onion. Before the onions turn brown pour the liquid from the dal and some water to make it two cups, Add salt and when it starts boiling add the cleaned rice, put the lid on and cook on a low fire. Mix the cooked dal also and allow it to dry.
VEN PONGAL
Ingredients
Rice-250gms
Moog dal-1cup
Cumin seeds-1tsp
Pepper corns-1tsp
Minced ginger-2tbsp
Ghee-6 tbsp
Fried cashew nuts-50gms
Fried raisins-25gms
Salt-to taste
Curry leaves-a few
Method
Heat ghee and add cumin seeds and peppercorns. When the seeds stop popping, add the dal and saute lightly, put in rice, salt, curry leaves and ginger along with enough water to stand one inch above the level of rice. Bring the water to a boil, reduce heat and cook till the rice is completely tender and dry. Serve hot, garnished with nuts and raisins.
LILY BABU JOSE
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