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    Millet Pongal Recipe (Varagu Pongal / Kodo Millet Kara Pongal)

    last updated: Jan 21, 2020 by Kalyani

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    Millet Pongal Recipe (Varagu Pongal / Kodo Millet Kara Pongal)

    Millet's provides so many health benefits to us compared to regular rice. Hence we can replace rice with Millet's wherever possible. There will not be much different in taste though. It's my first recipe with millet and hoping to try more in future. I have used Varagu (Kodo millet) to make this Pongal. The recipe is very simple and you can opt this for a easy breakfast. We simply loved this Pongal than our regular Kara Pongal.

    Millet Pongal Recipe (Varagu Pongal / Kodo Millet Kara Pongal) 1
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    Millet Pongal Recipe (Varagu Pongal / Kodo Millet Kara Pongal)

    Healthy Pongal with millet's
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine South Indian
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 20 minutes
    Calories
    Author Kalyani

    Ingredients

    • Varagu/Kodo millet - 1 cup
    • Moong dal - 2 to 3 tbsp
    • Pepper - 1 tsp
    • Jeera - 1 tsp
    • Curry leaves - 1 sprig
    • Turmeric powder - a generous pinch
    • Water - 4 cups
    • Ginger - 1 tbsp finely chopped
    • Ghee - 1 tbsp
    • Cashews - 5 splitted

    Instructions

    Preparation

    • Take all your ingredients and chop the ginger finely. Wash the Varagu rice twice and keep it ready.

    Method

    • Heat a small pressure cooker with ghee and add pepper, jeera. Once the pepper starts splutters, add curry leaves.
    • Then add moong dal with ginger and saute for two minutes.
    • Add turmeric powder at this stage and mix well.After that add the washed Kodo millet in and fry it for a minute.
    • Add water and bring it to a boil.Now close the lid of the cooker and pressure cook it for four whistles in medium flame.
    • In the meantime, Heat a tadka pan with ghee.Once the ghee is heated, add cashews and fry it till golden brown.Add the ghee fried cashews to the Pongal once pressure released from the cooker and mix well. Transfer to a serving plate!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 3g
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    Varagu Pongal / Kodo Millet Kara Pongal
    Preparation :
    Take all your ingredients and chop the ginger finely. Wash the Varagu rice twice and keep it ready.
    Millet Pongal Recipe (Varagu Pongal / Kodo Millet Kara Pongal) 2

    Procedure :

    1. Heat a small pressure cooker with ghee and add pepper, jeera. Once the pepper starts splutters, add curry leaves.
    Then add moong dal with ginger and saute for two minutes.Millet Pongal Recipe (Varagu Pongal / Kodo Millet Kara Pongal) 3
    2. Add turmeric powder at this stage and mix well.After that add the washed Kodo millet in and fry it for a minute.
    Millet Pongal Recipe (Varagu Pongal / Kodo Millet Kara Pongal) 4
    3. Add water and bring it to a boil.Now close the lid of the cooker and pressure cook it for four whistles in medium flame.
    Millet Pongal Recipe (Varagu Pongal / Kodo Millet Kara Pongal) 5
    4. In the meantime, Heat a tadka pan with ghee.Once the ghee is heated, add cashews and fry it till golden brown.Add the ghee fried cashews to the Pongal once pressure released from the cooker and mix well. Transfer to a serving plate!
    Millet Pongal Recipe (Varagu Pongal / Kodo Millet Kara Pongal) 6

    Serve hot with coconut chutney or sambar! Delicious and healthy breakfast is ready.
    Millet Pongal Recipe (Varagu Pongal / Kodo Millet Kara Pongal)
    Notes :
    1. Add generous amount of ghee to make it more tasty if you are not a weight watcher!
    2. You can use any millet instead of Varagu rice and try your hands on this recipe!

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    Comments

    1. ulagammal loga

      March 30, 2015 at 2:24 pm

      Tempting ?

      Reply
    2. Kalpana Karthik

      April 10, 2016 at 6:39 pm

      Can I give this Millet to my 14 month old? Does it produce heat during summers?

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        April 10, 2016 at 7:25 pm

        U can give it once a week. That should be okay.

        Reply
    3. Anusuya

      February 23, 2017 at 2:00 am

      can give this to my 9 month old baby. does it create any problem.

      Reply
    4. Anusuya Prabakar

      February 23, 2017 at 2:42 am

      can I give this to 9 month old baby.Does it create any problem.

      Reply
      • Kalyani

        February 23, 2017 at 12:23 pm

        You can include millets in baby's diet after one or two years. Now you can make this with rice and without whole spices and give

        Reply
        • Anusuya

          February 24, 2017 at 2:03 am

          what all problem it I'll create.

          Reply
    5. Anusuya

      February 25, 2017 at 2:55 am

      what are all problem does it create while feeding by 9 month baby.

      Reply
      • Kalyani

        February 25, 2017 at 5:25 am

        As per many pediatricians, first all family staple foods should be given to babies to ensure easier digestion and to check baby's tolerance level. If your baby is doing well with other foods and millets are your family's staple, then you can go ahead with millets now.

        Reply

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