Vizag Features

January 2007
10th January, 2007

PONGAL RECIPES FROM AN EXPERT
Pankaj Kumar
Longing to dish out some traditional Pongal snacks but don't know how? Mr Pankaj Kumar, the Executive Chef of Hotel Dolphin, Vizag shares his recipes with users of VizagCityOnline:
Chackra Pongal:


Ingredients:

  • Long Grain Rice 1 cup
  • Moong Dhal 1/8 cup
  • Milk 1 cup
  • Melted Butter (Ghee) 1/2 to 1 cup
  • Powdered Jaggery (Gur) or Brown Sugar 1 3/4 cup
  • Cardamom Powder 1/2 tsp
  • Raisins 10 no
  • Cashew Nuts (whole) 6 to 8 no


Method:

  • Cook rice and moong dal with milk and water until well done.
  • Fry cashews and raisins in ghee until golden brown and keep aside.
  • Take water and add gur (or brown sugar) and boil it until it dissolves and becomes thick.
  • Add cooked rice and dal to gur and keep stirring on low heat until well mixed.
  • Add remaining ghee in spoonfuls and continue stirring.
  • Add powdered cardamom and mix well.
  • Decorate with fried raisins and cashews.
  • Serve with a Smile !
Bread Idli:


Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Fresh Bread Crumbs
  • 1/3 Cup Rava
  • 1 Cup Slightly Sour Curd (Plain Yogurt)
  • 1 Table Spoon Of Broken Cashewnuts.
  • 1 Teaspoon Mustard Seeds
  • 1 Tablespoons Urud Dhal
  • 1 Teaspoon Chopped Green Chillies
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Chopped Ginger
  • A Handful Of Cut Coriander Leaves And Curry Leaves.
  • 1/4 Cup Of Mixture Of Boiled Vegetables Like Peas, Carrots.
  • Salt To Taste.
  • Oil To Fry

Method:
  • Mix together bread crumbs, rava, curd, cashew nuts, green chilies, ginger, coriander leaves and curry leaves, the boiled vegetable and salt.
  • Heat the oil and add the mustard seeds and urud dhal. When the dhal turns brown add this to the above mixture.
  • Blend well.
  • Crease the idli thattu and steam till well set.
  • It is tastier when eaten hot with any Spicy Chutney.
Rice and Green Gram Dhal Pongal Recipe:


Ingredients

  • 1 cup Rice
  • 1/4 cup Green Gram Dhal
  • 1 tsp Jeera
  • 1 tsp Pepper (crushed)
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger (minced)
  • 1/2 tsp Green Chilly (minced)
  • 1 tsp Cashew (broken into small pieces)
  • 2tbs Ghee
  • 1tbs Refined Oil
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  • 3tbs Coconut (grated)
  • Salt to taste 

Method:
  • Roast the green gram dhal until light brown in colour. Keep aside.
  • Heat the pan (cooker). Add ghee and oil.
  • Add cashew. Fry a little and add ginger.
  • Keep frying and add green chilly.
  • Now add crushed pepper and jeera. Fry and add curry leaves.
  • Add turmeric and sauté.
  • Add enough water. Let it boil.
  • Then add salt, rice, daal and coconut.
  • Cook it for 2 whistles.
  • Serve hot.

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