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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Bulgur pongal with Tamarind juice / Broken wheat puli pongal

Ingredients
Bulgur/Broken Wheat -3/4cup
Water-1cup
Tamarind juice-1/2cup
Onion-1
Garlic-3cloves
Red chilly -4, Green chilly-1 (adjust to your spice level)
Few curry leaves
Mustard seeds-1/2teaspoon
Urad dal-1teaspoon
Hing/Asafoetida-1/8teaspoon
Sugar-1teaspoon
Salt
Gingelly oil -1tablespoon (or more! :) )

Method
Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add in the mustard seeds and let them pop-up. Add the urad dal, fry till it becomes golden in color, then add the hing/asafoetida.
Add the chopped onion-garlic-green chilly and broken red chillies.
Fry till the onion becomes transparent.
Add the sugar, salt, water and tamarind juice to the pressure cooker. Let it boil nicely.
Now add the bulgur/broken wheat, mix it well. 
Close the pressure cooker and cook on medium heat for 2 whistles. 
Let the cooker cool down and open it. 
Tasty and tangy puli pongal with bulgur is ready to serve.
Serve it with plain curd or any raitha/chips of your choice.
I had it with tomato raitha

10 comments:

  1. Delicious pongal! :)
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  2. எங்கேயோ பார்த்த ஞாபகம்.. ம்.. ;)

    இதுல்லாம் யாராச்சும் பார்சல் அனுப்பினா சாப்பிடலாம். இங்க குட்டி சமையல் என்றால் ஓகே. இது க்வான்டிட்டி பெருசா இருக்கு.

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  3. Delicious and inviting pongal.
    Deepa

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  4. Healthy and delicious pongal.

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  5. nice click mahi.. never heard about this recipe.. thanks for sharing..

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  6. Love to start my day with this tangy pongal.

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  7. Pongal with tamarind juice . Nice innovation

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  8. delicious and healthy pongal dear...

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