Recipe: Yummy Varagu Arisi(kodo Millet) Pongal

Swaadisht Nuskha


Varagu Arisi(kodo Millet) Pongal. This Millet is enriched with fiber and the goodness of Kodo Millet. All contents in this video are Copyrighted. வரகு அரிசி வெண்பொங்கல் Varagu Arisi Pongal Recipe - Ingredients.

Varagu Arisi(kodo Millet) Pongal An alternative for your regular pongal. Try this millet one for this pongal. Since pongal is around the corner, i was thinking what new pongal to make for this year. You can cook Varagu Arisi(kodo Millet) Pongal using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Varagu Arisi(kodo Millet) Pongal

  1. Prepare 1 cup of varagu arisi / barnyard.
  2. Prepare 1/4 cup of moong dal.
  3. It's 3 cups of water.
  4. Prepare 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.
  5. It's as per taste of Salt.
  6. You need 1 teaspoon of jeera coarsely powdered / cumin.
  7. You need 1 teaspoon of pepper coarsely powdered.
  8. You need 1/2 inch of ginger finely grated.
  9. Prepare as needed of Few curryleaves.
  10. Prepare as needed of Hing / asafoetida.
  11. Prepare 2-4 tsp of Ghee.

I had little kodo millet sitting in the pantry for quite sometime. Varagu Arisi is also one of the healthy millet. We can substitute varagu arisi for normal rice. So this in this recipe, I have used varagu arisi and made sakkarai Finally garnish with roasted cashews and raisins and switch off the flame.

Varagu Arisi(kodo Millet) Pongal step by step

  1. Wash and soak Varagu arisi and moong dal for 20 to 30 minutes..
  2. Drain water from varagu arisi and dal.Transfer it to pressure cooker add water,turmeric powder,salt and pressure cook for 4 whistles.Switch off and allow pressure to release..
  3. Heat a pan and add ghee.Now add ginger, jeera powder,pepper powder,hing and curry leaves..
  4. Now add this to cooked varagu arisi and dal mixture.Mix well to combine all ingredients together..
  5. Serve hot Varagu Arisi Pongal with coconut chutney or any chutney of your choice..

The delicious Varagu Arisi Sakkarai Pongal (Kudo Millet Sweet. Varagu Arisi Sakkarai Pongal is a dish especially made for Pongal festival using kodo millet. Pongal is a three day long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu. You can call it a thanks giving festival where people mother earth. This first day is celebrated as Bhogi festival to thank Lord Indra, Mighty.