1tsppepper (crushed)1 tsp or more (depends upon your taste)
salt as required
For seasoning:
¼cupghee
1tspcumin
10cashews
¼tsppeppercorns
2green chilly
½tbspchopped ginger
fewcurry leaves
A pinchasafoetida
Instructions
Before you start, just rinse twice in water (or rinse more times if it needed), drain soak the millet for 15 minutes keep the monng dal washed and keep it ready
In a pressure cooker, add 1 cup of varagu (kodo millet) and ¼ cup of moong dal
Then pour in 3½ cup of water
cover it with lid pressure cook it for 4 whistles in medium flame
Open the lid, after pressure got settled down naturally
Add required salt and 1 tsp pepper (crushed)
Give a mix
For seasoning:
Heat ¼ cup of ghee in a seasoning pan, now add cumin, cashews, peppercorns, green chilly, chopped ginger
Turn off the flame, then add asafoetida and curry leaves (both must be added after turn off the flame)
Then put this seasoning mixture into our Pongal, give a quick stir, Our millet | varagu pongal is ready to serve with chutney and sambar
Keyword kodo millet pongal, millet pongal, varagu arisi pongal, ven pongal