How to Cook Tasty Varagu pongal/kodo millet pongal

Varagu pongal/kodo millet pongal. Varagarisi Pongal-Kodo Millet Ven Pongal Recipe-Pongal Recipes. As Pongal festival (Uzhavar Thirunaal) is nearing I wanted to post healthy (millet) pongal recipes. This varagu pongal is very easy to prepare, tastes delicious and also very healthy.

This is easy and quick to make for breakfast that you can just make it in. Very recently i started making upma & pongal varieties using millets. I tried Ven pongal using Varagu arisi( Kodo millet in English,Koden/Kodra in Hindi,Harka in Kannada,Arikelu in Telugu,Koovaragu in Malayalam- Source-Wikipedia) for the first time. You can have Varagu pongal/kodo millet pongal using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Varagu pongal/kodo millet pongal

1. It's 1/2 cup of Varagu/kodo millet.
2. It's 2 tbsp of moong dhal.
3. You need 2 1/2 cup of water.
4. You need 1/2 cup of ghee.
5. It's as required of Chopped cashews.
6. It's 1 tbsp of cumin and pepper.
7. It's 1/2 tbsp of chopped ginger.
8. Prepare as required of curry leaves.
9. You need 1 teaspoon of hing.
10. You need as per taste of Salt as required.

As u all know Varagu rice/Kodo millet has amazing health benefits. It is basically a digestion friendly millet. Varagu Arisi (Kodo Millet) Ven Pongal with step wise pictures. Ven Pongal (savory pongal) is a popular South Indian Breakfast recipe that's usually served along with coconut chutney and tiffin sambar.

Varagu pongal/kodo millet pongal step by step

1. Dry roast varargu with dhal in thick bottom pan for 2 minutes. Then wash it and rinse the water thoroughly. in a cooker add Varagu rice and dhal with salt and water make it for 3-4 whistles..
2. In a separate pan, add ghee in it add chopped ginger, cumin pepper,hing and curry leaves..
3. After the cooker gets cool in room temperature add roasted ingredients in that Varagu rice and mix well if u want add some more ghee. Healthy kodo millet/Varagu rice Pongal is ready to eat,u can enjoy it with coconut chutney as best combination..

Here I have made this pongal using millet (siru dhaniyam) which makes it even more healthy than the pongal made with rice. Varagu Arisi Sakkarai Pongal Recipe - Millet Sweet Pongal Recipe with step wise pictures. Super delicious and healthy millets pongal which taste really yummy. An alternative for your regular pongal. Try this millet one for this pongal. 'Varagu Arisi' or Kodo Millet is a nutritional grain with high amounts of fiber and antioxidants.