Little Millet Pongal | Samai Pongal Recipe | GF Dishes
Samai or Little Millet Pongal is a quick, nutritious and filling Gluten Free breakfast or dinner made with Little Millet and Moong dal. Served hot with Chutney and / or sambhar .
Equipment
- 1 Pressure Cooker
- pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup Little Millet Samai (1 cup = 240 ml
- 1/3 cup Split Green gram Moong dal / Pasiparuppu
- 2 TBSP Ghee split use - skip for vegan version or use vegan butter
- 1/8 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
Tempering
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeera
- 1/2 tsp Whole Black Pepper
- 1/8 tsp Asafoetida Hing,a generous pinch, skip for GF
- 1/2 tsp Ginger Grated
- 1 tsp Cashewnuts opt.
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
- 1 Dry red chilly broken
Instructions
- In a bowl, wash and rinse the Samai several times. In a pressure cooker, add half of the 1 TBSP ghee, roast moong dal for a min or two, then add the samai, turmeric, half of the jeera + pepper mix, 3.5 cups of water and bring to a simmer.
- Close and pressure cook for 2 whistles (Samai cooks very quickly, you don't want it too mushy).
- Once the pressure is released, mash it up a bit. Add water if you want a really runny consistency. Add salt and mix once.
- Prepare a tempering with the tempering ingredients + remaining half of the jeera+pepper mixure in the rest of the ghee. Pour on top of the cooked pongal. Adjust for salt and spice. Mix well and serve hot with any Chutney or Sambhar.
Notes
Pro Tips to make the best Samai Pongal
- Roasting the moong dal gives it additional aroma
- dont skip the ghee and asafoetida (diet permitting) , Pongal is primarily highlighted by the duo
- If short of time, soak millets in hot water for 10 mins before cooking, it turns out perfect.
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