Name: Navane Pongal (with veggies) recipe by Vinutha Hk at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1/2 cup split moong dal + navane (foxtail millet); 3 cups water; 1 tablespoon grated ginger; 3 green chillies; 1/2 carrot grated; 1/4 cup beans + capsicum; 1/2 teaspoon jeera; 1/2 teaspoon pepper corns; Pinch of turmeric; Salt as per taste; Few coriander leaves; For tempering:; 2 teaspoon ghee; Little mustard seeds; Few curry leaves

ABOUT Navane Pongal (with veggies) RECIPE

Bored with regular pongal ... Try this.. healthy version of pongal with millets and vegetables.

Ingredients Serving: 2

1/2 cup split moong dal + navane (foxtail millet)
3 cups water
1 tablespoon grated ginger
3 green chillies
1/2 carrot grated
1/4 cup beans + capsicum
1/2 teaspoon jeera
1/2 teaspoon pepper corns
Pinch of turmeric
Salt as per taste
Few coriander leaves
For tempering:
2 teaspoon ghee
Little mustard seeds
Few curry leaves

Instructions

Soak foxtail millet (navane) and split moong dal for atleast 15 minutes.
In a cooker add in water and bring it to boil on a medium flame.
Add in grated carrot, chopped beans, chopped capsicum, coriander leaves, ginger and slit green chillies.
After few minutes, add in the soaked millet + dal.
Add in jeera, pepper corns, turmeric and salt.
Close the lid and cook for 2 to 3 whistles or until done.
Tempering: add ghee in a pan. Heat it. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves and allow it to splutter.
Now add the tempering to the pongal. Mix well. Serve hot with curd or Chutney of your choice.

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