Oats-Carrot Pongal

Category: Breakfast / Oats Recipes
Preparation Time: 5 mins  
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Servings: For 2-3 persons
 

Oats-Carrot Pongal

 Ingredients:

• Oats - 1 1/4 cup
• Moong Dhal - 1/2 cup
• Carrot, grated - 1 no 
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Pepper - 3/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 3/4 tsp
• Ginger, grated - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Green chillies, chopped - 1 no
• Cashew nuts, broken - 6-8 nos
• Salt - to taste
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp (Optional)
• Water - 3 cups 

Method:

1. Dry roast moong dhal for few mins till its hot to touch
   
   
2. Heat few drops of ghee in a pan and roast oats for few mins in medium flame
   
3. In the same pan, saute grated carrot for 2 mins
   
4. In a pressure cooker, add the roasted dhal, oats and grated carrot along with turmeric, required salt and 3 cups of water
   
   
   
5. Pressure cook it for 2 whistles and switch it off
   
6.  Heat ghee in another pan and roast cashew nuts till it becomes golden brown
7. Remove it and then add the other ingredients (Curry leaves, chilly, ginger, pepper and cumin seeds) and saute for a min 
8. Once the pressure subsides, open up the lid and add in the tadka along with cashew-nuts
   
   
9. Mix well and serve hot with Sambhar / Chutney!