Pongal and Brinjal Gojju & Awards

Usually, for few Hindu marriage celebrations, they serve pongal with brinjal Gojju for breakfast. Its a very healthy and unique combination.

For Pongal:

Ingredients:
Rice - 1 cup
Moong dal - 1 cup
Ginger - 1 inch long, cut into pieces
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Black pepper - 1/2 tablespoon
Curry leaves - few
Salt to taste
Cashews - few
Oil /Ghee - 1-2 tablespoons

Method:
Wash and pressure cook rice & dal upto 4 whistles.

Add more water than usual, since pongal would be tasty if it is a bit sticky.

Heat oil/Ghee in a small pan. Fry cashews to golden brown and keep aside.

Then add black pepper, cumin seeds, curry leaves and ginger pieces and fry for 5 minutes

Add it to the cooked rice with salt to taste.

Mix them well and cook it for 5-10 mintues.

Hot pongal is ready to serve.

Cooking time - 30-40 minutes
Serves 3-4 persons.

For Brinjal Gojju:


Ingredients:
Green Brinjal (Eggplant) - 5-6, medium sized
Lentils (Toor dal/Tuvaram paruppu) - 1 cup
Asafoetida powder - a pinch
Green chilly - 1
Curry leaves - few
Small sambhar onions - 7-8, finely chopped
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Urad dal - 1 teaspoon
Red chillies - 2
Tomatoes - 2
Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
coriander powder - 1/2 teaspoon
turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Tamarind - little, small berry sized
Salt to taste
Oil - 1 tablespoon

Method:
Wash and cook lentils in 3-4 cups of water, with asafoetida powder, turmeric powder, green chillies and 1 tomato.

Meanwhile, cut brinjal into small pieces and put them in water, so that it wont turn black/brown.
Once lentils are 3/4th cooked, add brinjal and cook it covered until they are completely cooked and becomes soft.

Heat oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds and allow them to splitter.

Then add green chillies, urad dal, curry leaves, chopped onions and fry until onions turn golden brown.

Chop 1 tomato and add to it. Then add chilli powder, coriander powder and fry for a minute.

Add this to the cooked dal and mix well. Add little water if it is more thick. Allow it to boil.

Extract 1/4 cup of juice from tamarind. Add it to the boiling dal with salt to taste.

Cook for 5 minutes and it is ready to serve. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Cooking time : 45 minutes
serves 3-4 persons.


I am sending this Pongal and Brinjal Gojju to WBB Combi Breakfasts hosted by Latha of Masalamagic

and

Brinjal Gojju to Curry Mela hosted by Srivalli.
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