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
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&Asafoetida | a 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.......................................
Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM#74.
