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15 Mar 2017

Avarekalu/Val beans Pongal



Servings: 2-3

Ingredients:


Content
Quantity
Comment
Rice
2 cups

Moong dal
½ cup

Vaal beans/avarekalu
1 cup

Salt
To taste

Turmeric
¼ tsp

Black Pepper
½ tsp
Optional
Water
As required

Hing
¼ tsp

Jeera
1 tsp

Ghee
¼ cup

Dried Red chillies
2-3
Broken

Method:

Wash and soak rice and moong dal in a cup of water for 10-15 minutes. Set aside. 


Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a cooker. Add the vaal beans/avarekalu and saute for a minute. Drain the soaked rice-dal mixture and it to the cooker. Mix well and add turmeric, pepper (I have not added), salt and 2 cups of water and cover the lid. 



Cook the mixture on low flame up to 3-4 whistles or until rice is soft. Cool and temper with the remaining ghee,jeera, hing and dried red chillies.



Serve hot with curd or raita.