January 8, 2013

Oats Pongal

Am I getting oats-aholic or what?! Well, it doesn't matter!!! As long as the taste of the food is not compromised, especially for the ones that falls under comfort food category like idli / dosai / pongal / any other food that I typically grew up with, I am totally okay about playing with the recipes of even the 'most' traditional dishes!


Oats pongal is one such recipe that I dared to venture into, after the Himalayan success of 'Instant Oats Idli'. Powdered oats gave pongal the "most-needed" gooey texture. I also added 1/2 cup of rice to give it some body. Taste wise, I didn't find any difference between oats pongal and regular pongal - was as good as the original!

But, remember to note that oats pongal got a lot stickier & harder as it cooled. So, make sure to serve it hot!

Basic Info
Complexity - Medium
Prep time - 20 mins
Cook time - 20 mins
Serves - 3

Ingredients
Oats - 1 cup
Rice - 1/2 cup (I used sona masoori)
Moong dal - 1/4 cup
Water - 3 cups
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Peppercorns - 1 tsp (crushed/powdered)
Ginger - 1 inch (grated)
Cashews - 10 nos (broken into pieces)
Ghee - 2 tbsp + 1 tsp
Milk - 3 tbsp
Salt - to taste

Method
Dry roast moong dal until fragrant and set aside.

Dry roast oats until crisp & fragrant. Use a food processor / mixer and grind oats into a fine powder and set aside.

Heat a tsp of ghee in a pan. When hot, add cumin seeds and let them sizzle. Then, add cashews and fry them until golden brown. Set aside.

Wash & rinse rice. To this, add moong dal, powdered oats, water and pressure cook for upto 4-5 whistles. After all the pressure is gone, add fried cumin seeds, cashews, powdered peppercorns, grated ginger, milk, salt, ghee and give it a nice mix & mash.


Dunk a spoonful of this flavorful pongal into your favorite chutney or sambar or both (!!!) and enjoy!


Events
Linking this to the event "Mission Breakfast" @ NivedhanamsCookcookandcookThoushaltcook



2 comments :

  1. Such a healthy food,love to start my day with it.

    ReplyDelete
  2. very delicious and very healthy breakfast!! Thanks for linking it to my event!! Looking for more yummy recipes!!
    Sowmya
    Ongoing Event - Tried and Tasted - Raks Kitchen
    Ongoing Event - Know Your Dairy - Cheese
    Ongoing Event - Dish it out - Lentils & Garlic

    ReplyDelete