Sorry guys, havent posted anything for a week since i wasnt feeling well. Anyway back to blogging with my Hot Pongal!! When it comes to finding alternative food as sumptous and filling as rice and some curry, i will definitely vote for PONGAL.It is a simple combination of rice and moong dal( green gram lentils) seasoned with black pepper, cumin seeds, cashews and ghee or clarified butter. It is a common and very popular breakfast in our house( most south indian homes too ). My mom used to make pongal mostly in the weekends . Since pongal doesnt taste good when its cold she wakes up everyone in the early morning and make us relish it once done. At home, Sunday mornings are reserved either for pongal or dosas. My mom serves Pongal with allam pulusu( ginger in tamarind sauce ) and coconut chutney.


I usually use pressure pan/cooker to make pongal since its very quick and easy to clean. Alternatively you can use electric rice cooker or a big sauce pot/pan. Anything will work.

I usually make this pongal as a weekend brunch. For my husband i serve this with coconut chutney and for me nothing beats allam pulusu( I will post the recipe soon ). My grandma is very clever when it comes to cooking and using the leftovers. She never likes to throw food and towards that goal she comes up with some delicious makeovers for leftovers. For leftover pongal, she mixes some rice flour and makes small rotis with hand and cooks just like chapathi or roti. This tastes so good with any mango pickle. I promise leftovers never tasted this good!!
For ingredients and preparation click here