Rava Pongal

Rava pongal is both tasty and a healthy dish that can be made very easily. For all of you who can not include rice in your diet, rava pongal is a substitute for the regular rice pongal. 

You need:

1. Rava/Semolina/Soji - 1 cup
2. Moong Dal - 1/2 cup
3. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
4. Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
5. Cashew nuts (optional) - 1 tbsp
6. Ginger - 1 inch
7. Curry leaves - 8-10
8. Dry red chillies - 4-5
9. Black pepper powder - 2 tsp
10. Ghee - 2 tsp
11. Salt

All you need to do is:

1. Roast the rava until it starts turning golden brown without using any oil. Keep it aside.
2. Cook the moong dal in a pressure cooker with 1 cup of water.
3. Take a pan, add ghee, mustard seeds, jeera, cashew nuts, dry red chillies, finely chopped ginger and curry leaves.
4. Add the cooked moong dal, black pepper powder and water. Boil it. 
5. As you stir the moong dal add rava simultaneously without making lumps.
6. Add salt and boil until the rava is cooked. Serve.  

Tips:

1. Do not roast the rava too much.
2. You can add additional water if you feel it is required. Just make sure the pongal is not too watery nor too thick.