Happy Pongal And Recipe For Special Healthy Multigrain Pongal

Happy Pongal to all my friends. My blog turned two. 

On the day of Pongal, Pongal is cooked in clay pots (or bronze or steel pots) which are decorated with pieces of sugar canes, flowers, fresh ginger, and turmeric plants (these are available during this season). It is then offered to Sun God and all the people and animals who work on the farm offer their thanks and enjoy the festival. 

Since Pongal is a harvest festival, I wanted my post to be special which will include all the special grains which are loaded with immense nutrition. So the special recipe for today is multi-grain Pongal which is very apt for today's festival. Here is the simple nutritious recipe.

Ingredients

Rice - 1/4 cup

Broken wheat - 1/4 cup

Oats - 1/2 cup

Foxtail millet - 1/4 cup

Samai - 1/4 cup

barnyard millet - 1/4 cup

Kodo millet - 1/4 cup

Split yellow moong dhal - 1/2 cup

Water - 6 cups

Salt

To Season

Ghee - 5 -6 tsp

Cumin - 1 tsp

Black pepper - 1 tsp

Black pepper, powdered - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves - 3 sprigs

Asafoetida - 1/8 tsp

Ginger - 1/8 tsp, freshly grated or crushed

Cashews - 15 to 20

Method

Wash all the grains, add water, and pressure cook for three whistles (alternatively, you can slow cook on a pot too).

Once it is cooked, add salt and mash a little. 

In a pan, heat the ghee and add all the seasoning ingredients. Fry till the cashews are golden brown and add it to the multigrain Pongal. Mix well and it is ready to serve. 

Enjoy your Pongal celebrations with a healthy and nutritious Pongal.