Pannivaragu Kara Pongal/ Proso Millet Pongal

Pannivaragu Kara Pongal/ Millet Pongal 

Good morning!

Navaratri is all around the corner...so thought of sharing a millet Kara Pongal with Pannivaragu/ Proso Millet / Barri.

Kara Pongal is a savoury version of sweet Pongal. The same recipe can be made with normal raw rice which I've shared last year.

Ingredients:

Proso Millet- 1 cup

Moong dal- 1/4 cup

Ghee - 1.5 tablespoons 

Pepper- 1 tsp

Cumin/ jeera - 1.5 tsp

Salt to taste 

Cashews- few

Asafoetida/ hing - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves few

Method:

# Wash and soak Pannivaragu for 1/2 hr.

# Discard the soaked water from millet.

# Wash moong dal, mix moong dal and millet add 1.5 cups of water and pressure cook for 3 whisles.

# Dry roast pepper and cumin. Make a coarse powder.

# Once pressure is released,  mash Pongal well.

# Add Asafoetida and salt.

# Heat a kadai add ghee. Fry cashews, pepper and cumin powder, curry leaves and pour into the Pongal. Mix well and serve.

Panchamrit Cake

Panchamrit Cake 

Panchamrit is offered as a Prasad during Festivals. It is made with 5 basic things... milk, curd, ghee, honey and mashed bananas. Now a days we add Jaggery, dates, raisins, nuts etc. 

To make Panchamrit we use unboiled milk, curd, honey, mashed bananas, ghee,  jaggery powder, raisins and mix well. 

A tea-time cake which is super soft, delicious, mild in sweet...a perfect companion for 

 tea/ coffee.

Ingredients:

Panchamrit- 3/4 th cup

Whole Wheat flour- 150 gms/ 1.25 cups approx

Baking powder- 1 tsp

Baking soda- 1/4 tsp

Melted butter - 3 tablespoons 

Milk - 1/4 cup

Honey - 2 tablespoons 

Warm water - 3 tablespoons if needed 

Method:

# Sieve whole wheat flour, baking powder and baking soda for 4-5 times.

# Grease the baking tin with butter  / oil. Baking tin size 6 inches.

# Preheat oven @170'c.

# Mix Panchamrit, melted butter, honey together.

# Mix sieved flour with  Panchamrit. Use cut and fold method.

# The batter should be thick dropping consistency. Add milk and mix well. If the batter is too dry add warm water...which is just optional. 

# Pour the batter to  greased tin. Tap well.

# Bake @ same temperature for 30 minutes/ until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

# After ten minutes of baking demold on wire rack. 

# Once cake comes to  room temperature cut into pieces and serve.

Please do try and provide your comments. If you try and like this cake.