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    Rava Pongal | Rava Khara Pongal

    Published: Sep 28, 2015 · Modified: Jul 19, 2021 by Ramya · 16 Comments

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    Learn how to make Rava Pongal recipe with detailed step by step pictures. Easy Pressure Cooker Rava Pongal Recipe, Rava Khara Pongal recipe - perfect filling breakfast or dinner.

    How to make rava Pongal

    Another week. Another Monday -  I am posting a breakfast recipe – Pongal. Pongal is one of the most popular breakfast recipes in South India. Rice and Moong dal are cooked to perfection – neither too mushy nor too grainy and are tempered with cumin seeds, black peppercorns and asafoetida. A dash of ghee/clarified butter melted on hot Pongal with a side dish of coconut chutney or sambar would be so very heavenly.

    Easy Rava Pongal Recipe

    Pongal is usually made with rice and moong dal, but I have been experimenting with my Pongal recipes and in the past I have made Pongal with oats and thinai/foxtail millet. As Thinai Pongal has been a good hit, I was tempted to try making Pongal with rava – I used Bansi rava for this recipe but any rava/sooji/semolina works fine. To have a spicy twist to the pongal I always add finely chopped ginger and one green chilly. The pongal turned out really well.

    How to make Rava Pongal

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    Pressure Cooker Rava Pongal Recipe

    How to make Rava Pongal

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    Easy Rava Pongal Recipe

    Rava Pongal | Rava Khara Pongal

    Ramya
    Learn how to make Rava Pongal recipe with detailed step by step pictures. Easy Pressure Cooker Rava Pongal Recipe, Rava Khara Pongal recipe - perfect filling breakfast or dinner!
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine Tamilnadu Recipes
    Servings 2 people

    Equipment

    • Pressure Cooker

    MEASUREMENT

    1 cup = 250ml, 1 tablespoon = 15ml, 1 teaspoon = 5ml

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup Bansi Rava/Sooji/Semolina
    • ¼ cup Moong Dal
    • 1 Green Chilli
    • 1 teaspoon Finely Chopped Ginger
    • 1 teaspoon Oil
    • 1 teaspoon Ghee
    • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
    • ½ teaspoon Black Peppercorns
    • ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida
    • Salt as required
    • 3 cups Water
    • Few Fresh Curry Leaves
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    Instructions
     

    • In a pressure cooker, heat oil. Add cumin seeds and peppercorns. As they splutter, add finely chopped ginger, curry leaves and green chilly (cut in half). Fry for 30 secs.
    • Add 4 cups of water and add the required salt along with asafoetida. Let the water come to a boil. Add the moong dal + rava mixture into the boiling water.
    • Reduce the flame to medium and cook the Rava Pongal for 3 whistles. Let the pressure drop before opening the cooker lid. Mix well.
    • Serve hot with a dollop of ghee on top and with coconut chutney or sambar on the side.

    Notes

    • I did not roast the rava before making the pongal as the pongal has to be a bit mushy.
    • Ginger and green chilli are optional especially if serving to kids. Ghee on top is optional but enhances the taste.
    • Serve hot and when the pongal is cooled down, it hardens. Reheat before serving again.
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    Rava Khara Pongal Recipe

    Rava Pongal Recipe with Step by Step Pictures

    In a pressure cooker, heat oil. Add cumin seeds and peppercorns. As they splutter, add finely chopped ginger, curry leaves and green chilly (cut in half). Fry for 30 secs.

    Add 4 cups of water and add the required salt along with asafoetida. Let the water come to a boil. Add the moong dal + rava mixture into the boiling water. Reduce the flame to medium and cook the Rava Pongal for 3 whistles. Let the pressure drop before opening the cooker lid. Mix well.

    Serve hot with a dollop of ghee on top and with coconut chutney or sambar on the side.

    Rava Pongal Recipe

    Recipe Notes

    • I did not roast the rava before making the pongal as the it has to be a bit mushy.
    • Ginger and green chilli are optional especially if serving to kids.
    • Ghee on top is optional but enhances the taste.
    • Serve hot and when the pongal is cooled down, it hardens. Reheat before serving again.

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    1. Lynz Real Cooking

      September 28, 2015 at 4:34 pm

      This is a really different recipe for breakfast and it sounds delicious!

      Reply
      • CHCooks

        September 30, 2015 at 2:12 pm

        Thank you so much Lynn 🙂

        Reply
    2. Chitra Jagadish

      September 28, 2015 at 5:02 pm

      Wow rava pongal -my favorite - looks delicious Ch...

      Reply
      • CHCooks

        September 30, 2015 at 2:12 pm

        Thanks a lot Chitra 🙂

        Reply
    3. [email protected]

      September 29, 2015 at 12:10 am

      Love this version of pongal dear. healthy and yummy

      Reply
      • CHCooks

        September 30, 2015 at 2:09 pm

        thanks a lot dear 🙂

        Reply
    4. Traditionally Modern Food

      September 29, 2015 at 2:24 am

      Rava pongal s my husband's fav:-) I usually don't have green Chilli in pongal your version looks instersting should try it soon

      Reply
      • CHCooks

        September 30, 2015 at 2:08 pm

        I just like to add it to make a bit spicy Vidya 🙂

        Reply
    5. Bharani

      September 29, 2015 at 4:12 am

      looks yum :).... I make with pongal with broken wheat 🙂 and have done a post too 🙂

      Reply
      • CHCooks

        September 30, 2015 at 2:08 pm

        I have made with dalia but broken wheat, yet to try out 🙂 Will check your post 🙂

        Reply
    6. Freda @ Aromatic essence

      September 29, 2015 at 10:42 am

      looks lovely!! yummy!

      Reply
      • CHCooks

        September 30, 2015 at 2:07 pm

        Thank you so much Freda 🙂

        Reply
    7. srividhya

      September 29, 2015 at 6:30 pm

      There are n number of ways to prepare this dish na.. Yum

      Reply
      • CHCooks

        September 30, 2015 at 2:06 pm

        Exactly! 🙂 The humble pongal 🙂

        Reply

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