We always cook milaku pongal in our home. For a change, I am posting here the recipe of ‘Keerai pongal’ which is the most favourite dish in our home. This will be very delicious with just a pickle as the pongal itself has all the nutrients and the vegetables in it. For the keerai, palak, mulaikkeerai, araikeerai and pasalaikeerai are suitable.
கீரைப் பொங்கல்
INGREDIENTS:
Raw rice-1 cup
Tuar dal- half cup
Coarsely ground peppercorn- 1 tsp
Coarsely ground cumin seeds-1 tsp
Asafetida powder- 1 tsp
Cashew nuts-15
Green chillies cut in to small pieces-2
Shredded ginger- half sp
Turmeric powder- half sp
Ghee- ¼ cup
Chopped coriander-3 tbsp
Chopped tomato- 1 cup
Thinly sliced small brinjal- 1[optional]
Finely chopped sambar onions-10
Finely chopped keerai-1 cup
Salt to taste
Procedure:
Pressure cook the rice and the dal with 5 cups of water to 6 whistles.
Heat a pan and pour the ghee.
Add the cumin, asafetida and pepper powder with the cashew nuts.
Fry these for a few seconds on slow fire.
Then add the onion, tomato, ginger, coriander, green chillies and the brinjals with the turmeric powder.
Add a little salt.
Cook them until the tomato is mashed well and the oil floats on the surface.
Then add the finely chopped keerai and cook it for some minutes
Then add the finely chopped keerai and cook it for some minutes
Add the cooked rice and dal with enough salt.
Pour more ghee.
Cook on slow fire mixing frequently for a few minutes.
The delicious keerai pongal is ready now!!
