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Rice Free South Indian Breakfast Thali - Saamai Venpongal / Little millet Venpongal


Coming to the final day of the thali theme,I am sharing  rice free breakfast thali.Yes this entire spread has no rice and most the dishes are made with millets.
This rice free thali is in my to do list since long.I have been waiting a chance share this spread.

The entire spread took 1.5 hours to cook and needs some prior preparation like dosa batter grinding and fermentation.

The thali has

1.Moong dhal/paasiparuppu Puttu
2.Finger millet/kelvaragu semiya Upma
3.Samai Ven pongal(recipe follows)
4.Broken wheat/gothumai rava idly
5.Kuthiraivali /barnyard millet Dosai

The accompaniments are
1.Moong dhal/Paasiparuupu sambar
2.Coconut Chutney
3.Kaara Chutney







                                                                       
                                      
                                                    Saamai (little millet)Venpongal /Saamai Kaara Pongal

                                                                  
   Basic Information

   Preparation time 15 minutes
   Cooking time 45 minutes
   Serves 2 


  Ingredients




  
Ingredient
Quantity
Little millet/Saamai
1/2 cup
Moong Dhal/paasiparppu
3 tbs
Ginger/inji(finely chopped)
1 tsp
Green chilly/pachamilgai
1(slit lengthy)
Cumin seeds/jeeragam
1  tsp
Black pepper/milau
1 tsp
Cashews/mundiri
1.5 tbs(broken)
Curry leaves/karivepillai
1 sprig
Coriander leaves
as needed
Salt
1 tsp
Ghee/nei
1.5 tbs
Oil
1 tbs
Turmeric powder&Asafoetidaa pinch both

 
  
   Method 
  • Rinse the millet couple of times in water and soak it in water for 10 minutes.Meanwhile in a pressure cooker slightly dry roast the moong dhal without changing the color.Rinse the dhal well.To this add the little millet and add around 2 cups of water.Add in the few curry leaves,salt,turmeric powder and asafoetida.Pressure cook it in a medium flame for 3- whistles.
  • Meanwhile in a pan heat the oil and ghee,once it becomes hot add in the cumin and pepper.Let it crackle,now add the cashews and fry it till golden.Add in the green chillt,curry leaves and put off the flame and keep it aside.
  • After the pressure subsides,remove the lid of the pressure cooker and to the cooked dha l and millet add the fried mixture and mix it well.
  • Saamai Venpongal is ready.Serve it  warm with chutney and sambar


  • Amount of water can be increased if a mushy pongal is needed.
  • The whole black pepper can be crushed and added.



 Enjoy.......................................


Coming to the final day of the thali theme Rice Free South Indian Breakfast Thali - Saamai Venpongal / Little millet Venpongal


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