Thursday, August 5, 2010

Barley Pongal


I should admit that, this is the very first time I cooked barley. Though aware about the health benefits of Barley, somehow it was not introduced in to our regular cooking. I got this recipe from Geetha Achal's Blog. I made very minor changes to her recipe. She is another health conscious person like Kiran. You can find many healthy dishes in her blog. Thanks to Kiran for this wonderful healthy event.

Ingredients :

1. Barley - 1 Cup
2. Green Gram - 1/2 Cup
3. Pepper - 1 tsp
4. Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
5. Ginger - 1 inch pieces (Crushed)
6. Green Chilly - 2 (Slit Vertically)
7. Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
8. Curry leaf - A Few
9. Oil - 1/2 tbs
10. Ghee





Procedure :

1. Pressure cook barley, green gram dhal ,asafoetida and salt with atleast 4.5 Cups of water.
2. Allow atleast 6 whistle. Open mash well.
3. Then in a pan, heat oil. Add pepper, curry leaf, ginger and green chilly. Fry well.
4. Add this to cooked barley and green gram dhal mixture. Mix well.
5. Serve hot with little ghee (optional) on top and coconut chutney.

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21 comments:

Kiran said...

Barley Pongal looks very delicious Nithu.Thank you for sending it to CWF-WG:Barley.
Have been plannig to make it for a while now and you have inspred me.Will make it soon.

Nithya said...

This is so yummy :) I am going to try it out soon too :)

Rekha shoban said...

wow!interesting and new pongal and healthy too dear.

Shabitha Karthikeyan said...

New one to me..Had made only Barley Water till now..Will try this one !

divya said...

Barley Pongal looks very delicious Nithu

Unknown said...

That does sound healthy, great one. I made khichdi few days ago, I have too just started cooking with Barley :)

Guna's kitchen said...

intresting pongal... luks deliicous and very healthy...

Kanchana Radhakrishnan said...

very nice Nithu.I am going to try it out soon.

Nitha said...

Looks great.. Healthy one..

Prema said...

delicious and innovative pongal,luks fantastic...

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

very healthy n nutritious dish. Will be a must try for me.

Krishnaveni said...

this is really a great recipe, will try sometime, looks good

Menaga Sathia said...

delicious pongal..

Akila said...

Really a different one... i have some barley at home and going to give it a try.... thanks for sharing....

Suji said...

Sure a great twist to the usual pongals..looks very inviting Nithu..

Suja Manoj said...

Delicious and inviting..nice one nithu

Pavani said...

it looks healthy n yummy pongal nithu

GEETHA ACHAL said...

தங்கள் பதிவுக்கு மிகவும் நன்றி நிது....சூப்பராக இருக்கின்றது...எங்கள் வீட்டில் அனைவருக்கும் மிகவும் விருப்பம்...

Unknown said...

the pongal looks grt...

Sadhana Valentina said...

Looks great nithu...must give a try soon..

Jaleela Kamal said...

ரொம்ப அருமையான பொங்கல் நீத்து