Thinai Arisi Vellam Pongal | Sweet Foxtail Millet Jaggery Pongal

Recipe : Thinai Vellam Pongal | Sweet Foxtail Millet Jaggery Pongal Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Recipe Cuisine: Indian Recipe Category: Breakfast \ Lunch Serves: 5 persons

Ingredients :

Thinai Arisi \ Foxtail Millet - 1 cup Jaggery - 1 cup (chopped \ mashed) Pasi Paruppu \ Green Gram - 1/2 cup Coconut - 1/2 cup (grated) Sukku \ Dry Ginger Powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp Cardamom - 5 pods (well crushed) Cashew-nuts - 10 to 20 nos Raisins - 20 to 25 nos Water - 4 and 1/2 cup Ghee - 4 tbsp.

Method :

Steps To Make The Thinai Jaggery Pongal : Wash and drain the thinai \ foxtail millet and pasi paruppu \ green gram together and keep aside. Boil the water in a pongal pot \ utensil, add the washed millet and dal, cook for 10 to 15mins over simmer till the millets and dal cooked well, stirring frequently. Add in the jaggery and cook until its dissolved completely. (If the jaggery contains impurities, make syrup with 1/4 cup of water, filter and then use.)

Parallely ghee roast the cashew-nuts and raisins separately with a tablespoon of ghee and mix with the pongal. Then add the grated coconut and mix well. Sprinkle the dry ginger powder \ sukku podi and cardamom powder, mix well. Finally add the remaining ghee, again mix well and remove from the flame and ready to serve.

Serving Suggestion : Serve hot with Ullundu Vadai Label : Other Millet Recipes

Author: Kalai's Cooking Recipes