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Mar 14, 2011

Barley Vegetable Pongal


Ingredients:
Barley - 1/2 cup (soaked overnight)
Yellow Moong Dal - 1/3 cup
Cumin seeds - 1.5 tsp. (crushed)
Pepper corn - 1 tsp.
Ghee - as required
Cashew nuts - few
Salt
Oil
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
Asafoetida powder - 1/2 pinch
Ginger - 2 tsp. (finely chopped)
Broad beans, red capsicum, carrots, corn, beans, cauliflower - few (chopped)

Method:
In a pressure cooker (3 litres Prestige), pour a little oil and saute the veggies except capsicums.
Add soaked barley, moong dal, 3.5 cups of water (US measurement), salt and turmeric powder.
Keep in low-flame. Pressure cook upto 6 to 7 whistles.
In a small pan, add ghee and saute the capsicum, cumin, peppercorn, cashewnuts and ginger.
Add this and asafoetida to the cooked barley and mix well.
Remove and enjoy! :)

Sent off to "WWC-Barley for Breakfast" event hosted by Priya and started by Sanjeeta.

14 Bites:

droolworthy,delicious and healthy pongal.

healthy n very different pongal....nice click da!

Wat a complete filling and healthy pongal, awesome!

I relish this kind of healthy and delicious pongal

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

very filling and nutritious indeed!!

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looks healthy and delicious dear:)

delicious n healthy pongal...nice click too...

delicious. Please do visit me and collect your award.

Healhty and delicious pongal..

Healthy and innovative pongal usha!

Very different pongal and looks very colorful too!

The pongal looks perfect, Nandhini! There is an event on barley going on Priya's Easy and Tasty Dishes about Barley recipes. Hope you will join it.