#Oats Pongal#

[Sangeetha]

---Oats Pongal---




Ingredients:

Oats - 1 cup
Green Gram Dhal (paasi parupu) - 1/2 cup
Fresh ginger - a small piece
Asafotida Powder - two pinches
Salt - 1/2 teaspoon or as per taste

For seasoning:

Ghee - 1 to 2 teaspoons
Black pepper - 1/2 teaspoon
Jeera (cumin seeds/seeragam) - 1/2 teaspoon
Green Chilli - 1
Curry leaves - few
Cashew nuts - few (Optional)

Method:

# Remove the skin from the ginger and chop finely.

# Slit the green chilli into two(virtically). Crush the pepper and jeera coarsely(not into fine powder).

# In a dry kadai put oats and fry just hot to touch. Remove it. Same kadai put the dhal(paasu parupu) and fry just for few seconds.

# Put both oats and dhal in a pressure cooker. Add chopped ginger, asafotida powder, salt and three cups of water. Close with lid and pressure cook it for 3 to 4 whistles. Allow to cool. Then open the cooker and mix it well.

# In a small kadai put the ghee and when it is hot, add cashew nuts, slit green chilli, curry leaves and pepper, jeera powder and pour it over the pongal. Mix it once again thoroughly...