Healthy breakfast recipe | oats pongal recipe, It is a good fiber-rich breakfast recipe, and also, high in protein. Everyone likes kara pongal for breakfast, Kara pongal is usually made with raw rice and moong dal, In this recipe, oats will be the main ingredients instead of rice. As a side dish, we can use the side dishes we normally use for Ven Pongal like sambar, coconut chutney, or brinjal ghostu. Let us see how to make it
Healthy breakfast recipe | oats pongal recipe
Ingredients
For cooking Moong dal:
- ¼ cup moong dal
- ¾ cup water
- ½ tsp oil/ ghee
For making oats pongal:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1½ cup water
- ¼ + ¾ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp coarsely crushed pepper
for seasoning / tadka:
- 2 tbsp ghee
- ½ tsp cumin
- 2 tsp finely chopped ginger
- few curry leaves
- pinch asafoetida
- 1 green chilly (finely chopped)
Instructions
For cooking Moong dal:
- Firstly, take ¼ cup of moong dal rinsed, in a pressure cookeradd 1 cup of water and 1/2 tsp of oil
- Pressure cook it for 5 whistles in medium flame.
- After pressure got released naturally, open the lid and keep the cooked dal aside for later use.
For making oats pongal:
- Take 1 cup of rolled oats in a pan, dry roast it for 2 minutes or until we get aroma
- then immediately transfer the oats into other bowl and keep aside
- In the pan, heat 2 cups of water, add 1/4 tsp of water and 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder
- When the water boils, add the roasted oats and mix well, cook in medium temperature
- once the mixture getting thick, add cooked dal and mix well, add 3/4 tsp of salt (or required salt)
- Mix well, when it reaches thick consistency for pongal we can turn off the flame and keep it aside
for seasoning / tadka:
- Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a tadka pan, splutter 1/4 tsp of mustrard seeds and cumin
- then add 1/2 tsp of urad dal and 6 cashews and fry until golden brown color.
- Next add 2 tsp of grated ginger and 1 green chilly finely chopped, saute
- Turn off the flame, add a pinch of asafoetida and curry leaves
- pour this mixture over the pongal
- Add 1/2 tsp of coarsely crushed black pepper and mix all together wellserve with chutney or sambar or with both.
Stepwise Picture Recipe for Oats Pongal:
For cooking moong dal:
add 1 cup of water
and 1/2 tsp of oil, Pressure cook it for 5 whistles in medium flame
For making oats pongal:
For seasoning/ tadka:
then add 1/2 tsp of urad dal and 6 cashews and fry until golden brown color.
Next add 2 tsp of grated ginger and 1 green chilly finely chopped, saute. Turn off the flame and add a pinch of asafoetida and curry leaves
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